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Lisa Hilinski| Special to the Erie Times-News

With just 10 minutes of exercise a day, you can slow pains of aging

Apparently less than 10 minutes of walking a day may keep arthritis away. Buzz60's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.

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As colder weather arrives, many arthritic patients are convinced the lower temperatures and varying barometric pressures can increase their pain.

Having more than a decade of experience training clients with arthritis, I find this to be true.

With that said, scientists have yet to provide actual evidence that lower temperatures or varying humidity make arthritis worse. Yet, they seem to believe their patients on some levelbecause the connectionbetween weather and arthritis has been studied a lot.

If youre someone whosearthritis tends to ignite at this time of year, here are some things we can tell you about your condition:

While everyone isunique, the consensus is that arthritis symptoms lessen with various types of movement. Positive outcomes have been shown with flexibility training andstrength training, as well as cardiovascular training.

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The worst thing you can do as someone with arthritis is sit around. While this holds true for any population, its particularly true for those with arthritis.

Sitting creates stiff joints, which results in more pain when its time to move around. You want to create more blood flow to your joints and keep those joints happy.

Regular exercise will be valuable for those with arthritis, but you dont need to be super structured.

Some days youre going to wake up feeling like a million bucks, and other days youll wake up feeling like a truck hit you. Its important to read your body and do what its telling you.

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On the days when youre feeling your worst, do something low impact, like general cardiovascular training. On the days when your body is feeling good, do some lower-impact strength training.

Use some lighter dumbbells and resistance bands, and give yourself a full body workout.

Flexibility training can be done every day and should be performed both statically and dynamically.

Overall, move your body to keep it happy this winter,and let your body tell you what it needs.

Lisa Hilinski is owner of Premier Personal Training.

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