With the weather getting nicer, many are getting off of their couches and easy chairs and getting some exercise outside. The benefits of outdoor activities are quite high, but that comes with the risk of overextending oneself, causing potential aches and pains.

Dr. Debbie Plate is from Cleveland Clinic Akron General, and she joined the Ray Horner Morning Show for her weekly Tuesday visit to touch on the topics at hand. The topic of joint pain due to an increase in exercise has been on many minds, and Dr. Plate helped guide the listeners to safely treat their ailments. For folks with general joint pain to arthritis and even gout, she recommends water activity as being very helpful.

Switching topics, Dr. Plate also touched on the impact of the vaccine, which has caused a significant decrease in hospitalizations as they continue to get rolled out to all age groups.