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Hi Sarah and Laurel, I listened (twice!) to episode 38 about building bone density/strength NOT through yoga, but instead through weight training and plyometrics. I recently had a Dexa scan that showed I’d inched over the line between osteopenia and osteoporosis, particularly in the spine. I’m trying to avoid taking Fosamax (or other drugs), and instead I’m hoping to manage this via diet and exercise.
I’d appreciate some suggestions for those of us who have had total knee replacements, and are therefore not encouraged to run or jump or otherwise repeatedly pound our metallic joints. This seems like it means impact kinds of exercises are not the best for us. That leaves weight training…
Are there other activities/exercises that are helpful and doable for people with titanium joints? Is there any reason to take the BoneUp supplement that is touted as a way to reduce the risk of osteoporosis? And does jumping on a trampoline help build bone density? There’s a lot of contradictory information out there, and I very much appreciate your willingness to try to make it sensible and useful to me.
Thank you!
Kathy
Hi Kathy,
Thank you for reaching out. We have lots to say on this topic, too much for a comment, but the bottom line is strength training, and in particular heavy weight lifting, is going to be the right thing for you for building bone density. If you follow @movementlogictutorials on Instagram, I’ll put a longer response up there.