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10-22-2007, 08:23 AM #1
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Cycling and Bone Density
2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
2009 Jamis Aurora/Brooks B-68
2010 Trek FX 7.6 WSD/stock bontrager
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10-22-2007, 08:39 AM #2
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thanks
i will continue with my weight training and jump rope and walking!
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10-22-2007, 09:10 AM #3
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I wish I could walk far and long enough for it to be of any benefit.
Originally Posted by mimitabby
I'm working on it.2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
2009 Jamis Aurora/Brooks B-68
2010 Trek FX 7.6 WSD/stock bontrager
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10-22-2007, 11:34 AM #4
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here are exercises recommended to prevent bone loss:
http://bone-muscle.health-cares.net/...-exercises.phpLisa
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10-22-2007, 02:03 PM #5
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My family has a genetic predisposition to Ostoporosis. I've just had my second bone density scan and it was a little worse then the one before. My Dr. told me to increase the walking and to weight lift 3x per week, cut down the biking and swimming. I love the weight lifting but I just could not cut out the biking. I just got a road bike and I commute with it. I ended up cutting the swimming completely. I miss it and I've been thinking about adding it back in at the end of the weight routine. I must say, I do not ride much on the weekends because I'm using that time to walk. So, the information has effected my life. I take it very seriously. I'm only 44 and I've got bone loss in my hips. I wish I could find a way to get paid to exercise but maybe then it would not be as much fun
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10-22-2007, 04:14 PM #6
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Thank you for the link. I have a twin sister, who has not lost 'height' as I have. I have always enjoyed cycling as my choice of exercise. My twin has enjoyed jogging and does some light weight lifting at home. When I saw her a couple of weeks ago, she was definitely 'taller' than me
. I have always been shorter than her, but I was noticeably at least an inch shorter. I am 54, in menopause and know that I have gotten shorter. I am afraid to get a bone density test, but I think I probably should. It concerns me. I know my mom, before she died, lost a lot of height as she got older. I am 4'10" (I hope) and I know she was probably only 4'6". I tend to do more walking in the winter when I walk to the bus stops but I don't think I do enough. Maybe I should try to 'jog', but I always suffer from shin splints....
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