Harvard Women's Health Watch

Article details how women can build hip bone strength, prevent injury

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, January 8th, 2006

Most older women fear breaking a hip, an event that can limit independence and cause considerable disability. A recent issue of the Harvard Women's Health Watch reports that certain types of exercises are among the best things women can do to prevent hip fractures.

Weight-bearing and resistance exercise are especially important for increased bone strength and fracture resistance. When you put demands on bone, it responds by becoming stronger and denser. Bearing weight or resisting weight - that is, any activity that works against gravity - stimulates the growth of new bone tissue, said the Harvard Women's Health Watch.

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Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2006-01-08)

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