{"id":455346,"date":"2026-02-05T11:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455346\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:25:15","slug":"ive-never-known-pain-like-it-carol-vorderman-on-the-one-daily-exercise-which-helps-her-arthritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455346\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve never known pain like it\u2019: Carol Vorderman on the one daily exercise which helps her arthritis"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all know Carol Vorderman<\/a> as the Countdown legend who\u2019s spent decades on our screens, but what you might not know is – despite looking the picture of health at 65 – she suffers from rheumatoid arthritis<\/a>. At its worst, it left her \u2018crying in pain every single day.\u2019 Today, she\u2019s in a much better place, but it took a lot of trial and error for Carol to find the medication and work-life balance which works for her. 10 months after the sudden onset of her arthritis in 2024, Carol says she finally felt she was back to her regular level energy levels. Now, to keep track of how her body is doing, she praises one simple exercise routine.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s nothing magical, but I live in a townhouse, so from the bottom to the top is nearly, I’d say, 60 to 70 steps. I go up and down those,\u2019 she says. \u2018That\u2019s the best monitor for me.\u2019 And it\u2019s a technique Carol would recommend to others: \u2018Even if people live in a flat, they can go up and down the main staircase. People come across stairs in their day. You have to keep moving.\u2019 Carol also credits regular walking with her continued health and fitness.<\/p>\n

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JD Williams<\/p>\n

While her rheumatoid arthritis initially upended her life and health, she now also sees it as an \u2018intervention into workaholism. I was addicted to work and therefore I didn\u2019t see my friends as much but now, since the summer, I have the most incredible social life again. I have at least three socials a week.\u2019<\/p>\n

Today, Carol is feeling like herself again, but she says it took her eight months of \u2018trying different drugs through the NHS,\u2019 to find the right medication for her. Carol says she feels \u2018very lucky\u2019 and \u2018grateful\u2019 to the \u2018incredible\u2019 team at The Bristol Infirmary, who she worked with. At first, Carol was prescribed steroids which she says helped, \u2018but they\u2019re only temporary and have side effects, so I wanted to get off them as soon as possible.\u2019<\/p>\n

It was a long process, but Carol now takes a low dose of methotrexate and a fortnightly injection of biologics to manage her condition, alongside regular movement, a better-balanced workload and more time with friends.<\/p>\n

Having once had to \u2018just lie on the sofa some days, for days at a time,\u2019 Carol now says, \u2018I feel fantastic.\u2019<\/p>\n

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