Confused about exercise 😕

NixJM71
NixJM71 Member Posts: 2
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:09 in Living with arthritis

Morning, I'm a newbie here 👋 This is a long ramble, please bear with me!!

I was diagnosed with OA & fibromyalgia about 6 years ago and for the most part cope okay with the pain. But I'm so confused about exercise. My OA affects my hands (fingers), wrists, elbows, shoulders and ankles. I go to the gym and work with weights because there's a family history of Osteoporosis, and i know that weight training is effective in burning calories/ fat, and being overweight can put more strain on our bodies. So I thought I was doing all the right things

But I've since been told that weight training isn't good for my OA joints?! Also do yoga for mobility but again apparently this isn't great either for straining my joints 😬 Any help and advice gratefully received. TIA

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