Category: osteoporosis

Complexities of Core Strength

“Imagine if your arms and legs magically disappeared from the armpits and hips.  All the muscles in the region between the armpits and hips are your core.”  These were the words of the fitness director who supervised me at a gym I worked at many moons ago.  I was selected to teach a small-group fitness …

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Resistance Training and Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis can be defined as a condition in which bones gradually lose density and become more porous and brittle over time. As the inner structure of the bone thins and hollows, the risk of a fracture increases. Ordinary daily moments that most of us never think twice about begin to carry more weight. This becomes …

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