Do you care about your bone health? Then resistance training should form part of your exercise regime on a regular basis.

Take action:
Aim to perform about 10 varieties of exercises per session that train the major muscle groups; perform one set of 12 repetitions initially – this can be increased gradually; perform exercises slowly and in a controlled manner, moving through a full range of motion to obtain maximum benefit; maintain a normal breathing pattern, exhaling on exertion; do your exercises on a comfortable mat or surface; remember to have a friend or partner check your body positions, to ensure you are doing the exercises correctly; none of the exercises should hur

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t you – if they do, then discontinue that particular exercise.

Visit our Fitness Zone for an illustrated resistance-training guide.
 

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