While walking is often praised as a low-impact exercise that's gentle on our aging joints, it may not be the most effective choice for bone-building. In this blog post, i 'll provide you with...
Is Walking Enough for Building Bone
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My FAVORITE Thing!
While we've long sensed the inherent goodness of spending time in the great outdoors, each day brings new revelations about the remarkable ways in which nature positively impacts our physical and...
Is Walking Enough to Build Bone?
Exercise is probably one of the most essential aspects of maintaining and building strong, healthy bones. Our bones need resistance exercises to help build muscle which in turn makes bones stronger....
Core Strength, Balance and Standing Stability
Your core is the center of your body’s universe. When it is strong, it stabilizes your trunk allowing free and effortless movement. It is also the foundation for your balance. Although important for...
Core 101: The Dead Bug
Sit-ups use to rule the fitness world. For many years, sit-ups were seen as the golden ticket to stronger abs and a trim waistline. As a fitness-crazed teenager, I often did 500 sit-ups a day! No...
Getting to the Core of your Body
The “core” receives a lot of attention in the fitness and physical therapy world. However, there is often confusion about what the term “core” really means. People often talk about the core...
How to stay Hip and Flexible
Back in September, I woke up your butt by talking about a real phenomenon called Dead Butt Syndrome. A condition where your gluteal muscles - your butt muscles - forget what they are supposed...
Strength Through Nature
I took off today to celebrate Earth Day. I drove to the mountains and hiked 8 miles with my beautiful daughter and loving, courageous dog. I know not many people view Earth Day as a reason to take...
Your Muscles Can’t Afford a Corona-cation
On Saturday I challenged you to up your exercise! As silly as doing a couple of squats a day or merely standing up and sitting down from a chair may seem, there is a reason for my request! Your...
Exercise Challenge
I am challenging you today to get more exercise! Doing squats is a great place to start! This is an exercise that can range from something as simple as standing up and sitting down from a chair to...
Home Health Haven Day 5: Perfect Posture
Yesterday I touted the benefits of technology for keeping us socially connected during this time of social distancing. But with the increased time spent on our computers, using our mobile phones or...
Essential Impact Exercises
I received many wonderful responses yesterday as to what you are doing to stay healthy during this time of confinement. I am encouraged to hear that many are trying to stay active. One thing that...
Osteoporosis: Boost your Bone Building Exercise Program
Exercise is one of the most under appreciated treatments for osteoporosis. Study after study show how exercise not only helps to build bone, but also strengthens muscles and improves balance. It is...
How Strong is Your Backbone?
You’ve all heard the quotes: “Small business is the backbone of the economy” Ellen Tauscher "Toughness is not being a bully, its’ having a backbone” Robert Kiyosake The backbone of success is …hard...
Walk your way to Stronger Bones
Is walking good enough to build strong bones? Studies have shown mixed results on the benefits of walking for increasing bone density. To keep bones healthy and strong, you need to continually...
3 Simple Exercises to Support Your Bones
Exercise is one of the most essential elements to strengthening your bones and preventing fractures. That is why exercise is a fundamental component of the BONES Method™. I know many of you...
3 Exercises for Perfect Posture
As children we were always told to stand up tall, pull your shoulders back, don’t slouch… and for good reason! Though you may have perceived it as your parents nagging you, proper posture keeps...
National Osteoporosis Month: Take the Jumping Jack Challenge
May is National Osteoporosis Month! A great time for all of us to remember how important bones are to life! Do you know that we have 206 bones in our body? Each one provides structure and support...
Essential Exercise for Hardy Bones
Exercise is without a doubt the most important thing you can do to build bone strength. Although it is true that we naturally lose bone mass as we age, it has also been very well established that...
Jump into Action to Strengthen your Bones
The influence exercise has on bone mineral density and overall bone strength is both well documented, and undeniable. Anytime you put stress on your bones, you are increasing the bones’ density. One...
Exercising your way to better bone health
Understanding the benefits Let’s be clear: any exercise is good for the body. But promoting good bone density specifically takes stress – the good kind – found in activities that result in impact...
Take a Stride towards Strong Bones
Is walking good enough to build bones? Studies have shown mixed results on the benefits of walking for increasing bone density. To keep bones healthy and strong, you need to continually stress the...
Exercise Your Bones, part I
You have heard that weight bearing exercises are essential for keeping bones strong, but do you know why? Bone, like every tissue in the body, is constantly repairing and remodeling itself. When...
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