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What Are ‘WeightBearing’ Exercises?
The best kind of exercise for strengthening bones is the weight-bearing kind. But what is it exactly? “Weight-bearing exercises are simply those exercises that make your muscles work against gravity,” says Holly Thacker, MD, FACP NCMP , , executive director of Speaking of Women’s Health and chair of Cleveland Clinic Center for Specialized Women’s Health. Some examples are:
I Brisk walking, jogging, hiking I Yard work such as pushing a lawn mower and heavy gardening I Team sports, such as soccer, baseball and basketball I Dancing, step aerobics and stair climbing I Tennis
and other racket
sports
I Skiing, skating, karate and bowling I Weight training with free weights or machines
Source: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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