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5 Easy ways to strengthen your bones
Our bones are vital body parts. Without our skeleton, we’d probably just be organic mush pooling on the ground.
The trouble is, as we age, our bones become weaker and more fragile, putting us at greater risk for fractures and breaks. Likewise, when we do sustain these injuries, recovery time becomes much longer the older we are. That’s why it’s so important to keep our bones strong and healthy.
You may have heard calcium is good for bones, but there are a number of other ways to improve your bone health. Here are 5 tips for stronger bones – they’re easy enough that you can start today.
1 Exercise
Exercise is important – that much we know. It improves heart function, it keeps us energized, and basically our whole body needs some form of exercise, bones included.
Bones especially require activity to build them up. You might have thought that putting stress on your bones would sign you up for injury, but in truth it’s quite the opposite. Every time we perform exercise which puts stress on our bones – think jogging – new cells are created to build up bone density.
Lifting weights, resistance training, balance training and cardio are all good forms ofexercise to strengthen your bones. As long as you have the OK from your doctor to do these types of activities, create a plan which incorporates all forms of exercise throughout the week. Variety helps, too, so do power walking one day and yoga another, for example, to keep your muscles challenged.
Read More: http://www.belmarrahealth.com/5-easy-ways-to-strengthen-your-bones/
