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Physical exercise, an ally of your bones

physical exerciseSport is a great ally for your bones, and even more if you practice outdoors. In this article we explain the benefits that physical exercise is for your bone health. Recalls complement these activities with a healthy diet, complete and balanced.

1. The bones of athletes
Benefits. Exercise is a good tool to strengthen our bones.  Sport is the best ally of the bones. Physical activity causes muscle contraction which promotes calcium deposition in bone and improves blood circulation, which brings more nutrients to the bone.

The best way to prevent bone fractures is sports start in adolescence, when they reach their maximum bone density. If you get past the “awkward age, you still have time to strengthen your bones and prevent retirement plaster, by constant exercise and specific to your bones.

If you comb gray hair, you should not cope “on the couch to prevent fractures, has been to stay on feet less than 4 hours and practice less than 20 minutes a day of moderate exercise (just walking) are risk factors.

The latest medical research shows that specific exercises with weights can increase bone density in older people and prevent bone fragility with symptoms of osteoporosis.

Just as your muscles atrophy when not working with exercise, the bones deteriorate when you stop moving. To achieve strong bones, you have to work on muscle strength. The simple fact of living under the force of gravity, promotes calcification.

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