#1 - Be prepared
Take a brisk five-minute walk before tackling the garden. Also, take time to stretch your chest, neck, shoulders, back and legs.
Gardening is one of life's simple pleasures. Nothing beats eating foods you've grown yourself, watching seedlings finally flower or simply reliving the childhood pleasure of playing in the dirt. But gardening can be tough work that could add strain to knees already sore with osteoarthritis. Try the following to minimize the strain on your joints and make gardening great again.
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