Weight-Bearing (And Other) Exercises Demystified

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Thursday, September 11, 2008
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Weight-bearing exercises, weight-bearing exercises… I kept hearing that phrase, from my bone nurse, my oncologist, and “osteo-pros”—those of you who’ve been at this bone health thing a lot longer than I have. But I didn’t really know what a weight-bearing exercise...

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Weight bearing exercises
Candida
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 12:06 PM

Very useful information.

Thank you

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PJ Hamel
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 06:12 PM

You're very welcome. Knowledge is POWER, right? We can do this! PJH

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siz113
Friday, October 09, 2009 at 08:40 AM

I don't get why elliptical or stair stepping would help osteo. There is no impact. I thought that is why someone was saying that walking didn't help. I think fast walking might, since there is probably more impact than slow jogging. Any one out there have input?

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Monday, October 19, 2009 at 12:04 PM

I agree.... I am always told to WALK in the first place. Every single Dr. and every single piece of advice I have gotten for my Osteoporosis is walk, walk, walk.. I have been researching for a few months now on what will help. This brings me back to my original idea of buying an Elliptical. I wanted this for many reasons, but have read many articles stating it is good for Osteoporosis bone building. Then again, I read more today on other sites, that it is NOT good. Frustrating! Isn't it? The other day, my Dr. told me that he prefers the Pro Ski machine by Nordick Track over anything else.