Osteoporosis/body armor

[mimitabby]

i do it in the stairwell of my building. and i'm not running. I'm moving at about the same speed as everyone else. sometimes going downstairs i speed up a little, but not much. I think the real stairs are better than the machines because you UP and DOWN
Last night i went to the gym and got on one of those stairmaster machines.
according to it, i climbed 85 flights of stairs in 20 minutes!

[Crankin]

Ok, that's what I thought. I can do this at home and use the stairmaster once in awhile.

[hellosunshine]

hellosunshine, how long do you think you can take the pill for your bones?

read about Bone Divas[/QUOTE]


havent a clue!not 100% happy about taking it,it has coincided with a real bad patch of depression,maybe just coincidence,hmm.

tell you what i do fancy though!(?) stair running races.

[BeeLady]

Osteoporosis is a worry for me. Had a total hysterectomy in April '05 and no HRT. My bone scan then was fine and had a bad accident involving a cow and a pipe fence last year and no broken bone so I'm still dense .

Good info on this thread. I have started more weight-bearing stuff like running using the Couch to 5K podcast and some strenuous yoga (push-up type stuff, etc.) I wasn't aware that cycling would not help bone density, but like Mimi said the stamina from the cycling helps with the other stuff.

If I can make it to 80+ before the fractures start, I think that would be ok (maybe I won't think so if I'm fortunate enuf to actually turn 80!) The studies showing bone density improvement thru weight-bearing excercises is encouraging as I would rather do that then go the prescription med route.

[mimitabby]

I am going to be in a stairclimb race next saturday, March 17th. It is 69 flights of 19 stairs. I am entered as part of a team with my 26 year old son, but he has been sick with a bad throat/cough/fever virus so I am thinking i am going to be a team of one.

I don't know if I'm allowed to fundraise here for my stairclimb, but if anyone is interested in donating to the Leukemia Lymphoma Foundation, here's a link.

anyway, taking Birth control pills is only going to help for a few years, no doctor will keep you on them indefinitely because of all the other side effects. Got to start doing something for your bones!

[mimitabby]

here's the exercise plan that built bone on a group of women in a study:

http://www.citracal.com/best/exercises.aspx

[emily_in_nc]

here's the exercise plan that built bone on a group of women in a study:

http://www.citracal.com/best/exercises.aspx

Excellent...I do these exact exercises just about every time I go to the gym, although I do military presses with both arms at the same time, not just one...not sure if that makes a difference. It's good to know that these are helpful for bone maintenance as well as muscles!

I've only been getting to the gym 2x a week lately, though, because I've been having to work through lunch most days (my usual gym time). Hoping that won't last too much longer! I did get to the gym today, and it felt good.

Thanks Mimi!

Emily

[mimitabby]

Went to the Dr to tell them that Fosomax doesn't work so she gave me actynel (SP?) and it did not upset my gut.

I asked when I can get my next bone scan. She said TWO YEARS!!!
(A lot can happen in 2 years!)