Getting ripped not only increases endurance and strength during youth, but may help keep your bones healthy as you get older. For this year's World Osteoporosis Day, which is October 20, the International Osteoporosis Foundation is releasing a report detailing how to have strong bones in old age. Among the many suggestions the organizations makes is to exercise regularly.
The report, written by Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, director of the Center on Aging and Mobility at the University of Zurich in Germany, details a three-step approach to optimize bone health.
“First, you must ensure sufficient vitamin D intake. Secondly, your diet should include adequate amounts of calcium and protein. Finally, you should make sure that you’re doing daily weight-bearing and muscle strengthening exercise," said Bischoff-Ferrari.
She and her colleagues made suggestions for the best kind of exercise to maximize the strength of bones. These included running, climbing stairs, brisk walking along with muscle strengthening workouts such as weight-lifting.
Researchers said that young people should participate in these physical activities now to promote strong bones and elderly people should consult their doctor to create a routine that works for them.
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