Osteoporosis and weighted vests, now weighted sneakers too

[Guest guest]

This vest looks intriguing. I've also seen " heavy sneakers " - they

weigh a couple pounds each and are supposed to give your legs and butt

a good workout just by walking around. They're expensive, around $200

I think. Has anyone tried those, and how are they working for you?

 

Carol M

 

, " cgiambri " <cgiambri

wrote:

>

> My friend shared about weighted vests at another group and thought

> this link I foudn reading is exciting. You can probably google other

> testimonies. My friend ordered a vest for 45# and said Joel Fuhrman,

> MD endorses these.

>

> http://www.osteo-solutionsblog.com/2007/08/improving-osteo.html

>

> Hope this helps someone.

>

> carolg

>

[Guest guest]

I am 37 and was dxd with osteoporosis/osteopenia when I was 30 - just

before I had my first child & have been pregnant twice (actually 3x -

one miscarriage) and breastfeeding ever since. I am extremely

hesitant to take any pharmaceutical drugs, even after my nurslings

are weaned, and am increasingly concerned about my future bone

health. I do yoga 1-4x/month, but other than lugging around kids &

their stuff, get very little exercise (they keep me kinda busy ;-P).

I am vegetarian, eat little dairy, lots of veggies, including greens,

take calcium & magnesium, and natural transdermal progesterone, but I

still find that when I don't exercise much, my hip joints ache

(that's where the osteo. is). I do drink coffee & wine (I admire

those who can parent without them!). It does run in my family, but

no extreme cases that I know of - only after menopause. I did drink

a lot of dairy, coffee & alcohol & ate a lot of sugar in my younger

years, but I also exercised a lot - mostly weight training &

running. I'm 5'4 " ish and have weight about the same - 105 - 108 for

the last 20 years or so (when I wasn't pregnant, of course). I

haven't made the time yet for another bone scan, and am not convinced

that that's a great dx tool, anyway, as the results are subjective.

 

What are the BEST things I can do to improve my bone health while I'm

still nursing? I know that my options will really open up afterward,

but I don't want things to get worse now. What is it about

resistance exercising that helps? I've heard that it can rebuild

bone, and I've heard that it doesn't - that it only helps maintain

strength & balance to avoid injuries due to falls.

 

, " Carol " <carol wrote:

>

> This vest looks intriguing. I've also seen " heavy sneakers " - they

> weigh a couple pounds each and are supposed to give your legs and

butt

> a good workout just by walking around. They're expensive, around

$200

> I think. Has anyone tried those, and how are they working for you?