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How does weight lifting relate to oseoporosis?

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resistance training can improve bone mineral density, which may help someone to avoid getting osteoporosis. or in older populations resistance training may slow down or stop the rate of bone mineral loss, delaying or prolonging the intensity of osteoporosis.

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