Health and Wellness
LIfe Improvement Series
The Arthritis Foundation and the Virginia Chapter want you to stay healthy. Exercising is one of the most beneficial ways to improve your overall mental and physical health. The Virginia Chapter supports the use of exercise through our Life Improvement Series. LIS promotes aquatic and land exercise, including Tai-Chi, as well as our self-help program, designed to help you learn how to manage and reduce the pain and stress of arthritis and related diseases. To take a LIS class in your area, visit your local Wellness Partner (participating fitness facilities).
Free Arthritis Health Brochures
Get up to three informational brochures at no cost. Please call 800.456.4687. ext 301 or send an e-mail.
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September's Healthy Tip
Meditation
Meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the reflexive, "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness.How can meditation help you?
- Increases blood flow and slows the heart rate
- Increases exercise tolerance
- Decreases muscle tension
- Decreases the aging process
- Helps control the pain of chronic illnesses
- Enhances the immune system
