--- title: Fitness Over 40 Blog | Prime of Life Fitness | osteoporosis description: osteoporosis | Fitness and nutrition tips to help Baby Boomers and Seniors enjoy the prime of their lives. --- [![personal-training](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-1627359819-jpg/PrimeofLifefitness/personal-training.jpg)](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/) - [Client Log In](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/personal-training/online-personal-training/)| - [Contact](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/contact)| - [Home](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/) 720-295-0150 # Fitness Over 40 ## [5 Reasons Your Aging Parents Need In-Home Fitness Training](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/157372/5-Reasons-Your-Aging-Parents-Need-In-Home-Fitness-Training) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Fri, Jun 20, 2014 @ 11:28 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-1056871546-jpg/images/in-home_training_lakewood.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/157372/5-Reasons-Your-Aging-Parents-Need-In-Home-Fitness-Training) Should you consider in-home fitness training for your aging parents? [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/157372/5-Reasons-Your-Aging-Parents-Need-In-Home-Fitness-Training) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/157372/5-Reasons-Your-Aging-Parents-Need-In-Home-Fitness-Training#comments-listing) Tags: [exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/exercise), [personal training](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/personal-training), [osteoporosis](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/osteoporosis), [bone density](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/bone-density), [senior exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/senior-exercise), [functional fitness](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/functional-fitness), [memory loss](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/memory-loss), [arthritis](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/arthritis) ## [Top 7 Benefits of Strength Training for Baby Boomers](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/108393/Top-7-Benefits-of-Strength-Training-for-Baby-Boomers) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Thu, Dec 01, 2011 @ 08:06 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16244456-jpg/images/boomer_strength_training.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/108393/Top-7-Benefits-of-Strength-Training-for-Baby-Boomers) The 76 million Baby Boomers in the U.S. are well-known for their active, busy lifestyles. They are the generation that is redefining aging in our society by continuing to work and stay active well into their golden years. [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/108393/Top-7-Benefits-of-Strength-Training-for-Baby-Boomers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/108393/Top-7-Benefits-of-Strength-Training-for-Baby-Boomers#comments-listing) Tags: [Baby Boomer](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/baby-boomer), [exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/exercise), [body image](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/body-image), [osteoporosis](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/osteoporosis), [bone density](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/bone-density), [strength](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/strength), [weight training](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/weight-training), [endurance](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/endurance), [diabetes](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/diabetes), [weight bearing exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/weight-bearing-exercise), [Type 2 diabetes](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/type-2-diabetes) ## [Benefits of Exercise for Baby Boomers and Seniors](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98891/Benefits-of-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers-and-Seniors) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Tue, Oct 04, 2011 @ 05:02 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16261888-jpg/images/pilates.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98891/Benefits-of-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers-and-Seniors) Why do people exercise? Well, once it's a habit, people exercise because it feels good, but a lot of people begin an exercise program because they want to lose weight. If you're overweight, losing even a few pounds is a good thing, but there are lots of other reasons to exercise. If you're a Baby Boomer or Senior (heck, even if you're a twentysomething), regular exercise offers many benefits that will improve the quality of your life. [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98891/Benefits-of-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers-and-Seniors) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98891/Benefits-of-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers-and-Seniors#comments-listing) Tags: [Baby Boomer](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/baby-boomer), [exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/exercise), [weight loss](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/weight-loss), [body image](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/body-image), [osteoporosis](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/osteoporosis), [bone density](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/bone-density), [senior exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/senior-exercise), [cardiovascular exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/cardiovascular-exercise), [flexibility](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/flexibility), [Type 2 diabetes](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/type-2-diabetes) ## [40 Examples of Weight-Bearing Exercises for Bone Health](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98018/40-Examples-of-Weight-Bearing-Exercises-for-Bone-Health) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 @ 03:07 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16246944-jpg/images/dancing_skeletons.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98018/40-Examples-of-Weight-Bearing-Exercises-for-Bone-Health) The 206 bones in your body make up the structural infrastructure that supports your soft tissue. Bones are also storehouses for calcium and phosphorus, and bone tissue is continously being broken down and repaired within your body. Approximately every ten years, your entire skeleton will be replaced with new cells. Stressful forces on the bone, such as you experience when you exercise, cause the bones to create more new bone tissue, while a sedentary lifestyle results in greater loss of bone tissue than generation of new tissue. Your challenge, as you age, is to keep the pace of cell regeneration ahead of the pace of degeneration. [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98018/40-Examples-of-Weight-Bearing-Exercises-for-Bone-Health) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/98018/40-Examples-of-Weight-Bearing-Exercises-for-Bone-Health#comments-listing) Tags: [exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/exercise), [osteoporosis](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/osteoporosis), [bone density](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/bone-density), [weight bearing exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/weight-bearing-exercise) ## [Management of Osteoporosis: Five Factors to Prevent Falls](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/73606/Management-of-Osteoporosis-Five-Factors-to-Prevent-Falls) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Wed, Jun 29, 2011 @ 03:40 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16245353-jpg/images/cheselden_t36_prayer_sm.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/73606/Management-of-Osteoporosis-Five-Factors-to-Prevent-Falls) According to the [National Osteoporosis Foundation](http://www.nof.org/node/40), 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and an additional 34 million have low bone density. If you’ve been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis, you know that you have an increased risk of broken bones. Once you’ve been diagnosed, your doctor will give you instructions on how to slow the bone loss with diet, supplements, exercises, and perhaps medication. But you can also manage a number of other factors to prevent dangerous falls. [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/73606/Management-of-Osteoporosis-Five-Factors-to-Prevent-Falls) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/73606/Management-of-Osteoporosis-Five-Factors-to-Prevent-Falls#comments-listing) Tags: [osteoporosis](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/osteoporosis), [bone density](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/bone-density), [safety](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/safety) ## [The Best Exercise for Baby Boomers](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/69488/The-Best-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 @ 11:40 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16243019-jpg/images/best_baby_boomer_exercise.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/69488/The-Best-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers) Everybody wants to know, what's the best exercise for me? If you're a Baby Boomer, you're at that age where your body doesn't work quite the same way it did 15 or 20 years ago. So what's the best exercise to keep Baby Boomers fit and healthy? [Read More](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/69488/The-Best-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/69488/The-Best-Exercise-for-Baby-Boomers#comments-listing) Tags: [balance](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/balance), [Baby Boomer](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/baby-boomer), [osteoporosis](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/osteoporosis), [bone density](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/bone-density), [strength](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/strength), [weight bearing exercise](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/topic/weight-bearing-exercise) ## [What are Weight Bearing Exercises and Why Should You Do Them?](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/65617/What-are-Weight-Bearing-Exercises-and-Why-Should-You-Do-Them) Posted by [LeeAnn Langdon](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/fitness-over-40-blog/author/leeann-langdon) on Thu, Jun 02, 2011 @ 02:33 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/hs-fs/file-16270023-jpg/images/tennis_75.jpg) ](https://www.primeoflifefitness.com/Fitness-over-40-blog/bid/65617/What-are-Weight-Bearing-Exercises-and-Why-Should-You-Do-Them) If you’re a “person of a certain age,” you’ve probably heard that you should be doing regular weight-bearing exercises to help improve your bone density. But do you know which exercises are weight-bearing and which aren’t? 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