Bone: Jump, run, climb-childhood exercise improves bone strength

摘要

A 4-year school-based moderately intense daily exercise program in prepubertal children improves bone mass and size without increasing fracture risk, reports a new study from Sweden. Studies previously showed that physical activity during childhood benefits bone strength. Bjarne Lofgren and colleagues now evaluated whether an extended exercise program (including ball games, running, jumping and climbing) induces long-term skeletal benefits at a population-based level, without increasing fracture risk.