Weight-bearing physical activity has beneficial effects on bone health across the age spectrum. Physical activities that generate relatively high-intensity loading forces, such as plyometrics, ...

A study to be published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) suggests that physical activity for premenopausal women is very effective in reducing ...

Exercise, particularly high-impact activity, builds stronger bones in children, even for those who carry genetic variants that predispose them to bone weakness, according to new research. The ...

Orthopaedic health is closely related to quality of life. Healthy bones and joints allow us to work comfortably, stay active ...

March 22 (UPI) --A report by the University of British Columbia suggests physical activity has significant effects on bone mass in adolescence. The study of 309 adolescent boys and girls showed those ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study detailed ideal times for kids aged 11 to 12 years to sleep and participate in physical activity in ...

The comparatively light bone structure of modern humans compared to early human species and other modern primates may be due to the modern abandonment of the constant physical activity that was ...

“Your bones are constantly remodeling, which means they are repeatedly breaking down old bone and rebuilding new,” says Callins. Adequate calcium helps support this process, giving bones the resources ...

In humans, physical activity appears to play an important role in maximizing bone mass during childhood and the early adult years, maintaining bone mass through the fifth decade, attenuating bone loss ...

Exercise, particularly high-impact activity, builds stronger bones in children, even for those who carry genetic variants that predispose them to bone weakness, according to new research. The ...