I'm guessing you were trying to be funny, but it just came off as kind of rude to me.AtlantaSports said:As is the same with most Americans!
When you do things involving walking/jogging/running, your bones adapt to the stress and become denser. Its your bodies way of preparing for the next time you perform that activity. Cycling is a low impact sport and although they're many pros to this, one con is that your bones have no need to adapt (due to lack of stress).Bone density is very important to bone healing. The bone in my right arm snapped in half due to a car accident over 5 years back and it was as good as new due to having a high bone density and being young(was 23). You lose bone density as you age and this is one of the reasons the elderly take so long to heal and are susceptible to fractures.Susimi said:If cycling is bad for bone density then by logic that means that walking/jogging/running is also bad for density, right? Or am I reading into that wrong?
Ahh, I understand it now. Many thanks for explaining how the density worksUawadall said:When you do things involving walking/jogging/running, your bones adapt to the stress and become denser. Its your bodies way of preparing for the next time you perform that activity. Cycling is a low impact sport and although they're many pros to this, one con is that your bones have no need to adapt (due to lack of stress).Bone density is very important to bone healing. The bone in my right arm snapped in half due to a car accident over 5 years back and it was as good as new due to having a high bone density and being young(was 23). You lose bone density as you age and this is one of the reasons the elderly take so long to heal and are susceptible to fractures.
That seems like a ridiculous conclusion to me. It all boils down to impact. Running is bad for your joints and your spine.Uawadall said:http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/10/training-center/nutrition/a-sports-nutritionist-looks-at-the-problem-of-low-bone-density-in-cyclists-and-what-they-can-do-about-it_99433
I've been reading that cycling is really bad for bone density. Another reason to both ride and walk/jog/run.
That fact has been known for a very long time, I heard about it back in the 80's.Uawadall said:http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/10/training-center/nutrition/a-sports-nutritionist-looks-at-the-problem-of-low-bone-density-in-cyclists-and-what-they-can-do-about-it_99433
I've been reading that cycling is really bad for bone density. Another reason to both ride and walk/jog/run.
Everything has its pro's and cons. It is well known that excessively pounding the pavement isn't health and could be bad for joints, but the article was specifically addressing bone density. Nothing "ridiculous" about facts.....For a sport where falling and breaking a bone isn't extremely rare, cross training seems to make a ton of sense for those who can.Jcycle said:That seems like a ridiculous conclusion to me. It all boils down to impact. Running is bad for your joints and your spine.
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