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Exercise to strengthen bones (for osteoporosis)
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 2, 2023 | Replies (205)Comment receiving replies
Hi@mpeters I walked everyday at least for an hour and sometimes an hour and a half and still got osteoporosis. I was pretty disillusioned. I'm still walking, and added three strength training sessions a week to my routine. I'm hoping that works.
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Do you sit for a good portion of the day?
I was surprised to find I had osteoporosis bc I've always been fairly active, including walking. However, for the 12 years before getting my dx of osteoporosis I had a desk job--sitting 8 hours a day. I think this was a big causative factor. There is a Mayo physician who studied the effects from sitting. If I remember correctly, he stated that sitting was detrimental even if a person was a regular runner--that the sitting more or less counteracted the running.