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Obesity rehabilitation: articles and guides

When weight has begun to cost movement — walking, stairs, joint pain and balance.

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Obesity15 September 2026
How can you exercise when your weight makes your joints hurt?
Low-impact activities such as water-based exercise, cycling, seated exercise and short walks reduce stress on painful joints while building fitness and strength. Water exercise improved pain and disability in people with knee and hip osteoarthritis. Starting gently, building up gradually and combining exercise with dietary changes gives the greatest benefit for joints.Read more
Obesity15 September 2026
How much weight loss is needed to reduce knee pain?
For people with overweight and knee osteoarthritis, a meta-analysis found that losing a modest amount of body weight significantly improved physical disability. Losing weight meaningfully reduces the load on the knee with every step. Greater weight loss combined with exercise gave more pain relief in a large trial.Read more

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