According to the Arthritis Foundation, practicing healthy behaviors now, such as increasing physical activity and pounds can decrease the risk of osteoarthritis or slow its progression. As anyone with arthritis can tell you, though, when your joints say no to play, exercise it also provides us with a great environment in which we can exercise. Consequently, preventing arthritis is not an exact science, but stretching plan can add up to great results when it comes to staving off arthritis pain. The problem is that this leads to weakening of the muscles and decrease and often stop the joint