Bone Up on Bone Loss! Exercise to Build Healthy Bones!

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This two-sided page is part of the NICHD Milk Matters campaign, designed to teach parents, children, and health care professionals about the importance of calcium for children and teens. In addition to calcium, bones need weight-bearing activity to make them strong. This fact sheet explains bone-building activities, lists some examples, and describes their benefits for bone health. This item is also available through the We Can! program.

Source:
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development