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Building strong bones

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Sat, 10/08/2005 - 7:10am
An article in Bicycling Magazine suggested these steps for bicyclists to take to help build strong bones:
  • USE SUPPLEMENTS to get at least 1.200 mg of calcium per day.
  • ADD YOGURT, MILK (any type) and other high-calcium products to your regular diet
  • CUT BACK ON SMOKING, ALCOHOL AND SODA.
  • LIFT WEIGHTS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK
  • DO BACK EXERCISES TWICE A WEEK
  • RUN, HIKE, SKIP ROPE OR JUMP AROUND
  • STAND UP MORE OFTEN ON THE BIKE
  • MOUNTAIN BIKE MORE
  • CONSIDER GETTING A BONE SCAN
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