Exercising With Osteoporosis: Build Bones, Stay Strong!

When you think about what your body’s bone structure looks like, flashbacks of the lanky skeleton hanging lifelessly in your science class are probably the first thoughts that come to mind. The bones in your body, however, are much livelier than their classroom counterparts as they are made up of living and growing tissue that continues to get denser as you become a young adult. As you age into adulthood, you can begin to lose more bone mass than your body produces, putting you at a higher risk of bone breakage andosteoporosis.

Reports from the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) earlier this year indicated that 57 million Americans are affected by low bone density conditions or osteoporosis. By 2020, the NOF estimates that half of all Americans over the age of 50 are expected to have low bone density or osteoporosis. Whether you have osteoporosis now or at risk of developing this common condition, there are steps you can start taking today to help reduce the rate of bone loss in your body.

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