Supplements To Help Keep Your Joints Strong

Wondering which supplements for joints are the best?

Read on to discover which supplements promote healthy joints, keeping your body moving to the best of its ability.

As you grow older, it is important to keep your joints moving freely and pain free. Joint pain can arise for many different reasons besides age, for example, an old injury, poor mobility or lack of exercise.

If you want to keep your joints strong and ensure they last you a lifetime, then why not consider taking some supplements to help thing move in the right direction? Joint supplements combined with physical activity such as Pilates is a great way to ensure your joints get the movement they need, meaning they won’t become stiff in the years to come.

Pilates is also a great way to get some mobility work in for all of your joints at the same time which will help with moving around relatively pain free. 

Which Joint Supplements Are Best?

There are a wide range of supplements on the market that promise to keep your joints strong, healthy and pain free. Some of the best supplements for keeping your joints flexible include:

Omega-3 – Omega-3 consists of two main fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), both of which contain anti-inflammatory qualities and effects, which is great for soothing joints and ensuring they continually operate in good working order.

Omega-3 is great for preparing your joints for exercise as well as enhancing recovery and helping to prevent injury. Omega-3 combined with the likes of a Pilates class is a great way to keep your joints strong.

Chondroitin – Chondroitin is found naturally in our bone cartilage, helping prevent the breakdown of bone and joint cartilage. Chondroitin is used to help reduce joint stiffness as well as to treat joint pain.

Supplementing chondroitin alongside a healthy diet and some form of light exercise to keep you mobile is a great way to help keep your joints strong and pain free, reducing overall joint stiffness.

Glucosamine – Glucosamine is also naturally found in our body. It assists with preventing our bones from grinding and rubbing together, which causes inflammation, pain and stiffness.

It is a widely researched supplement for joint pain and stiffness and is often a go-to supplement for keeping joints strong and healthy.

Turmeric – A great supplement to take to help keep your joints strong as it contains anti-inflammatory properties which are vitally important for ensuring the longevity of healthy joints and bones.

The Importance of Keeping Your Joints Strong

 Joints can often become stiff and rigid over time, especially if they are seldom through lack of exercise which challenges them frequently Many of our joints have cartilage where they meet our bones, allowing them glide smoothly over each other, and not to rub together when moving.

Over time, cartilage can become damaged and wear away, causing our joints to rub together directly with bone which can be painful.

Keeping your joints strong and healthy is crucial to ensuring that your joints will serve you well into old age. You can do light but strengthening exercises like Pilates, which allow us to become more mobile and will allow you to move around more, which is beneficial for your joints, especially as you age.

Many people don’t do any exercise, and will do very little movement throughout the day especially if a lot of desk work is involved, which is a key factor in our joints becoming stiff. If we aren’t using our joints and looking after them properly, they can become painful.

By taking supplements to help keep your joints strong, you can perform better at day-to-day tasks as well as improving your mobility when you do your regular Pilates exercises. Stronger joints will also make simple exercises much easier to perform as well, from carrying shopping to household tasks.

Simon Parker Pilates provides Specialist Beginner Pilates classes, if you are struggling with joint pain and would like a gentle but beneficial way to exercise.   Helping  you to keep your joints and muscles stronger while relieving your pain.

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Note:  It is important to carry out adequate research before taking any supplement to find what will work best for your specific needs.