Strength training may curb hip, spinal bone loss in women with osteoporosis
Posted on July 20, 2011
An updated review of studies has found that when compared with staying sedentary, strength exercises increase bone density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. “Bone loss is an inevitable part of aging, and our review indicates that exercise appears to slow it down,” Tracey E. Howe, a professor of rehabilitation services at the Glasgow Caledonian University …