E280 - How To Make Cardio Less Stressful For Your Joints
Release Date: 05/10/2023
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info_outlineDo you avoid doing cardio because of how your joints feel?
Perhaps running hurts your knees, biking bothers your hips and back, or swimming does not agree with your shoulders.
Or maybe you just push through the pain because you want the benefits of doing cardio.
While there are a ton of health benefits you can get from doing cardio, if the activities are hurting your joints, those benefits are likely going to be short-lived.
So how can you change your cardio in order to still get all of the benefits but minimize the wear and tear on your joints??
On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, that is exactly what Julie and Charlie are discussing.
They have three tips that you can start applying immediately to your workouts to minimize the risk of your cardio exercise stressing your joints while helping you get all of the positive benefits.
If you are wanting to do cardio with fewer aches and pains, listen up! You will leave with a clear plan of action of what you can start doing today to change this for yourself once and for all.
Check out all of the details in this week's episode!
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