{"id":2858,"date":"2017-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/osteoporosis-can-prevent\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:37:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:37:47","slug":"osteoporosis-can-prevent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/osteoporosis-can-prevent\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Osteoporosis And How Can You Prevent This?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Osteoporosis is a debilitating disease that affects the health of\u00a0your bones<\/a>. Often mistakenly thought of as an illness that only affects older individuals, for example post-menopausal women, it has been known to strike people as young as 25 .<\/p>\n

What makes it that much more frightening is that most don\u2019t know that they\u2019re suffering from osteoporosis until it\u2019s too late.\u00a0At this point\u00a0there\u2019s nothing that they can do. Luckily, there are measures you can take NOW to prevent yourself from developing osteoporosis.<\/p>\n

Your Bones Are Living And Dynamic<\/h2>\n

Through\u00a0remodelling, according to Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General<\/em><\/a>, your bone matter is constantly\u00a0replaced in a systematic method. Osteoporosis happens when old bone matter is removed but no new bone matter is available to replace it. This causes\u00a0your bones to become brittle \u2013 and putting you at an increased risk of fractures. The parts of your body that are\u00a0most at risk are\u00a0your spine, wrists, hips, pelvis and upper arms.<\/p>\n

Who Is At Risk Of Osteoporosis?<\/h2>\n

Osteoporosis affects both males and females of all races. However, experts say that Asian and Caucasian women \u2013 especially those who have already gone through menopause – are most at risk. This being said, new information has come to light \u2013 says the South African National Osteoporosis Foundation \u2013 that men are actually more prone to developing the disease than women are. Symptoms include broken bones as well as decreased height because of a curvature of the spine.<\/p>\n

How Can You Prevent Developing Osteoporosis?<\/h2>\n

Eat Enough Calcium In Your Diet<\/h3>\n

Eating calcium-rich foods is one of the best ways of ensuring that you consume a sufficient amount of calcium on a daily basis. (To see how much calcium you need to be taking in, as well as what types of foods are rich in this mineral, follow this link<\/a>.) It\u2019s better to ensure that you satisfy your body\u2019s calcium needs from your diet and don\u2019t rely on calcium supplements. However, if you can\u2019t manage this, taking a supplement will do the trick.<\/p>\n

Ensure That You Perform Weight-Bearing Exercises<\/h2>\n

During weight-bearing exercises, your body works against the force of gravity to work out. (Click here <\/a>to read our\u00a0article about what type of weight-bearing exercises are good for this disease.)\u00a0Examples of exercises such as these are walking or jogging on the treadmill.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to perform these exercises on a regular basis \u2013 the literature says for about 45 minutes, three times a week \u2013 as these will assist to guard against the symptoms of osteoporosis. For example, by building and strengthening your muscles, if you happen to have a fall \u2013 and are predisposed to osteoporosis or your bones happen to be brittle \u2013 you are less likely to experience fractures as are your bones will be well protected by toned muscles.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about osteoporosis and exercises you can show people to prevent the onslaught of this disease?\u00a0 If so, you\u2019ll be interested in learning about Trifocus Fitness Academy’s course on exercise and the elderly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Osteoporosis is a debilitating disease that affects the health of\u00a0your bones. Often mistakenly thought of as an illness that only affects older individuals, for example post-menopausal women, it has been known to strike people as young as 25 . What makes it that much more frightening is that most don\u2019t know that they\u2019re suffering from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2116],"tags":[524,411,508,185,143,62,595,580,186,154,45,1045,1046,780],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}