Joint health might not be the sexiest subject but we can’t talk about protein powder and sports bras all the time when it comes to fitness. It’s important not to forget about the bits in between your muscles when you’re lifting weights. Your knees, ankles, hips, elbows, you name it, will take some serious weight during the time that you’re lifting, whatever weight it is. I’m teaming up with Hellenia.co.uk and their Love Your Bones Be Strong campaign to bring you some tips on how to look after your joints with three great supplements. These aren’t the only supplements that can help your joint health, they’re just three of many!

1. Glucosamine

Supplementing with Glucosamine Sulphate can reduce the rate of collagen degradation and symptoms of osteoarthritis. Studies have shown that for athletes participating in high impact sports such as running doses as high as 3000mg can slow joint degradation. This is also relevant for high impact lifting such as CrossFit when you can be landing yourself underneath a possibly quite heavy bar.

2. Collagen

You may think collagen = plastic surgery or any other cosmetic procedures but it’s really essential and the body creates it to aid in the creation of skin, muscle, bone and cartilage! As you get older your body stops creating as much collagen so it can be a great idea to supplement with Collagen Capsules to make sure your skin, bones and muscle are as strong as they can be. “The long-term ingestion of collagen has been found to increase the stability and resilience of protein structures”.

3. Vitamin K

Vitamin K provides benefits for bone health and, as a bonus, cardiovascular health. It’s hard to get high levels of vitamin K from food but you can find it in green leafy veg such as kale, spinach and swiss chard. Vitamin K has also been found to have anti-ageing properties and is useful in reducing skin reddening, so there are bonuses for your skin as well as bones!