Athletes Undergoing Regular Strength Training Exhibit Slowed Aging of Bone Tissue

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/06/athletes-undergoing-regular-strength-training-exhibit-slowed-aging-of-bone-tissue/

The mechanisms of aging produce a range of detrimental effects on bones, most evidently the progressive loss of density and resilience that becomes osteoporosis in its later and severe stages. It is known that strength training blunts the loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with age, and reduces mortality risk in later life. Here, researchers show that it can also slow the aging of bone tissue. The effect size is small, but note that the researchers are comparing well trained athletes with adequately trained athletes, rather than with the general population.

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