| Bones provide the overall structure and connective | | | | important to starts as soon as you can so that you |
| tissue that keeps your skin and other organs intact. | | | | can prevent any problems later in life. Aside from |
| Without bones, you are unable to lead a physically | | | | exercise and weight training, you also need to take in |
| active life. Fractured bones are always extremely | | | | a lot of calcium. By the age of 17, most people have |
| painful, and they compromise quality of life until they | | | | about 90% of their adult bone mass built. As you |
| are repaired. It is then exceedingly important to | | | | age, your body will gradually remove and replace |
| maintain healthy bones throughout your lives. The | | | | small increments of calcium from your bones. If your |
| care begins from the time you are young and | | | | body can't replace all the calcium it took, then your |
| continuing through the senior years. | | | | bones will become weaker. After the age of 18, your |
| A person's bones are at their strongest at ages of | | | | body stops taking in calcium. The only way to move |
| 20 to 30 years old. After that, you lose bone | | | | forward is to maintain the supply that is already |
| continuously for the rest of your lives. Any activity | | | | there. |
| helps keep bones strong, but exercises that put | | | | As you all well know, the best source of calcium is |
| extra pressure on specific areas can give extra | | | | milk and dairy products. These products are easy for |
| benefits. Weightlifting is a very good exercise for | | | | the body to absorb. Vitamin D helps the body absorb |
| strengthening bones. You are never too old to start | | | | the calcium. Dark green veggies such as broccoli and |
| an exercise program that includes weight training to | | | | spinach have a lot of calcium in them as well. |
| strengthen your bones. Aim to get 30 minutes daily | | | | Bones just really need calcium and other nutrients to |
| of moderate exercise like walking, aerobics, or | | | | become and remain strong. Lacking proper nutrition |
| jogging to promote bone health and strengthen them. | | | | makes everything go downhill. Eventually the bones |
| When you exercise, muscles move against your | | | | will begin to decay. This, of course, can lead to |
| bones and this will make them both stronger. It does | | | | serious problems like fractures, falls, and immobility. |
| this because it causes new bone tissue to form. | | | | As the medical community becomes more |
| Your bones are constantly changing. Doctors don't | | | | knowledgeable, they will keep informing people about |
| understand or know why bone remodeling happens. | | | | simple but basic lifestyle changes that can have a |
| It takes about 2 to 3 months for a full cycle of bone | | | | positive impact on your skeletal framework. |
| remodeling to complete. When you are young, your | | | | Ask your doctor what you can do at whatever |
| body builds faster. By the time reach your mid 30's, | | | | stage of life you are at to protect and preserve |
| you reach your peak bone mass. Bone remodeling | | | | your bones. Following a general plan should have a |
| doesn't stop, however. It simply slows down after | | | | good effect on your bones. Avoid osteoporosis and |
| your peak. | | | | take care of what you have before it's too late. |
| Keeping your bones healthy is a must. It is just as | | | | |