One exercise to avoid if you’re over 60 and want to protect joint health

While regular strength training can protect your bones, there is one type of exercise people over 60 should avoid to protect ...
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Want stronger bones? Jumping exercises might help.

As you age, your bones generally start to weaken. You tend to lose bone mineral density, an indicator of bone strength, which makes you more prone to fractures in old age. To maintain or even ...
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This 3-minute jump workout ‘significantly’ builds bone density after 30 – here’s how to do it

Jump training is nothing new, but there’s more to it than jumping on the spot. If you’re looking to build bone density, sports medicine specialist and orthopaedic surgeon Jocelyn Wittstein says the ...
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5 Jumping Exercises to Help You Age Better and Live Longer

Exercise, in general, is one of the best things you can do for your health: It strengthens your heart and lungs, boosts mood and cognition, and lowers your risk of a bunch of diseases, including type ...
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Experts say jumping rope is more effective cardio than running, so I tried it for a month. Here’s how it went

Jumping rope is the devil’s exercise. Or so went my initial thoughts. Hopping up and down, stuck in place, while swinging a plastic whip haphazardly about your head and ankles, not only filled me with ...