How Do You Do Lower Body Strength Water Exercises For Arthritis?
Sometimes the pain from arthritis can make traditional exercises intolerable. Performing strength training exercises in the water not takes pressure off the joints and provides additional resistance as you work to push your body through the water. These exercises are best done in deeper water but you can also modify them if that is not possible. Hold water buoys or jugs under your armpits to stay vertical. Work your outer hip and thigh. Bend both knees so that your feet are out behind you. Pretend you are kneeling on the pool floor. Open the legs and feet wide apart, and then press them back together. Keep your body upright – do not tip forward and pull your abdominal muscles in to support your back. Continue to open and close your legs, maintaining resistance from the water. Do 8 to 12 repetitions. Strengthen your inner thigh. Push your legs straight down as if you were going to stand up straight. Keep your body upright – do not tip forward and pull your abdominal muscles in to suppor
