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For bone density to be effected by exercise you should use appropriate (end to end) loading.
The effect of exercise on bone density depends on the exercise in question.
Examples of exercise that would increase bone density are those which load the bone from one end to the other providing impact or external resistance (weight) loading through the bone i.e.
- Walking/jogging - the impact of the foot striking the floor causes the leg bones to be loaded appropriately. Jogging would be better than walking as there is greater impact.
- Pressing/Pushing a weight or your body (such as press ups or bench press) loads the bones in the arms appropriately whereas pulling exercises or rotating (bicep curl for instance) does not apply any such load.
Cycling has some loading whereas swimming on the other hand does not load the bone and would have little benefit for increasing bone density.
Note: You should be cautious of impact however as weak joints can be damaged. Build up slowly i.e. walking instead of jogging or by using a workout based on your current level of fitness and designed to increase bone density.
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Does Coca-Cola have any effect on bone density?
Drinking lots of soda does have an effect on bone density. Specifically, people who drink a lot of soda are likely to have a lower bone density than people who do not consume soda.
What effect does saline have on a rats vertebral bone density?
Injections of saline do not change a rat's vertebral bone density. This is known because the T score is unchanged after the injections.
Disuse such as that caused by paralysis or severe lack of exersice results in muscle and bone?
osteocytes
What effect did the administration of estrogen injections have on the estrogen-treated rat?
Higher bone density
Is decreased bone density an effect of physical activity on the body?
Activity is important in preventing osteoporosis
What effect can a reduction in bone mineral density have on the vertebral column?
People, particularly post menopausal women, suffer from compression fractures in the vertebral column as a result of osteoporsis (a reduction in bone mineral density).
How can diseases effect your bones?
Osteoporosis can lower bone density and weaken them, making it easier to break bones.
How can I get my bone density score checked?
If you want to get your bone density score checked out you should go see specialist. Have your doctor refer you to a bone specialist to do a bone density test on you.
What is the effect of fat in bone marrow on bone health give me references for two recent articles?
he protective effect of total fat mass on bone mineral density (BMD) has been ... us to noninvasively quantify bone marrow fat (BMF), which has been ... Adipose tissue has been defined in recent studies as a dynamic ... provide information regarding the effect of central obesity on bone. ... Article information.
What is known as decrease in bone density?
Osteoporosis is the name for low bone density.
What are the disadvantages to exersice?
if we are not doing exersice we get obesity
What effect would the administration of calcitonin injections have on an calcitonin-treated rat?
Calcitonin injections have no effect on vertebral bone density...it is anticipated when doing the experiment that there would be...but there is not. (Marieb)
