Why does exercise help?
While also beneficial for your general health, regular exercise reduces uric acid concentrations, stimulates the metabolism and helps with weight loss.
Here are some tips for exercise as gout prevention:
Walking:
Try walking for 20 minutes a day. Do exercise that causes you to break a sweat twice a week.
10,000 steps:
Walking 10,000 steps a day has been shown to prevent illnesses and maintain health.
Do sports:
Do a sport you enjoy!
A study on gout and exercise revealed that men who on average ran 8 km/d had 50% lower risk of developing gout than did the least active runners.
