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anyone have experience with a weighted vest to help build bones?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jul 3 12:25pm | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
I have been wearing a weighted vest with my endo’s recommendation. 3-4 pounds seems to be my comfort level, and I only wear it ~30 minutes for 2-3x daily. Recent months my neck and shoulders felt tight so I switched to wearing a backpack purse with weight in it and this seems more comfortable to me now. I’m on forteo so the Dexa improvement surely is mostly due to the med. Whether or not a weighted vest/backpack helps is hard to say, but I do feel adding weight to my light body is a good thing for bones and muscles in general.
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Thank you for your reply. This is overwhelming with all the options for adding weight bearing belts, vests etc., medications and supplements. It's also hard to know who the "honest merchants" are!! But at least we are doing something!
I actually think the weighted vest is ok if the weight is not too heavy. Thanks for your reply, much appreciated
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I try to wear an 8 pound weighted vest twice a week for a 30 minute brisk walk on hills. I weigh 125 lbs. and I feel stronger and empowered with the added weight. How can this be worse than lifting weights three times a week. I agree with you!