I’ve got a few suggestions here for you but first let me answer this common question about being stiff which I get asked regularly. The answer and tips I’ll provide are done to help provide clarity and clear up the confusion that getting stiffer as you grow older doesn’t have to come with a lack of choice – there are things you can do. Anyhow, here’s the question: Paul, do you have any advice for someone like me who isn’t in a lot of pain? I’m just incredibly stiff every day and suffering in a way that means I can’t do things as easily as I would like? With that in mind, here are four quick and easy tips to add to your daily routine that will help you find a life with less stiffness, whatever age you are.
Swim - daily if possible but at least twice a week. Problems like arthritis are multiplied when you stop or slow down. Advertisement Advertisement Swimming offers a very simple and safe way of keeping joints moving and a regular dose of moving in the water is way better than any medication.
Stretch - daily. My tip, seven minutes on a morning when you first get up, seven minutes on a night before bed. Avoid long periods of sitting - you’re better off stretching full out on the couch than you are sitting in a chair for long periods.
We’re not designed to sit, and stretching out can be a nice relief for muscles and joints, particularly if you’ve had a long day spent in a chair. If you are in a chair, sitting for long periods, use a foot stool. Walk – for.