Exercise in the youth against osteoporosis

Girls who are exercising are getting a bone mass which should reduce the chances for the emergence of osteoporosis in older age.

The biennial survey of Canadian scientists from the University of British Columbia have had 34 ten-year-old girl who regularly exercised three times a week in specific program and 46 girls who did not exercised. With girls who were exercising by the program applicable to each primary school the increase of the quantity of minerals in the bones was five percent higher. Scientists estimate that so gained advantage in increasing the level of minerals in the bones in childhood is equivalent to the postponed time of three to five years of starting of a process of losing bone mass after menopause. Osteoporosis is related to loss of bone mass that often accompanies aging, and because of that the bones become more fragile and breakable. Due to the reduced production of estrogen hormones after menopause osteoporosis affects more women than men. Exercise is recognized as one of the most important factors for the development of the bones - the research showed that babies who were moving more in the womb; have stronger bones.

What is Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a term that indicates the porosity of bones, generalized progressive decrease of bone density, which causes weakness of bones system.

When you have osteoporosis it comes to reducing the quantity of calcium in bones, minerals, which is represented by 99% in bones and teeth. When the reduction of bone density happens, bones become fragile and sensitive to different physical stress, such as bumps and falls resulting in increased frequency of fractures, mostly hips, spine, and your wrist.

The bone mass in men and women are the largest in quantity in mid-third decade of life in which time bone metabolism is in equal and the creation of bone is approximately equal to absorption. In older age the creation of the bones becomes slower than absorption, and comes to the development of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is so common that in many countries it takes epidemic proportions; it has become one of the most important causes of illnesses, disability and even death.

Maximum frequency of osteoporosis is in older Caucasian women, and lowest in older women of black race.