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By: WCC Fitness Staff
Weight Training on World Arthritis Day
Today is World Arthritis Day, a global awareness day held every year on October 12. This day aims to help raise awareness across the world of the existence and impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, often referred to as RMDs.
Strength training can help you ease and manage arthritis symptoms. In honor of World Arthritis Day, here are some helpful strength training tips from verywellhealth.com:
For more information on group exercise options and personal training, please visit the Member Services desk.
References:
https://www.livritefitness.com/programs/personal-training/arthritis
https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Diseases-Conditions/Living-Well-with-Rheumatic-Disease/Exercise-and-Arthritis
https://www.verywellhealth.com/weight-training-with-osteoarthritis-4139960
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