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When it comes to maintaining healthy bones in women, resistance (weigh) training (yes you read that correctly) is one of the best things that you can do. Dr. Harsha G N

Senior Consultant – Orthopedics, Aster whitefield Hospitals shares the scoop on why and how weight training helps, and what the science says.

What’s the problem with bones with women?

By mid-life, many women find themselves in a perfect storm of bone health – (1) estrogen levels decline when menopause begins (2) estrogen helps protect women from increased bone health (3) women can lose approximately ~20 % of bone density during the 5 years after menopause. This increased level of bone health gives us a higher percentage of bone health that easily leads to fractures, especially in the hip, spine a

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