It may sound too good to be true. A new study shows that exercising for just a little over two hours a week curtails the production of a hormone that stops new bone formation. Plus, it naturally increases levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which promotes bone growth.
The soon-to be-published research is great news to all of us in the Save Our Bones community, and especially to those who are using the Densercise System. You see, in the Osteoporosis Reversal Program I explain all about Wolff's Theory of Bone Formation, which predicates the now proven fact that muscular tension and the pressure of gravity creates new bone tissue that strengthens bones. This powerful premise is the basis for Densercise, which combines it along with the Density Training Method to maximize bone growth and strength.
The new study pinpoints specific bone health benefits of physical activity, further confirming the importance of exercising for your bones. Read more about the study here:
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 15, 2012 (HealthDay News) — Engaging in more than two hours of physical activity per week appears to help pre-menopausal women maintain healthy bones, new research suggests.
The finding is based on the impact that even small amounts of exercise seem to have on curtailing the production of a protein that impedes bone growth, while at the same time increasing the activity of another protein that promotes bone formation.
The study will appear in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
“Physical activity is good for bone health and results in lowering sclerostin — a known inhibitor of bone formation — and enhancing IGF-1 levels, a positive effector on bone health,” study author Mohammed-Salleh Ardawi, a professor at the Center of Excellence for Osteoporosis Research and the faculty of medicine at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, said in a journal news release.
The authors note that sclerostin, a hormone, works by migrating to bone surfaces, where it impedes bone cell creation. IGF-1 is shorthand for insulin-like growth factor-1, a hormone that promotes growth.
For this finding, researchers tracked 120 pre-menopausal women for an eight-week period. About half of the women were engaged in a supervised physical-activity routine, while the other half were not.
Women who had participated in more than two hours of activity per week were found to have “significantly” lower sclerostin levels and higher IGF-1 levels.
“Physical-activity training is conceptually simple and inexpensive, and can serve practical purposes including reducing the risk of low bone mass and osteoporosis, and, consequently, fractures,” Ardawi said. “Our study found that even minor changes in physical activity were associated with clear effects on serum levels of sclerostin, IGF-1 and bone-turnover markers.”
Source: Everyday Health
I have the save our bones program but I wouldlike to order the Epidensity Training System -Densercise for $27 and I called and they said it is not available. Can you help me to get this program
Vivian,
I read somewhere that Calcitonian Salmon a medication that you squirt up your nose has some side effects. Do you have any information regarding this.
Thank you
Vivian, I enjoy doing exercises to help my bones, however I cannot do any that include a jump of any kind, due to the pressure it puts on my back. When I do I have back pain for days, so I really appreciate knowing exercises that do not include jumping. I also climb up and down stairs, how does this rate for building bones?
Thank you very much for all your help and sharing your knowledge.
I enjoy these wonderful exercises and is there any exercise CD available to buy online?
Thank you.
Great info — thanks !!
Thank you for these suggestions. I will start doing them.
Dear Vivian,thank for the so good videos and so easy to do too!.
Blessing. Herminia
I needed to see this report! I went to the endocronologist last month and she said I didnt need to exercise for bone growth because the latest studies by the “guru” of bones said that exercise only grows bones if you have been a couch potatoe your whole life and then decided to exercise. I thought she was whacked at the time but it did discourage me so I am glad to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for all information you share with us. I will try this excecise!.
I have been reading some of the comments/questions on this site and do not see any response from Vivian Goldschmidt. Does anyone know if this site is monitured? Just wondering…
Vivian I have enjoyed watching all your videos. I have been doing the heal lift and jump for some time, although it can be a little tiring I have enjoyed it. I am hoping to get started on the rest in a few hours.
Thank you for sharing the videos.
Regards
Nazmeen
Have just been diagnosed with osteoporosis in spine and hips at the age of 57, in spite of taking extra vitamin d, which is prescription strength! and consistently taking citracal for years. I am convienced that my irratic thyroid has played a factor, in the inability of my body to absorb nedded nutrients and vitamins. Is it safe for me to do the heel lift with the jump if I already have the osteoporosis? Needless to say, I am fed up with the conventional methods for treating bone density, so within the next few minutes, I will be ordering the save our bones program!!!!!
Thanks Vivian, You’re exercise videos are really good. I have your Osteoporosis Reversal Program. It is very informative and I have incorporated many of it’s suggestions. I am particularly interested in spine strenthening, as my bone density is steadily decreasing in the lumber spine and I see a chiropractor regularly for spinal issues. I would love to have a printed exercise guide handy if you ever decide to offer one. Keep up the good work! I enjoy reading your informative e-mails.