Sunday, December 13, 2015

Building bone at any age is possible

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The best time to work at building bone is before age 40 or so.  However, for those over 50 it's not too late.  Even those who have been ...
Friday, November 6, 2015

Examples of studies that show weight/resistance training increases bone density

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The research findings related to weight training or resistance exercises has clearly changed in the last 25 years.  By the mid-1990s, there ...
Sunday, November 1, 2015

Procrastinators Fitness Guide: 5 exercises to start ski conditioning

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Fall colors are past peak in the high country of the NY Adirondacks.  There is snow in the high mountains of the Rockies.  Snow guns are run...
Monday, October 19, 2015

How to lift weights to stimulate osteoblasts to build new bone

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The following ideas about how to use weight lifting to build new bone come from a website created by a woman who is not a medical profession...
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Pilates for a strong core

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The first time I tried Pilates, it made sense.  More sense than yoga because you keep moving.  For me, that means I stay interested.  All th...
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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Pilates using TRX

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When I joined a gym soon after completing physical therapy for a knee injury, one of the classes I liked was mat Pilates.  Afterwards I star...
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Monday, September 7, 2015

Getting started, a little pre-season exercise is better than none

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Once the leaves start turning color in the mountains in September, it's a good time for North American skiers to start thinking about pr...