The rise of low impact training might have a significant impact on our health as we age

Bone mineral density decreases as we age, but even more rapidly for women

In fact, one in 3 women over the age of 50 will break a bone due to it's brittleness

This is of course a scary statistic but we can help to offset this decline as we age

But low impact training is not the way

Did you know:

Women are already much more prone to osteopenia and osteoporosis when compared with men (18% + 2% for men and 56% + 16% for women) in people 50 years and older

Women over 50 have a 4x higher rate of osteoporosis and 2x higher rate of osteopenia than men

Jump training and high impact (start point relative to experience level) can directly impact our bone mineral density and offset these changes

PMID: 28392857

Our bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments respond positivelyto stress placed upon them as long as it does not exceed the current capacity

Instead if we just go beyond what is comfortable while staying within our current capacity, our bodies will respond by growing stronger and laying down more bone formation

The best way to do this is through strength training and some high impact work like plyometrics

Now high impact is going to look different for everyone at every level so it's recommended you start where you are at!

Click the link below to watch a short instagram video on this exact topic!

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