“Weight-bearing exercises are any exercises that load your bones. They can be done in more than one way,” says Samantha Stewart, PT, DPT, a physical therapist at Hinge Health. For example, you could try moves that use your own body weight, like kneepush-ups,planks, or wall sits. Or...
You'll get out in nature and get low-impact weight-bearing activity on your next hike. The work of weight-bearing – and the impact as your feet hit the ground – can boost bone density, especially in your hips. You'll get even more impact on those bones if you're going uphill or ...
Lack of bone accretion and amen- orrhea: evidence for a relative osteopenia in weight-bearing bones. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 72, pp. 847-853.Warren MP, Brooks-Gunn J, Fox RP, Lancelot D, Newman D, Hamilton WG. Lack of bone accre- tion and amenorrhea: ...
Disuse osteopenia is a well‐recognized consequence of prolonged physical inactivity, but its rate after orthopaedic injuries necessitating non‐weight‐bearing is not well studied. The purpose of this study was to estimate the rate of disuse osteopenia at the lumbar spine and proximal fem...