Exercising with arthritis

Why is exercise important for people with arthritis?

It can be hard to keep moving when you have arthritis but staying as active as possible can reduce your pain and the symptoms of your condition, and help you to stay independent.

Getting started with exercise

You don’t always need special equipment to exercise, and a lot of things can be done around your home. Find out our top tips for getting started with exercise.

Exercises for healthy joints

Try these exercises for neck, shoulders, knees, back, hips, feet, ankles, toes, wrists, fingers and hands to manage your condition and maintain healthy joints.

Full body stretching

Get your whole body moving with these twenty minute follow-along stretch routines, designed especially for people living with arthritis and joint pain.

How much exercise should I do?

Find out more about the physical activity guidelines for adults in the UK and how much exercise you should aim for.

What type of exercise should I do?

It’s important to do a mixture of exercises when you have arthritis, including strengthening, stretching, fitness and balance activities.

Setting your activity goals

It might be helpful to set goals when you start moving more. Read more to find out how you can set yourself goals and measure your progress.

Let's Move Newsletter

Sign up to Let’s Move, our new programme for people with arthritis who want more movement in their lives.

Let's Move for Surgery Toolkit

Let's Move for Surgery is packed with tailor-made, follow-along exercise routines for hip, shoulder and knee replacement, as well as full body workouts to help you maintain overall fitness.  

Let's Move with Leon

Let’s Move with Leon is our 30 minute customised programme for people with arthritis who want to get active.

Resistance band workout sessions

The Let's Move Resistance Band Workout series is formed of three tailored sessions to help you strengthen the main muscle groups: the legs, arms, shoulders and back.

Let's Move FAQ

Let’s Move is our new programme for people with arthritis who want more movement in their lives.

Active Londoners Programme

Active Londoners was a programme designed to support people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions get active through tailor-made activity sessions.

We are Undefeatable

We Are Undefeatable - Getting active with arthritis

Research and new developments

Find out more about the latest developments in physical activity research, including exercise programmes and e-rehabilitation, funded by Versus Arthritis.

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