5 Natural Ways to Reduce Joint Discomfort After 40

If you're constantly battling joint aches and injuries — despite your best efforts to eat right and exercise smart — it's time to change your approach. After age 40, your joints and muscles have different needs to stay healthy and pain-free. Implement these five tips this week to help reduce exercise-related pain, improve mobility, and build total body resilience.

1. Lift weights (extremely) slowly.

Studies show that by lifting weights with a slow repetition speed (5 seconds to lower the weight and 5 seconds to lift it) you can rebuild microtears in tendons that lead to tendonitis and repetitive use injuries.¹ Do this at least once per week for each major joint group to ward off tendon pain. My bestselling pain relief book Built from Broken shows you exactly how to do this.

2. Repair your collagen base daily.

Supplementing with at least 10 grams of collagen peptides 30 minutes before exercise stimulates the production of new collagen, increases collagen mass in working joints, and bolsters tensile strength of connective tissue.² While generic collagen powders may provide some benefit, look for collagen peptides that have been formulated specifically for tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.

3. Give yourself an eight hour "sleep opportunity."

A study performed at Boston University’s School of Medicine showed that sleep deprivation worsened pain in those with “widespread pain.”³ And, those same achy joints reduced sleep quality during the subsequent evening. For maximum healing, give yourself an eight hour "sleep opportunity" - that is, set your alarm for eight hours after you lie down in bed each night (regardless of when you actually fall asleep). If you're struggling to muscle discomfort at night disrupts sleep, check out this formula for some natural "R&R."

4. Pump up your synovial fluid.

Synovial fluid is the lubricating gel that surrounds your joints. Joint pain and stiffness can often be resolved by improving synovial fluid circulation. Start by avoiding long sedentary time periods where synovial fluid circulation becomes stagnant. Also, make an effort to move your body first thing in the morning to boost synovial fluid health after a long night of lying still.⁴

5. Use natural supplements for muscle and joint relief.

Instead of OTC options and figurative “band aids” that only address short-term symptoms, use supplements that target the root causes of joint discomfort and failed recovery. We constructed a first-of-its-kind nutritional supplement system to do just that.

Most middle-aged active adults accept the commonly repeated mantra of "it's just part of getting older." But science proves otherwise.

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