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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 3 12:51am | Replies (22)

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have you tried walking with a weighted vest?
i understand that just walking is good for your overall health but no help with osteoporosis, but with weights it adds the resistance needed for improving your bones and the muscles around them.
planning on trying it myself. as a try out you might just add rocks or bricks to a backpack (no more that 5 pounds to start) to see if you can do it. it actually felt good.

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Here in Louisiana the heat might make that difficult. On days when the weather is better I volunteer for a group that picks up litter. Those days I get over 10,000 steps a day and I’m lifting and carrying. But, in the summer all I have is the treadmill. Ugh. I got a rebounder, but I’ve noticed neck pain and maybe the rebounder is causing that, not sure, but the rebounder is supposed to help with osteoporosis.