If you're among the many people that are suffering from severe knee pains, you can take heart. Larger adults that have osteoarthritis in that area that lose at least 10% of whatever their weight is, could significantly lower their aches, walk much faster and generally improve their own mobility. A recent study shows that you can let weight-loss help knee pain.

Increasing your walking speed presents a huge accomplishment, for someone suffering with osteoarthritis. After the age of 30, folks often drop between 1% and 2% of whatever their speed of walking originally was, for every decade of their lives. After 63, their walking speed will by as much as 16% for each decade. This is why a study on the effects that dropping pounds has on people suffering with aches in their knees was done.

Osteoarthritis is actually a chronic ailment, characterized by a breakdown of your joints' cartilage, as per the Arthritis Foundation. Your cartilage is a part of your joint that serves to cushion the ends of bones and helps with easier moving of those joints. The breaking down of the cartilage causes your bones to start rubbing against one another, causing aches, stiffness and even a loss of movement for that joint.

Obesity presents a huge risk factor to developing osteoarthritis in your knees. There are basically two pathways to getting this form of osteoarthritis. The first is biomechanical, this means that the loading of the joint causes certain effects to the knees, and the second is increases inflammation, something that could affect your muscles' functioning and the sensitivity of your nerve endings.

The participants in the exercise -and- diet group felt less aches in their knees, walked a bit faster and also felt better when it came to performing activities that daily living requires. This includes walking up sets of stairs and climbing out of seats. This was more improved than in the ones in the group that exercised.

People that were in the exercise -and- diet group that completed the course reported a significant 51% drop in aches experience; compared to a 25% reduction for the individuals who only followed the dieting plan and a still noticeable 28% reduction for those that just exercised.

One was an only- diet plan; an exercise -and- diet plan, as well as an only-exercise program.The group based on exercise was set to working out for an hour each day. This was done three times a week, over the course of 18 months, focusing on moderate and mild -intensity strength training and walking. The results were quite staggering, when you realize what a huge difference a few pound can make.