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Bone Health and the Exercising Female

Forsyth, Jacky; Hind, Karen

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Authors

Jacky Forsyth

Karen Hind



Contributors

Jacky Forsyth
Editor

Claire-Marie Roberts
Editor

Abstract

Optimising bone health throughout the lifespan is vital for the prevention of osteoporosis and fracture. Exercise is one of the most important, modifiable determinants of bone strength, although high levels of exercise, particularly if coupled with energy deficiency and menstrual dysfunction, can lead to bone decrements in the exercising female. In this chapter, an overview of bone physiology is given, with a focus on how bone responds to loading through exercise, and to hormone and endocrine activity. The current evidence is reviewed and recommendations are provided.

Citation

Forsyth, J., & Hind, K. (2018). Bone Health and the Exercising Female. In J. Forsyth, & C. Roberts (Eds.), The exercising female : science and its application (85-99). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351200271-7

Online Publication Date Sep 28, 2018
Publication Date Sep 28, 2018
Deposit Date Oct 12, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Routledge
Pages 85-99
Series Title Routledge research in sport and exercise science
Book Title The exercising female : science and its application.
Chapter Number 7
ISBN 9780815391982
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351200271-7

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