Starting at age 30 and onwards, our bones become more porous and less dense,
which makes them vulnerable to fracture, bad posture and even a shrinkage of our
stature. That said, there are good ways of preventing loss of bone density
through exercise. Below I will explain a bit about bone density, why we lose it
with age and what exercises you can perform to maintain it.
Osteoporosis
Why does osteoporosis occur?
During our lifetime, the bones in our body are dismantled and rebuilt, but after
age 30, the bone gets to a state where the deconstructed material is more
prevalent than the built. This situation causes osteoporosis and damages the
overall strength of our frame. The osteoporosis makes our bones vulnerable and
causes possible fractures. The most common places for a fracture are in the
wrist, the vertebra and the hips.
Who suffers from osteoporosis?
Because of the function estrogen plays in this process, women after menopause
are the biggest sufferers of osteoporosis. That said, men also suffer from this
problem. Osteoporosis gets faster with women around age 50, while with men it
appears around age 70.
There are various types of medication for osteoporosis, usually given when the
situation is especially bad. Still, the best known way of treating osteoporosis
is prevention by exercise. Once the process of osteoporosis has already begun,
exercise slowly loses effect, and so the medical recommendation is to begin
regular exercise as early as possible.
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