Exercise can include walking, dancing, chair exercises, gardening, housework, swimming, and other activities. Note that strength exercises can be done nearly anywhere in bed, on a chair, and in many new ways. Local Arthritis Foundation chapters also offer classes. Wear good-fitting shoes. In treadmill tests, patients with OA did not stop because of pain, but because of poor conditioning, tiredness, and dizziness.
Exercise can prevent unnecessary disability and improve general health.