| Osteoporosis will usually develop slowly and quietly | | | | osteoporosis exercises along with a nutritional diet |
| with almost no warning signs and occurs | | | | that can help to decelerate bone loss by 50 |
| frequently with postmenopausal women. | | | | percent. Not only that, but if you do everything |
| So what is osteoporosis? To find out let's break | | | | you are suppose to do you can help build up |
| the name down. Osteo means bone and porosis | | | | some of the bone density that was lost. Pretty |
| means porous like a sponge is porous (being full of | | | | exciting! |
| tiny holes.) This is good for the sponge but bad to | | | | Weight bearing exercises such as walking or |
| the bone. | | | | jogging are a good choice because you have to |
| When the bones are porous they become very | | | | support your own weight and your bones respond |
| thin and brittle and can break very easily. Typically | | | | by building themselves up. Avoid exercises that |
| a person doesn't fall and break a hip. It's usually | | | | are non-weight bearing such as cycling or |
| the other way around. They break a hip and then | | | | swimming. |
| fall. | | | | Strength training should be added into the routine |
| Getting osteoporosis is not a natural sign of aging, | | | | because strong muscles and strong bones are so |
| but a serious disease that can be helped and | | | | happy together. A Fitness Trainer or Physical |
| treated. | | | | Therapist can put together a balanced exercise |
| The best measures to take is prevention. What | | | | program that is both safe and beneficial. Always |
| we do in our early years has a direct affect on | | | | be sure to check with your doctor before |
| our susceptibility to the disease in our later years. | | | | embarking on a fitness mission. |
| Developing good eating habits and being physically | | | | Your exercise program should consist of at least |
| active throughout our lives is one of our best | | | | 20-60 minutes of cardiovascular exercise 4-5 |
| defenses. | | | | times a week and strength or resistance training |
| If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis | | | | 2 days a week. With strength training the more |
| you doctor will most likely prescribe medications | | | | weight you can lift the more stress you put on |
| to help slow down the bone loss and up your | | | | your bones and the stress is what stimulates the |
| calcium intake. | | | | bones. |
| The good news is that there are some | | | | |