According to a recent study at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, the impacts of everyday physical activity do not attenuate the accelerated hormonal bone loss that occurs during menopause. Effective bone-loading impacts are rare in everyday life. Future research should explore whether more targeted exercise can slow menopausal bone loss. The study suggests that impacts accumulated during everyday life are not sufficient to slow hormonal bone loss during menopause.
A follow-up study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, examined the relationship between everyday bone loading and changes in bone strength at the femoral neck, femoral shaft, and tibial shaft in women of menopausal age.
Hormonal changes during menopause cause accelerated bone weakening, increasing the risk of…