Chronic Exercise & Lean Muscle Mass in Masters Athletes

I find it impressive that the bone density between the sedentary individual compared to the active individual is so different! I would like to now see the sedentary man adopt a more active lifestyle and in a year's time do a second MRI to demonstrate the changes that can be made. Very inspirational! Another interesting side note would be that most of your potential bone mass is built (in females) at or before puberty. The best known way to build bone mass is by repeated impact exercise. Jump rope is an excellent way for pre-pubescent students to build strong bones and for all folks to maintain healthy bone mass. This information also points to the need for dry-land training for athletes who get most of their exercise through low impact swimming....especially kids.

I find it impressive that the bone density between the sedentary individual compared to the active individual is so different! I would like to now see the sedentary man adopt a more active lifestyle and in a year's time do a second MRI to demonstrate the changes that can be made. Very inspirational! Another interesting side note would be that most of your potential bone mass is built (in females) at or before puberty. The best known way to build bone mass is by repeated impact exercise. Jump rope is an excellent way for pre-pubescent students to build strong bones and for all folks to maintain healthy bone mass. This information also points to the need for dry-land training for athletes who get most of their exercise through low impact swimming....especially kids.