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fiddler3 wrote:Jeff, any thoughts (or direction on getting info) on the types of exercise that helps bones?
I have osteopenia, and although I walk, I much prefer to ride my bike, and am embarking on a ramped-up exercise routine that will focus on my bike riding. I am assuming (and the last Star McDougaller story seems to support this) that exercise means active muscle, and that means active bones. I am trying to get back into my lifting routine, and I know that IS weight bearing.
I guess my point is, although weight bearing exercise is preferred, is other vigorous exercise OK?
What are your thoughts?
fiddler3
AnnaS wrote:I read a couple of research studies that included the weighted vest as part of the protocol. This seemed to make sense, and I thought about getting one...then I had a thought. Why not just wear a small backpack and add progressively more weight to it (up to the 10% amount)? So I now do this for part of my walking. If the backpack fits nicely, doesn't chafe or hurt, I think it's a perfect solution. Why buy more equipment when you have just the thing in a closet somewhere.
It seems to me that humans have been carrying things on their backs as long as we've been in existence. There's a kind of 'rightness' about it. Also, if you'd like to go backpacking someday on a weekend or vacation, it's good training for that, as well as strengthening for your bones.
prairiedream wrote:Are jumping and "running" on a rebound trampoline considered effective?
JeffN wrote:
While a rebound trampoline can provide a great workout, it is not considered effective in the area of "bone density" and for preventing osteo.
AnnaS wrote:JeffN wrote:Do you know of any studies that have checked bone densities before and after a rebounding regimen?
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