Reduce your risk for fractures
You already know that exercise has innumerable benefits, including better cardiovascular fitness, improvement of many metabolic factors, a reduction in cancer risk, and an enhanced sense of well-being. As a radiation oncologist, I often recommend regular weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening physical activity and balance training to reduce falling risk.
Unfortunately, it has been difficult to understand the effects of physical activity on bone density, risk of falling, and fractures. Studies addressing these issues are remarkably variable in design.
Now we have a large prospective study from Sweden that gives us good proof that moderate-intensity leisure-time physical activity can drop our risk of having a fracture in middle age.
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How you can use moderate-intensity leisure-time physical activity to improve your bone health. Learn more here:
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