Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis and exercise
Osteoporosis has become a major diseases threat, with a woman’s risk of sustaining a hip fracture equal to the combined risk of developing breast, uterine and ovarian cancer.

Beefing up your bones
Weight training, regular exercise and vitamins may help postmenopausal women improve their bone density without using hormone therapy, a new study shows.

How you can prevent osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a preventable disease. The good news is that there are many things you can do to prevent suffering from this condition later in life.

Exercise builds good bones
A lifetime of poor nutrition and little exercise can increase your risk of osteoporosis, but adopting healthy bone habits early can help you avoid this disease.

Invest in your bones
Brittle bone disease or osteoporosis is a major health problem in South Africa, in young and old alike. But the condition is preventable - especially with exercise.