Look after your bones

[annie]

The best exercises for building and maintaining strong bones are weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening activities.

Weight-bearing exercises are any activity performed standing up, such as walking, running and dancing. When your feet and legs support your weight, your bones have to work harder, making them stronger.

Muscle-strengthening exercises are any activity that requires your muscles to work harder than normal, like lifting weights. This type of resistance exercise works the tendons that attach muscle to bone, which in turn boosts bone strength.

It must be stressed that all forms of physical activity will help to keep your bones fit for purpose and reduce the risk of falling. Good balance, co-ordination and stamina, as well as the confidence that comes from being regularly active, will all reduce your chance of a fall.

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/healthy-bone ... bones.aspx

[maureenho]

I think I keep myself fairly active for my age, digging the garden, walking and chasing about etc

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[JaneJ]

I worry about this since my hysterectomy as I was told menopause causes thinning of the bones. I walk a lot and am hopefully active enough to prevent problems