I'm trying to figure out what sort and how much exercise I should do for my osteoporosis.
The NOF exercise web page, for example, is about prevention. It says, "weight-bearing, high-impact exercises are best for building bones".
Beyond some age, do these weight-bearing, high-impact exercises build bone or is it all for maintenance? What is that age range?
Hi Brad: I would check with our PT's about the types of exercises you should do, and I have a concern with the NOF statement that you mentioned where they say "*high impact* exercises are best for building bones." I would imagine that statement is true, but there are so many people with osteoporosis that absolutely can't do high impact, especially those with previous frax's or non osteo related spinal problems. If I attempted high impact exercises, which I wouldn't, I know I would immediately injure myself.
I thought they meant that high impact exercises are good for those without osteo to prevent bone loss and build bones, I don't know how good high impact routines are once you've been dx'd with osteoporosis. But I don't know for sure, so I hope someone can explain this ??
Sorry I can't answer your question, but I was glad you noticed the same thing, and I wasn't loosing my mind ;o) If you put exercise or safe movements in the search box above it will pull up the posts on this topic. We have professionals on this board who can really answer the question properly, so I hope they see this.
Good Luck...
The quote from their web page ("weight-bearing, high-impact exercises are best for building bones") was only the first half of the sentence. I left the rest out because I was referring to prevention aspect of the web page. The rest of the sentence excludes people with osteo from those who should do those exercises, as you wrote.
I'm new to this discussion group, so you all may already know this, but an excellent book on the subject of osteo and exercises for persons diagnosed with the disorder is "Strong Women Strong Bones" by Dr. Miriam Nelson. I organized a group, so that I would have someone to do the exercises with, and we use the exercises from this book, plus some from one of her other books, "Strong Women Stay Young." Both excellent and practical.
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