How To Make Your Bones Stronger When Losing Weight

By Katherine Crawford, M.S.

Building strong bones is like building a house-a long and slow process. And having strong bones is critical if you are active or if you want to prevent one of the most common and debilitating injuries: fractures.

Unfortunately, because of sedentary living and a lack of exposure to sunlight, your bones may be much weaker than they should be. And this sets you up for serious injury in the near future.

So here is how to make your bones stronger:

1. Don't neglect the weights: Not only will lifting weights rev up your metabolism, but it will also make your bones super strong. And super strong bones are less likely to fracture or break. And don't be overwhelmed by all the different exercise techniques out there, just do something!

2. Increase your flexibility: Becoming more flexible won't really increase the health of your bones, but it will prevent them from breaking so easily. After all, most fractures are a direct result of inflexibility. You see, the more flexible you are the more freely your bones can move around in your body.

3. Train for balance: Again, increasing your balancing capabilities won't directly affect bone health, but it will prevent injury. You see, many fractures and breakages are a direct result of poor falling technique. If you incorporate some balance training into your routine, you can prevent a lot of this.

4. Increase calcium intake: But be careful with exotic formulations because many of them can contain lead. And do you really want extra lead in your body? Instead, stick to supplements from reputable manufacturers and increase leafy green vegetable intake. Yes, leafy greens also have calcium!

5. Don't have too much protein: Protein is a double edged sword. It can relieve hunger like nothing else and promote fast rates of fat loss. However, it can also promote lethargy and calcium leakage. So if you are going to go the high protein route, make sure you do it while supplementing with calcium.

Trying to lose weight while having weak bones is unnecessary and unhealthy. So make sure you follow this advice sooner rather than later. After all, later usually never comes! - 32511

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