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Exercise resources - your guide
If you are just starting out with the ROS exercise information, I suggest you begin with about exercise and osteoporosis.
If you are new to doing exercise routines, then read our general information about getting started.
If you have osteoporosis and especially if you have already had broken bones you may have some questions about what’s safe for you, then watch our exercising safely film.
It’s always useful to think about some gentle exercise before and after you start an exercise routine. Or you might like to try these exercises on their own to get you used to exercising:
If you aren’t very mobile and really starting at the beginning with exercise you may like our #BoneMatters: Keep moving to stay active film.
STRONG: Exercise for bone strength
If you want to find exercises you can do yourself to make your bones stronger then:
- Read exercise for bone and muscle strength
- Watch our video with the warm up and cool down exercises included.
You will now have all the basics to the type of exercise that is best for bone strength, but if you want to understand more about building up the exercise you do to help your bones then find out about our 3 stage exercise plans.
There are four films about impact exercise and four films about muscle strengthening exercise. Watch the introduction films about each type of exercise and then learn about the 3 stages to work through. You could spend a few weeks at each stage or choose a level that is right for you.
How to build up exercises for bone strength films
Introduction to impact exercise
Introduction to muscle strengthening
Hear from the experts who made these films with us:#Bone Matters Exercise and osteoporosis
If you would like to learn an enjoyable way to do some weight bearing impact exercise – then you might like to learn our Dance for your Bones. You can watch and learn in our dance for your Bones film.
STEADY: Exercise to stay steady
If some of these exercises seem too active for you, then you may need to concentrate on exercises to help your muscles and balance to make you more steady on your feet. This is very important for all of us as we get older to help prevent falling over which so often leads to broken bones:
STRAIGHT: Exercise to care for your back
If you have had pain or posture problems after spinal fractures then:
- Read or watch Exercises for back pain after spinal fractures
- Read or watch Exercises to help with posture
- Watch #Bone Matters: Exercise after spinal fractures
Moving and lifting safely reduces the strain on your back and may help to reduce the risk of spinal fractures with osteoporosis:
