I have Still's Disease and do mild weight bearing exercises. This I figured is better than nothing and doesn't cause a flare up.
It surely is!
Moderate weight bearing exercise keeps the articular capsule healthy. Excessive weight bearing exercise can cause strain on the articular capsule.
The articular capsule effect of weight bearing cardiovascular exercise has positive and negative effects. The positive effects on the bones prevents osteoporosis. The negative effects of weight bearing exercise affects estrogen levels in women leading to female athletic triad.
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It makes the bones stronger.
Weight bearing exercise helps to increase bone density, therefore lowering your risk of osteoporosis, etc
weight bearing exercise ( as bones grow on stress lines) and adequate Vitamin C intake (with adequate vitamin D, as Vitamin C requires Vitamin D to be absorbed).
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Done with proper exercise technique, weight-bearing exercise strengthens the skeleton. So bones benefit from strength training as well as from walking, jogging, and running. .