@debkincaid I always exercised (I was a dancer) but when I found out I had osteo, I really upped my game as I was determined to increase my density naturally. My exercise included:

weight training 3x a week
walking an hour a day on hills in a weighted vest
got a standing desk to work at my computer so on my feet all day
two 1.5 hour dance classes a week
half hour of core work every morning
heel bumps daily

During that time, I tracked my nutrition in an online program to make sure I not only met my calcium needs but all nutrients (and I ate 5-10 prunes a day as well!). I gave it a full two years to see results. At the two year mark my dexa revealed that I went from -2.8 to -3.2.

My current endo mentioned to me that more exercise does not always equate to better bone density. He said that marathon runners typically have lower bone density. So sometimes (most often, I believe), we can't eat and exercise our way out of this disease.