15 ways to get STRONGER BONES
Mar 24, 2022
3 minutes
Keep moving
Regular exercise strengthens our skeleton, by our muscles pulling against bones to stimulate the bone-building process, and improving balance and coordination – key for preventing falls as we get older. ‘It can help delay the rate of age-related bone loss,’ says Prof Craig Sale, professor of human physiology at Nottingham Trent University. ‘But not all exercise can make a difference to bone health. ’It needs to be weight-bearing, so any activity other than swimming or cycling helps.’
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