Exercise and Bone Health

Forms of Weight Bearing exercises are all except

• Jogging/Running

• Dancing

• Push ups

• Walking and hiking

Benefits of Exercise are all except

• Reducing the risk for heart disease

• Reducing the risk for stroke

• Preventing obesity

• Brittle bones

Osteoporosis are weak and fragile bones

• True

• False

Bones are a living tissue

• False

• True

Exercise improves balance and coordination

• True

• False

What form of exercise would aerobics be that is effective for building strong bones

• Weightbearing

• Strength-training

• Non-Impact exercises

Resistance exercises focus on increasing muscle mass but also put stress on bones and have bone-building capacity. All but one are resistant exercises. Choose the one that is not a resistance exercise.

• Yoga

• Push Ups

• Free Weights

• Weight Machines

An effective exercise program includes

• 30 minutes of Weightbearing Activity, 4 or more days a week.

• 20 minutes of Weightbearing Activity, 4 or more days a week

• 30 minutes of Weightbearing Activity, 2 or more days a week

• 20 minutes of Weightbearing Activity, 2 or more days a week

The best time to build bone density is during years of rapid growth, which is

• Infant

• Childhood

• Adult

• Patriarch

In the elderly physical activity no longer increases bone mass, but it can slow bone loss, maintain muscle mass to preserve and strengthen surrounding bone and decrease the risk of falling

• True

• False