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Exercises for Osteoporosis

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I found the exercises in this book to be very helpful. The photos and descriptions of the exercises are clear, and the exercises are easy to scale up in difficulty as you become stronger. With each exercise, you are told which specific muscles you will strengthen as well as which part of your skeleton (hips, spine, wrists, etc) that will be strengthened.

Without sacrificing effectiveness, the exercises are kept fairly simple, requiring minimal equipment. More than half of the exercises can be done with no equipment at all (enabling a very complete routine), and the remainder can be done with a little supplemental equipment, including a chair, step, theraband/dynaband, free-weights, wrist/ankle weights, and inflatible stability ball.

I'm in my mid-30s and relatively active. While I found I could *do* almost all the exercises in the book, there is definitely still room for me to improve. With the optional increases in difficulty built into each exercise, this book will keep me challenged for some time to come.

Having said that, many of the exercises are basic enough that someone who is experiencing compromised mobility or who is recovering from illness will be able to manage many of the exercises in the book.

This book motivated me to get off my duff and start reversing my loss in bone mass. I'd recommend this book for anyone who already has osteoporosis as well as for those who want to avoid it.

This book acts like an exercise guide. It has smooth pages wtih nice black and white pictures depicting each exercise. The short descriptions on "how to do the exercises" is precise and to the point. Exercises center around the neck, back, torso, hip, wrist,chest, arms, and abs. Minimal equipment is required. Most exercises are done on a mat or a chair. Other accessories are easy to obtain: light weights, pillow,rubber ball, and such. I found this book very useful and easy to follow. The exercises are fairly easy and most anyone can do them. There are programs designed for people sufferning from osteoporosis, osteopenia, and the prevention of such. I found this extremely efficient because my mother and I can use the same book for her treatment and my prevention.

I bought and read every title on this subject when I was unexpectedly diaganosed with osteoporosis. I got tired of reading the same things again and again. This book did not just rehash the same old same old but gave me MUCH better insights into the risk factors, a far better explanation of how exercise helps, and clear, concise directions for each of the exercises. I hope that everyone, especially younger people read this book and work with the exercises, because this disaease is devastating to active people. Thank you, Miss Daniels!

This book is great - full of exercises, illustrated photos and instructions. I also learned some new information on osteoporosis regarding building bone and what exercises don't work (contrary to popular belief.) Dianne Daniels is a clear, concise writer making the information easy to understand. I recommend the book for anyone with osteoporosis (like me) or anyone who wants to prevent it.

Like many people who are diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis, I recived just about NO information from my doctor on how to improve bone health. It was just -- "take this pill and I'll see you at your annual physical." I was deeply upset that she had no information for me, provided almost no insight, and seemed vastly disinterested in providing any. I went out and looked for books to provide the information I needed. I found this book and couldn't be happier. In conjunction with Gillian Sanson's enlightening book "The Myth of Osteoporisis," this book should be in the hands of everyone who is interested in bone health.

This is an absolutely fabulous book! Well laid out, exercises are easy to do, 2 each routines for those with osteoporosis, osteopenia, or no diagnosis of either. A GREAT segment on spinal alignment.

This is a MUST HAVE book for every person who is interested in bone health. I liked the fact that although the majority of the exercises show a female demonstrator, her partner in some segments was male, and the demonstrator for spinal alignment is male. Men get osteoporisis, too.

Wnderful book!! Highly recommended.

I learned a lot about how to keep my ospeopedia from progressing into osteoperosis. Who knew that walking did not help? This book claims that the key to preventing osteoporsis is weight training. The author provides six basic, progressive work-out progams which can be done at home. I was definitely inspired to try her approach to preventing bone loss.

Helpful information for excercises. Easy to understand with many pictures in the book. Helpful suggestions to improve the quality of your exercises with plans outlined for different levels of exercise. I recommend this book.

As a clinician-scientist, I believe in evidence
based medicine
There is no evidence base to support the work-out
shown here to my knowledge have been proven
to build bones as opposed to other types
of exercise. As scientist from respected institution
like NASA can tell you, the only most important
way the body needs to stimulate bone building
is periodic weight-bearing exercises & stepping.
The same view is shared by neurophysiologists
of NIH of USA
This kind of title is extremely misleading
& should be taken with a grain of salt

If you are at risk for osteoporosis then it is important to understand that taking calcium and vitamin D supplements is only the start toward assuring better bone health. The right kind of exercise is another critical consideration. This book is certainly a useful tool. It provides some basic, concise information about the importance of exercise and how to complete these activities effectively. The majority of the book is dedicated to providing the many strengthening and flexibility exercises you need. The descriptions are generally easy to understand, but even for the ones that are more complex, there are photographs to guide you through each one. Of course, the books is only part of what you will need. The exercises often require equipment, like some simple weights, "theraband", a therapy ball, and so forth.

I think that this book offers some easy excercises that you can do. The pictures are easy to follow and the explanations are simple.