To some degree, age-related bone loss is unavoidable, as it’s a natural part of the ageing process.
True fact: According to The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, close to 50 percent of women will break a bone after the age of 50, largely due to osteoporosis.
Although that sounds a bit scary, according to Dr. Stacy Sims there are some things you can do to keep your bones strong, so you avoid getting osteopenia, osteoporosis and bone breaks.
What Can I Do to Maintain My Bones?
According to Sims, there is some credible research that suggests that women going through perimenopause can improve their bone mineral density through jumping exercises, or as we call it, plyometric training.
We Have some Real Life Evidence for you
68-year-old Danette Watt began following our Flight program last year and recently had a scan that showed her bone density has improved by 2.7 percent.
And while Watt admits she takes calcium and Vitamin D supplements, which might be contributing to the improvement, Watt said she also believes that the consistent strength and plyometric training she has been doing thanks to Empower is a “big factor in my score.”
When you join Empower, you will get a little bit of everything: strength training, speed and HIIT interval work, conditioning and a healthy dose of plyometric training.
And not only is plyometric training good for your bones, it’s also important for building and maintaining muscle mass, another key for ageing women.