@mamie @ellerbrack Weight-bearing exercise is one of the best things you can do. If you do not have osteoporosis yet then high-impact exercise is excellent but once you have it you should not do that, your bones are fragile. I am hoping the doctor I will be seeing in January will give me a referral for osteoporosis PT before I see him so I can get started on the best exercises for it. I am also reading a book, "Strong Women Strong Bones" by Miriam Nelson. It has a lot of good information in it.
I am recovering from a fractured femur (due to what I just discovered was from having osteoporosis) but before that, I did a lot of pool exercises, about three days a week, with gym exercises on three other days. I think I will cut back on the pool exercises in favor of some other things. They say even yoga is good for osteoporosis, which is surprising to me. I think maybe that's actually good for balance which is important if you have osteoporosis because obviously you do not want to fall.
I belong to a health club and think I may do some Zumba, I think that might be good. I used to go to the classes and they do a lot of jumping which I should not do but they do always have you customize the routine to what is best for you. I have read that the treadmill is good and I think the elliptical, which I prefer, is good too. I get better cardio with the elliptical.
JK