Exercise plays an important role in building bone in childhood and adolescence, maintaining bone before 50, and slowing down bone loss after 50. But exercises are not equal.
It is a sad reality that, as you grow older, you will lose bone density. It happens to everyone to some degree. Older athletes or older people who are active will still have less bone density than their younger counterparts.
Calcium is like the lead singer of a band who gets more publicity than she deserves. An over-hyped diva, she only sounds fantastic because of her back-up singers and other band members.
TINA JUAN - Attitudes like “I’m too old to exercise,” “Why should I exercise when I don’t need to lose weight” or “I’ll just take a diet pill” are mental obstacles to keeping fit and maintaining a healthy weight.
TINA JUAN - MANILA, Philippines--WEIGHT loss research done in 2006 can help you have a slimmer silhouette in 2007. Some studies offer a new insight into losing excess pounds, others confirm what we already know, and a few had conflicting results.
TINA JUAN - You may not realize it but your office is secretly a fitness center. You read it right. Even if your company doesn’t have a gym on the premises, you can get in shape while you work.
