When women jumped 10 to 20 times twice per day (resting 30 seconds between each jump) for four months, they benefitted from a stronger hip bone mineral density compared to women who didn’t jump, reports a 2015 study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
Jumping creates micro stresses in bone; when the body rebuilds this bone, it becomes stronger, the study authors note.
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