Your weight-bearing joints - spine, hips and knees - take the load of your whole body weight. You can reduce the impact on your joints by walking on grass rather than pavements and wearing shoes with supportive, shock-absorbing insoles. This cuts the impact on your joints, protecting them from wear and tear while still keeping them mobile.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/natural-ways-to-avoid-joint-pain