@LeddyLLC: If your joints hurt, it’s not ...

@LeddyLLC
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If your joints hurt, it’s not because you’re old.

It’s because you’ve been wrecking them daily without realizing it.

Here's 10 habits destroying your joints (and how to fix them)🧵:

1. The shoes you wear daily.
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The most commonly bought shoes aren't designed with your joint health in mind.

Thick heels, narrow toes, no flexibility...

This can destroy gait, posture, and joint alignment.

Fix: Wear flat, flexible, wide-toe shoes like Vivobarefoot, Xero, or Lems.
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2. Sitting for hours straight.

Sitting shuts off synovial fluid (the lubricant that keeps cartilage alive).

Over time, joints stiffen, dry out, and start breaking down.

Fix: Stand, walk, or stretch every 30 minutes.
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3. No strength training.

Strong muscles act like shock absorbers, reducing joint stress with every step, lift, or twist.

No strength means every impact goes straight to bone and cartilage.

Fix: Strength train 2-3x/week. This could simply be bodyweight or resistance movements.
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4. Not getting enough collagen.

Collagen makes up your cartilage, ligaments, and connective tissue.

But collagen production starts dropping around age 25.

Fix: Eat foods high in collagen, or supplement with collagen peptides daily (find one with Vitamin C to help absorption).
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5. Never working on mobility.

Joints lose range over time, unless you train it.

Skipping mobility work leads to stiffness, poor movement, and pain with basic tasks.

Fix: Do daily hip, shoulder, and ankle mobility drills for 5-10 minutes.
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6. Carrying excess weight.

Fat doesn’t just sit on your body.

It multiplies the load on your knees and hips and floods your joints with inflammation.

Fix: Lose weight slowly through strength training and whole foods.
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7. Eating inflammatory garbage.

Junk food creates chronic inflammation.

Sugar, seed oils, and ultra-processed carbs flood your body with cytokines that eat away at cartilage.

Fix: Eat real food. Prioritize protein, healthy fats, and anti-inflammatory nutrients.
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8. Sleeping like garbage.

Deep sleep is when joint repair happens.

Without it, collagen production drops, inflammation rises, and recovery stalls.

Fix: Prioritize deep sleep with a dark, cold room and no screens before bed.
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9. Staying dehydrated.

Cartilage is nearly 70-80% water.

Without hydration, synovial fluid thickens, friction increases, and joints break down.

Fix: Drink water throughout the day and add electrolytes to ensure hydration.
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10. Ignoring the signs.

You feel stiffness, aching, tightness, and you push through.

By the time it becomes pain, damage is already done.

Fix: Stop ignoring the warning signs. Address tightness and discomfort early.
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You don’t get new joints.

What you’ve got is what you’ve got.
And the way you use them, or neglect them, decides how long they last.

Change the inputs now.

Move better. Feel better. Stay in the game longer.

This thread is informational only, not medical advice.
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I hope this helps you become a stronger, healthier, version of yourself.

If you liked this, follow @LeddyLLC for more health tips!

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