In article <7bzcc.78338$gA5.960497@attbi_s03>, cpetersky@mouse-
potato.com says...
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"Gooserider" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Do you perform any sort of weight bearing exercise to keep up your bone
density. I know you hate BUYcycling, but there was an excellent article a
couple of issues back about the lack of bone density in long distance
cyclists.
I thought that article was bs. If all you ever did was either do long rides
or sit on the couch, maybe. I don't know about most of you, but I do other
forms of exercise. Heck, probably just climbing/descending the two flights
of stairs between where I park the bike in the parking garage and the main
building lobby probably does something for bone density, and I do that every
day.
Probably, but many people live on ground level, or take the elevator.
Note that the article also pointed out that the intensity of your
workouts was a major factor: sweating caused a significantly
accelerated depletion of calcium compared to an easier workout. It was
really only a factor for people who were on their bikes for several
hours a day, nearly every day.
Quoted message said:I remember a study where if kids just jumped up and down for five minutes a
day and it had a tremendous measurable effect on their bone density. So you
could just do that -- jump up and down -- and prevent all kinds of problems.
But how many cyclists do that routinely? Jumping rope would probably do
it, too. I just try to get on the treadmill for a half-hour once a week
or so when soccer season isn't going. During the season, refereeing
soccer games gives me more than enough weight-bearing exercise.
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