Bone strength and balance after forty
Bone density and balance are usually discussed separately, but they protect you as a pair. Stronger bones matter most on the days your balance is tested, and better balance means those days come around far less often.
Bone responds to load
Bone adapts to the forces you put through it, which is why walking alone, valuable as it is, does not do the whole job. Loaded, progressive resistance work gives bone a reason to hold its density.
Balance is a skill you can practise
Balance quietly fades when nothing asks for it. Standing on one leg while you brush your teeth is a genuinely useful start; single-leg strength work, step-downs and work on uneven ground build on it.
- Single-leg stands, progressing to eyes closed
- Step-ups and controlled step-downs
- Carries — walking with weight in one hand
- Getting down to the floor and back up, deliberately
Working around a diagnosis
If you have been told you have low bone density, or you are managing another condition, sessions can be shaped around any guidance you have been given. Bring it along and we will plan with it, not around the edges of it.
Progressive, sensible loading — in your living room or the park.
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