TheĀ Safe Strength Training for Osteoporosis PreventionĀ DVD, Ā featuring Susie Hathaway, American College of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer, contains a 50-minute full-body bone-loading workout, plus a BONUS 40-minute step-by-step coaching section on how to safely and easily strength train when you are over fifty. Safety precautions are included for those with bone loss No unsafe forward… Read more »
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World Osteoporosis Day
October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. Join BHOF and organizations across the globe in raising awareness and resources to promote better bone health! Ask the Expert: Exercise and Safe Movement Visit the BHOF online support community, hosted by Inspire, to post your questions about exercise and safe movement. Your questions will be answered Monday, October… Read more »
Safe Movement
Keeping Your Balance Balance is very important for people with osteoporosis. Your eyes, ears, muscles and joints all play an important role in maintaining your balance and preventing broken bones. Medical conditions and medicines can also affect balance and your risk of falling. Letās take a look at these and see how you might be… Read more »
Peak Bone Mass
Facts about Bone Health in Children and Adolescents Prevention begins in childhood It is important to promote bone health at all ages Childhood and young adulthood are the bone building years As children grow, their bone mass increases until it reaches what is called peak bone massĀ (āPBMā) . PBMĀ is the greatest amount of… Read more »
Be Bone Strongā¢ ā Exercise/Safe Movement
There are two types of exercises that are important for building and maintaining bone density: weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening exercises. Weight-bearing Exercises These exercises include activities that make you move against gravity while staying upright. Weight-bearing exercises can be high-impact or low-impact. High-impact weight-bearing exercises help build bones and keep them strong. If you have broken… Read more »
Prevention
Healthy Bones, Build Them for LifeĀ® Osteoporosis and the broken bones it can cause are not part of normal aging. There is a lot you can do to protect your bones throughout your life. Youāre never too young or too old to improve the health of your bones. Osteoporosis prevention should begin in childhood. But… Read more »
Be Bone Strongā¢ ā Exercise to Stay Healthy
Osteoporosis Exercise Examples The following exercises promote good posture, strength, movement, flexibility and balance in healthy people as well as those with osteoporosis. If youāve recently broken a bone or if you have very low bone density, discuss these exercises with your physical therapist or healthcare provider before trying them and remember to avoid all… Read more »
General Facts
Bone Health Basics: Get the Facts When you think about staying healthy, you probably consider lifestyle changes to prevent conditions like cancer and heart disease. Keeping your bones healthy to prevent osteoporosis may not be at the top of your wellness list. But it should. Bone Basics Some people think of bones as hard and… Read more »
Evaluation of Bone Health/Bone Density Testing
Bone Density Testing Are you a woman age 65 years or older, a man age 70 years or older, or have you broken a bone (had a fracture) since age 50 years? If you answered āyesā to any of these questions, you should talk to your healthcare provider about getting a bone density test. Read… Read more »
Preventing Falls and Broken Bones
No matter your age, itās never too early or too late to take steps to protect yourself from broken bones. Each year about a third of all persons over age 65 will fall. Many of these falls result in a broken bone, often the hip or wrist. Broken bones at any age can be painful,… Read more »