Most of us probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about our skeletons, but another way we can love ourselves is to keep those bones strong. There are a couple of good ways to do this.
One is to eat right, including plenty of calcium. Y’all know what to do there, right?
Another is to work with weights. Those dumbbells do more than make our muscles strong! Bones increase strength in response to stresses like lifting weights.
Choosing the right cardio can also help. Bones get stronger in response to impact with the ground. That means that swimming, while great for cardio, has less of an effect on strengthening bones than walking. Exercises that include jumping (jacks, jump lunges, jump squats, box jumps, burpees, etc.) help with this, too.
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