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Should you continue working out if joints ache or crack or pop ? (knees and shoulders) if so what types of exercise should you do and how often?

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Change up: If you have joint aching (and not aching muscles from working out) then I would try a new exercise for a while. Swimming is usually easy on the knees, biking is certainly easier on the shoulder. Maybe alternate those two and do not "overdo" it for a couple weeks.

Dr Munshower and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 7/18/2014

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