Remember a time when you bounced out of bed and started your day without a second thought to stiff joints or an achy back? Maybe you even threw on a pair of running shoes and headed out for a jog (probably without even stretching first).
As we get older our joints and muscle start to feel stiff. Sometimes this is because we don’t exercise regularly, we aren’t as active as we used to be, or aren’t able to recover as well after we do exercise.
It’s true that our joints can become less flexible as lubricating fluid inside them decreases and cartilage wears thin. However, stiffness doesn’t have to be an inevitable part of getting older.
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