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Thank you, my workout consists of weight bearing upper body (which I love, they make me feel so good) lower body, etc. I also had a trainer for a while, also at least 3 x a week. I have bad knees and bad lower back so I have to be careful with some exercises. I definitely cannot do the ab machine, very bad for my back. For my nutrition, I do intermittent fasting which has been great for both me and my husband and mostly eat healthy and usually only 2 x a day. I try to avoid beef, I cannot eat much of it nor often. Of course I do my certain supplements besides Garden of Life Vitamin Code Raw Calcium, along with my Vit D. As I get older, its always one thing or another, but I try to stay on top of it. Some things that work for one may not work for others. You have to listen to your body, and of course check with your doc to make sure you are doing what you need to do. If you have any other question, please feel free to ask. Ohhhh, I also do some yoga stretching, especially when I can't sleep, it's really great, and really helps. I always start slow and work my way up.
Good luck on your journey, wishing you good health.
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When you say weight bearing exercises for your upper and lower body, what kind of exercises are you referring to?
Like you I avoid beef and do intermittent fasting which also works well for me. My husband is the one with osteoporosis. I'm going to look into the Garden of Life calcium. We too take a variety of supplements, all OK's by our doctors.
I'd like to learn yoga and start slow. I am not someone who exercises regularly. I do childcare and spend my days with babies and toddlers so I'm quite active, do lots of squatting and careful lifting. I also love nature so any chance I get I'm out walking.
My husband has always done an exercise routine. He used weights for years and in the last couple years has been using resistance bands. He gets pretty intense with his exercising. I should say he got intense. Now he can't exercise at all, can't lift anything over 5 pounds and can't bend at the waist until his three fractures (and God help us he doesn't have new ones again - he goes for another x-ray next week). Those restrictions will be reduced once his fractures stabilize but the doctor said that might be 6 months to a year. It's driving him crazy not being able to exercise. So we try to walk on trails that have benches available every so often so he can sit and rest his back. He certainly can't do long walks, so we do a lot of shorter ones. It's been rough.
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Thank you very much for sharing your experience. 😊 I will have another DXA in a few months and hope my program makes a difference too.