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Better Bones Exercise for Osteoporosis Program

See what is happening this week on the Exercise Evolution!This week on Exercise Evolution, Dr. Brown’s assistant ...
Why Your Bones Need Mechanical Stress to Stay Strong

Why Your Bones Need Mechanical Stress to Stay Strong

Bone is living tissue. That means it constantly rebuilds itself in response to the demands placed on ...
Weighted Vests for Bone Health: The 3 Researchers Who used Weighted Packs to Strengthen Bone

Weighted Vests for Bone Health: The 3 Researchers Who used Weighted Packs to Strengthen Bone

For decades, osteoporosis research focused on bone density alone—how much bone we have rather than how our bones ...
Why a Weighted Vest Is a Game-Changer for Bone Health

Why a Weighted Vest Is a Game-Changer for Bone Health

Why a Weighted Vest Is a Game-Changer for Bone Health If you’re looking for a simple, science-backed way to ...
Top Exercises for Osteoporosis: Strengthen Your Bones Naturally

Top Exercises for Osteoporosis: Strengthen Your Bones Naturally

If you’re wondering which moves matter most for bones, here’s the short answer: strength training every week—aimed ...
Key Health Benefits of Walking on Earth

Key Health Benefits of Walking on Earth

“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.” – The Buddha Now that the summer is in full swing, more and ...
The Talk about Weighted Vests Continues: Why We Can’t Stop Raving about Weighted Vests

The Talk about Weighted Vests Continues: Why We Can’t Stop Raving about Weighted Vests

By Cameron Vazquez, MPH For many years now, we here at the Center for Better Bones — as well as our clients! — ...
Weighing In on Wearing Weights: How Weighted Vests and Weighted Belts Can Help You

Weighing In on Wearing Weights: How Weighted Vests and Weighted Belts Can Help You

Making the most of your exercise session The many benefits of using a weighted vest or belt How much weight ...
Top questions about a weight vest for osteoporosis

Top questions about a weight vest for osteoporosis

Is a weighted vest for osteoporosis good? Using a weighted vest long term is just as effective as drug therapy in ...
A Hopping Big Gain for Exercise Research: One-Legged Hopping Shown to Build Bone in Postmenopausal Women

A Hopping Big Gain for Exercise Research: One-Legged Hopping Shown to Build Bone in Postmenopausal Women

It has been known since the 1800s that putting an unusual load on bone sends a signal for bone to grow stronger. ...
How to increase spinal bone density with exercise

How to increase spinal bone density with exercise

We need a strong back as we age — to maintain good posture, stay more  functional, be able to lift more (be it ...
Yoga and Osteoporosis: Groundbreaking study shows yoga can build bones

Yoga and Osteoporosis: Groundbreaking study shows yoga can build bones

A groundbreaking clinical trial shows postmenopausal women with osteoporosis gained bone density after only 6 ...
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