How do people with rheumatoid arthritis exercise?

  As the saying goes, life is about exercise. But people with rheumatoid arthritis may have an extra apprehension about exercise. What points should be noted in order to make exercise really play the role of exercise?  1, rheumatoid arthritis patients in the acute phase is not easy activity .  Because the activity is prone to damage the synovial membrane and further aggravate the joint inflammation, this period should not do too many limb joint activities.  2, the acute phase of inflammation control, that is, should begin to actively carry out joint function exercise and physical exercise.  Patients can gradually increase the amount of joint activity of the limbs according to the degree of joint activity. Functional exercise should avoid excessive fatigue, so as to protect the function of the joints and prevent further contracture, ankylosis and muscle atrophy.  3, exercise program selection Morning exercise and walking can not only enhance the physical fitness of rheumatoid arthritis patients and promote their recovery, but also increase the appropriate activities of the joints, thus reducing joint ankylosis and deformity and reducing the formation of disability.  ①, fast walking. This is the general public can easily grasp and can adhere to the effective fitness methods. The so-called fast walking, that is, 120 steps per minute, the time from short to long. Patients who are in good health can also do fast running, long-distance running and variable speed running; ②, cycling, senior disco, traditional dance, aerobics, etc.; ③, taijiquan, taiji sword, etc.  Patients can choose 1-2 kinds according to their condition, physical condition and their hobbies. Those who are less ill can choose activities with complex movements and high activity, such as taijiquan, taiji sword, elderly disco, etc.; those who are more ill and less mobile can choose activities with simple movements and low activity, such as walking and jogging, etc. Patients can also choose different parts of the joint gymnastics for their diseased joints.