Episode 51: Persistent Myths About Osteoporosis

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Welcome to Episode 51 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode, Laurel and Sarah discuss myths around osteoporosis and osteopenia, including why yoga and Pilates are poor choices for bone building (yes, we’ll talk about THAT study, again) and ultimately how weight training and impact training are both safe options when applied with the proper dosage and programming.

You will learn:

• Osteoporosis and osteopenia, defined
• Why so many people with osteoporosis are afraid of falling
• What the fear-mongering messaging around osteoporosis is disempowering people with osteoporosis
• Why strength training is not only tolerable for people with osteoporosis, it’s essential
• How no progressive overload in weight training is like staying in kindergarten forever
• Why the myth that yoga reverses osteoporosis from the Fishman study prevails to this day, and why this is proof that we need to keep a critical eye about research
• Why the Fishman paper does not prove what it claims to prove
• How yoga asana might help bone density for a very short time, but strength and impact training are your best bets overall
• What is cellular accommodation and what does it mean for your bone density building
• Types of movement classes for osteoporosis and their respective claims around their safety and efficacy
• Is Osteosteong a good choice to build bone density?
• Do Osteostrong’s claims match up with what research has found so far?

And more!

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