Exercising with arthritis

@poole8686 I have what is called Ankylosing Spondylitis with more or less arthritis from head to toe and the kids are in college also but I am 67. When losing my mobility battle that started when in high school I decided to cut out foods with added sugar and or any form of grain hoping for pain management Oct 2014. I mainly used coconut to make up the lost carbs which I now know is a Low Carb High Fat WOE (Way Of Eating).

In 30 days pain manage was under way and 4 years later I have next to no pain compared to the last 40 years.

The WOE is not desired by the masses and I only mention it because this current WOE is fixing me or making me better head to toe after 40 years of getting worse year by year. You need the WOE at works best for your body.

Since I was at the point I had to have help getting in and out of vehicles and even getting dressed I knew I had to act fast. I had even secured a power chair that I used at theme parks etc. I used the ones provided at WM, Krogers, etc because walking more that 100 feet required rest stops.

Now I can walk fast as far as I wish. I do some range of motion stuff in the house but at first I struggled with any exercising because my muscles had mostly wasted away over the last 40 years.

While I take no Rx Meds and no longer have any health issues being actively followed my MD that I see annually for labs like @Evamutt I do take supplements. I have been on fish oil for the past 22 years in a heavy way most of the time.

I still walk a quarter of a mile daily for me and the dogs beg to go as well. I restored a 1966 Ford 3000 tractor last year and gave it to the daughter since she has mini horses. She is pulling a small float with it this weekend in the Murray State Homecoming Parade. This summer I have when working to restore a 1948 Model B Allis Chalmers tractor bought with a blown engine like I played on when I was 3 and started driving when I was 5. I am trying to get it ready and drive it in the local Veterans Day Parade. This kind of thing did not happen until after I changed my Way Of Eating.

Hope springs eternally as I see it as long as we work to improve our health at any point in life. You are on a good track because I have learned so much from others on MFP about my WOE and how to do it over the past 4 years. I expect you will find a WOE that works for you too. While weight loss was not a goal of mind but just staying alive I am down 50 pounds from back in mid 2014 and have maintained that loss for the past 3 years without ever going hungry one day.

Again best of success in finding the info you need. There is no magic and no secrets but just a lot of learning that has to be put into place.

I'm 34 and have osteoarthritis in my knees. I do a lot of walking which is nice but struggle to do other stuff as it starts causing lots of pain. Swimming might be an option for you? Here if you want to chat.