Exercise Your Way Out of Arthritis Pain in the Morning

Do you find that your joints are stiff and difficult to move when you wake up in the morning? This is a common problem, particularly for people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Morning Wake Up is a sequence of exercises which move all the main joints of your body. This will help you to get moving and out of bed in the morning.

How you feel when you wake up often depends on how well you slept and rested during the night. A good night's sleep is really impor­tant. It's much harder to cope with aches and pains if you are tired.

You should give your body the best support possible with a good firm mattress. A low pillow is preferable, especially if you have neck problems. A light down-filled duvet provides as much warmth as three or four blankets, and eases the weight on your body through the night. It's also a lot easier to make the bed!

A bed that has been nicely warmed up by an electric blanket is comforting to climb into. Also, a good woollen underlay provides a bit ill i cushion to your body and helps to keep in the warmth.

Getting to sleep or waking up during the night can be a worry. There are no easy solutions, but we have included a few suggestions in Id fixation. Give them a try.

However, even after a really good night's sleep, you may still wake up feeling that you can't move. This is when you need Morning Wake lip to help get yourself up and about. Make sure you give yourself about 10-15 minutes to go slowly through the whole sequence. You must gently encourage your joints to move, not force them. Do each of the movements two or three times, maybe an extra couple of times for your stiffest joints. You can include exercises if you think they would be particularly helpful. If you are running short of time in the morning, just do the breathing, then choose the exercises which move your problem joints.

Warm Up

It is a good idea to warm up your whole body before you start doing exercises for your specific problem areas - particularly if you have been sitting still for a while. Arthritic joints can stiffen up very easily. Warming up may also include some of pre-exercise techniques.

The warm up sequence is a gentle way of starting to move. It helps to get both you and your joints into the mood for exercise. Once your muscles start working, your circulation increases. It is the blood which transports oxygen, energy and nourishment to your body and takes away the waste products. As the circulation to your joints and muscles increases, they warm up and are able to move more easily. It means you can gradually work up to more difficult exercises after starting with some easy movements.

Your whole body needs exercise, not just those joints that are giving you trouble. Remember, regular exercise will help prevent further problems. If you are very short of time one day, in doing the warm up will ensure you have moved all the main joints of your body.

You can do the warm up either sitting on a chair or standing up. It depends which you find most comfortable.