New and reasonably active

[JANXIN]

Hi, I've already started to improve my fitness but need to do more. I've a few problems: mild to moderate arthritis in knees, hips and lower back. In my left knee I also have a badly torn cartilage and I am trying to strengthen my leg muscles to help me cope with that better. It's never going to go away but I can do a lot to help manage it.

Apart from getting fitter, I know if I lose weight I can help my joints an awful lot. My target is to lose about 3 stone, which I know I can do as I managed to do this a few years ago but for one reason and another I have put it all back on again!

I go to aqua-aerobics twice a week, which I really enjoy and I've recently signed up to a 10,000 steps per day challenge for charity.

[Realfoodieclub]

Sounds like you have some really good plans there and maybe all you need is support. You've come to the right place here. We are a newish forum so a bit quieter than some of the others but that doesn't mean there is no support. Please keep us updated on how you are doing.