Why is that exercise is good for your bones?

With increasing age, especially in women after menopause, there is a large reduction in bone density that is called osteoporosis.

Despite being a natural evolution that occurs in our skeleton as we age, physical exercise and a balanced diet, enriched with milk, yogurt, cheese and other foods rich in calcium, are very effective at preventing the deterioration of our bones.

Exposure to sunlight is very important for the health of our bone mass, since it is through vitamin D, synthesized through sunlight that is possible to use calcium from food to remodel our bones.

Exercise is essential to slow the process of osteoporosis, since it provides the necessary stimulus to the bone to continue to do the remodeling of our mineral skeleton. Strength training (weightlifting), or even moderate running, are more suitable for preventing osteoporosis than swimming.