Never too young to build hip strength
UK researchers have reported that young children can strengthen their hip bones through vigorous exercise. Teams from Cambridge University and the University of Southampton studied around 200 six-year-olds for one week. Cutting edge scanning technology was used to measure bone mass and analyse hip (femoral neck) and thigh bone structure. Analysis of the findings showed a correlation between the amount of time spent participating in vigorous activity and the strength of the femoral neck, gauged by both shape and volumetric mineral density. These results were independent of other factors like lifestyle, diet and physical size. The findings support the school of thought that encourages higher levels of physical activity in children in order to improve skeletal bone development. This in turn would promote the prevention of osteoporosis in later life. Source: International Osteoporosis FoundationPost your comment
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