Bone Health Across the Lifespan???Exercising Our Options
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
- Vol. 31 (3) , 117-122
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003677-200307000-00003
Abstract
Exercise is frequently extolled as an osteoporosis treatment. In reality, the use of exercise as an osteoporosis intervention lies more in its ability to: 1) maximize peak bone mass attained in youth; 2) maintain bone mass or reduce age-related bone loss; and 3) preserve muscle strength and postural stability to reduce the risk of falling and fracturing in the later years.Keywords
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