At 72 I have reversed my ostopenia and I contribute that to jumping! My last Dexa showed increase in bone! I do 20 jumps a day as in the form of jump squats so it works for me but I have been also doing strength training and am a very fit person!

Listening to Dr. Wanda Wright, I started doing 50 jumps a day. I kept it up for about a month, and then one day I heard a pop in my knee while jumping. From there, the pain started. An MRI showed that I had a meniscus tear.

I had a meniscus tear 10 years ago and recovered really well, so I never imagined this could happen again from something as simple as jumping.

Lesson learned: Don’t watch something on YouTube and start doing it yourself just because it works for someone else. Make sure it works for YOU!

I wish someone would speak to women who are on estrogen blockers and are losing bone density. If you could consider a video on this, we would all greatly appreciate it. Thank you. And by the way, your videos are top notch - the VERY BEST I've found relating to this subject. Thank you again.

I can’t even do heel drops because of spine abnormalities. No HRT. Latest DEXA was 17.8% increase in femoral neck & similar increases in spine & hip. I lift free weights as heavy as I’m able. I take AlgaeCal. I’m out of osteoporosis & heading towards normal bone density at age 73!

I'm a 76 year old male. I exercise 2+ hours daily. One of my workouts is jump rope with weighted ropes. I treat the exercise like strength training and cardio at the same time, doing 10 to 50 reps, depending on the rope weight. I use 5, 4, 3,  & 2 lb ropes. I jump for 30 to 45 minutes in a session. I do this typicality 2 times a week. I believe it strengthens my bones. It has helped me keep lean with between 10 to 13% body fat.

Thank you for cutting through the noise on jumping, much appreciated!

Maybe i missed it, but I would like to see more videos for women who cannot take HRT like BC survivors, especially those who had ER+ BC. Thank you

I would like to see this talk occur between Dr Vonda Wright and Dr Doug.

This is fantastic information.  It all makes a lot of senses.  Thank you for being there for us.

Strength training is generally better than Plyometrics or jump training for populations that have never been involved in athletic training. Nothing wrong with some hopping and running but squats, deadlifts, overhead presses, hanging all gonna be great for your body before you even try to do anything twitchy or springy. You need a foundation to build strength upon regardless of age or condition and if you’re not strong - you definitely need to be.

The role and potential for pelvic organ prolapse really needs to be compassionately considered when talking about jumping and impact exercises for post-menopausal women. It’s an uncomfortable topic and therefore isn’t widely or publicly discussed very often, but it’s a huge factor in how or whether women are able to exercise in mid- and later-life. Women need to be aware of the risks, and also options for non-surgical interventions like pelvic floor physiotherapy, pessary support and hormone therapy. Too many women either suffer in silence and don’t exercise due to symptoms, or they immediately go to surgical options that may put lifetime limits on their ability to lift even moderate weight or engage in impact or resistance training.

Thank you so much for this information. I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis at 62. After researching exercises to improve my bones, I had mixed feelings about jumping. You answered all my questions.

There have been hospitals that were designing exercise programs where physical therapists would design and assist those with Osteoporosis with exercise and movement.  I went to an orientation for one and never returned for one reason.  They were going to require patients to take Osteoporosis drugs.  No thanks.  I have read about how they work and I don't need the side effect of breaking my femur instead of my hip and killing my jaw bone and not being able to chew anymore.  The truth is:  we are on our own.  The medical model sees health in only one way, so they have only a few tools, a saw and a hammer.

I'm joining a program, led by physical therapists, that will guide us slowly and properly through the proven exercise modalities. This checks off the "community and support" aspect, among other things. And I'm taking a holistic approach as Dr. Doug recommended at the end (nutrition, supplementation, sleep hygiene, calming nervous system, healing gut/anti inflammation, prehab/core stabilization and stabilization in other areas, resistance training, impact training, biomechanics and propioception (always been lacking in that), balance, agility, joy. It's a slow and steady slog (OK words matter, so I'll say it's a slow and stead dance), with small steps to add on  to allow my brain to adapt to this new lifestyle and make it sustainable over the long haul.

Thankful for you  🙏🏻 and as always, your well researched and valuable information! Jumping was hurting my joints for sure. I thought that was normal. Thanks for permission NOT to jump!

Sadly, very few doctors optimize menopausal women's hormone replacement.  Other important factors for healthy bones are body composition, diet & lifestyle which none of these studies seem to track.

Been doing jumps (post 50 now) and my knee pain is getting worse. Switching to heel drops. Thank you

Thank you for this video dr. Doug. I've seen others recommending jumping for people with osteoporosis and it bothered me.  My spine dexa is -3.3 and my TBS scores are in the 1.1 range. After listening to you,  I'm not going to be adding jumping to my exercise routine.  I started doing heel drops 4 months ago and will continue with them.
Thanks for sharing your expertise.

I have two hip replacements, so jumping is strictly prohibited for me. I’m glad to hear a discussion about why jumping isn’t essential to bone health.

A cautionary tale: I had incorporated jumping in my routine - mainly wearing shoes, both on hard surfaces and carpet (bc my 'workout room' is the extra bedroom).  I decided after a year or so to up my game, after seeing information where a protocol of doing a jump, waiting 30 seconds, and doing another jump and repeating this until you could work up to 20 - 30 jumps. I think I got up to about 15+ jumps barefoot on a hard surface, and was feeling ok.  Then one of my feet - one that I had fractured 5 yrs prior - started to kill me, right around the 5th met (where it was fractured). After a couple rounds of xrays, the ortho said there was no fracture. But my foot still hurt if I went for a walk, or put more pressure on it. Finally after getting an MRI, I got the diagnosis of foot pad atrophy.  I was relieved it wasn't a fracture, but in some ways it is worse bc fractures will heal; from what I have been able to find out, fat pads don't grow back.