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From: Lee Hobeck on 11 Apr 2005 21:02 Is there a type of exercise that should be avoided when one has osteoporosis in both spine and hip? I recently joined a health club. It is equipped with many machines, I am wondering which ones I should avoid. Lee
From: Art S on 12 Apr 2005 00:03 "Lee Hobeck" <lhobeck(a)webtv.net> wrote in message news:3451-425B1E3D-79(a)storefull-3217.bay.webtv.net... > Is there a type of exercise that should be avoided when one has > osteoporosis in both spine and hip? I recently joined a health club. > It is equipped with many machines, I am wondering which ones I should > avoid. Lee > Sorry; no specific answers. In general: 1) bone density is roughly correlated with risk of fracture (something like a 70% correlation), so the lower your bone density the greater the risk of getting a fracture. But you, as an individual, may have a greater or lesser risk of getting a fracture than someone else with the same bone density. 2) Your bone doesn't have nerves, so you can't "test" an exercise with a specific weight and have some warning that - as far as your bone is concerned - you are getting into a dangerous area. 3) If you don't "stress" your bones, you won't increase your bone density (if it is easy to do an exercise with 5 lbs, then continuing to do the same exercise with 5 lbs will, at most, maintain bone density for the affected bones without stimulating an increase. In addition, doing a biceps curl won't affect your hip.). 4) Bone appears to respond to a "peak load" a limited number of times each day (the paper I read hypothesized it was around 30 peaks per day with a better response if they were broken into two or three groups spread throughout the 24 hours of the day (i.e. - every 12 hours or every 8 hours). A short rest between each peak load may also improve the bone's response. (Note that your muscles can NOT respond to a peak stress this often, so look for complementary activities for the days that you can't lift weights.) Recommendations: 1) See if your doctor can provide any guidance. 2) The greater your risk of fracture (the lower your bone density and/or having had an "unexplained" fracture before), the lower you should start and the more careful you should be about increasing the weight. Good luck, Art
From: Shirley Thebaglady on 12 Apr 2005 07:08 I would ask one of the trainers there. The ones that I did was stregthening my back and hips. (on the machines) I know I needed to build up my muscle mass to support my back and hips. Those were the ones that were hurting. And a good warm-up on the treadmill before doing anything in the Gym. shirley
From: Kate on 12 Apr 2005 09:27 Yes, Lee...you are correct. There are some exercises that should be avoided. Go to: http://www.osteopenia3.com/osteoporosisexercisewarning.html I hope your exercise program goes well for you! Kate Lee Hobeck wrote: > Is there a type of exercise that should be avoided when one has > osteoporosis in both spine and hip? I recently joined a health club. > It is equipped with many machines, I am wondering which ones I should > avoid. Lee
From: Lee Hobeck on 12 Apr 2005 22:21
Thank you for the advice each of you gave. I really need to strengthen my abdomen muscles however, all the machine designed for those muscles require a crunch position. This exercise is done in a seated position. How can the abdomen muscles be worked without bending foward. I am at the health club 3 days a week and spend 1 1/2 hrs on various machines, starting out 30 mins on treadmill., than on to weight machines for legs and arms. I am trying to determine what is safe to use for the torso. Any suggestions? Lee |