Gelatin for Your Joints!

I read about this a while back. It's nothing new. Sometimes it seems that there's so much information out that we forget the simple things. 

For instance, this week on a popular morning news program, they reminded us that chocolate milk is great post workout drink. Again...nothing new. 

Gelatin is a great supplement that aids in joint, hair, skin, and nail health. 

If you aren't going to take the time to boil some beef bones for hours and hours, this is a great shortcut. 

My husband has some knee issues. He has used and abused his physical body to protect our freedom. So when he has  been able to run or workout without his knee hurting...I feel like it's worth sharing.

It's easy and you can do this with your morning coffee or tea. It doesn't change the flavor. But you will want to follow the steps so you don't end up with lumps. 

Here's how we do it:

Measure out one tablespoon of Gelatin 

The gelatin we use has 6 g of protein per tablespoon. That's a plus! 

Add 2 ounces of cold water and stir. 

Let it sit for about 2 minutes. 

It will get thick and look like this:

Don't be scared. It will dissolve when you add your hot water or hot coffee. If you are using coffee you may want to make it just a little stronger than usual since there will be some water already in your cup. No one wants weak coffee! 

Now the final step. 

Add hot water and honey if you like for your tea.

Then add the tea bag! 

That's it! Easy! 

We did sprints today. So far no pain in the knee! That's something to be happy about! 

This is not a medical claim of any kind. But I did want to share something that seems to be working in our home. Thanks! 

Here are the workouts for the day! It's an intense workout. Make sure you warm up and cool down to avoid injury. 

We paired a 5 Minute Kettlebell routine with a 1/4 mile sprint. We did this for 3 rounds. 

The link for the kettlebell workout is from Fitness Blender

So here is what we did in order. We did just some basic warm up exercises for about 30 seconds each for a total of 5 minutes. You could also do a slow jog to get your muscles warmed up. 

5 minute Warm up 

5 Minute Metabolism Boosting Kettlebell Workout

1/4 mile Sprint

5 Minute Metabolism Boosting Kettlebell Workout

1/4 mile Sprint 

5 Minute Metabolism Boosting Kettlebell Workout

1/4 mile Sprint

5-10 minute cool down and stretch

My expertise is food. I am not at all a fitness expert. However, I am just like so many of you...working daily to improve my health and well being. Please feel free to comment below if you have been doing any of the workouts that we are doing.