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Aerobic Exercise And Bone Turnover In Trained And Untrained Premenopausal Women, Michelle Prowse
Aerobic Exercise And Bone Turnover In Trained And Untrained Premenopausal Women, Michelle Prowse
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Regular weight-bearing exercise is recommended for healthy young adults to optimize bone mineral density (BMD) (Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2008). BMD alone however, is not a significant predictor of osteoporosis or fracture risk. While bone turnover markers are used clinically to assess efficacy of pharmacological intervention in individuals diagnosed with osteoporosis, they may also have a role in evaluating acute responses to exercise. The purpose of this dissertation was to compare two groups of premenopausal women, those which are sedentary (low fitness) versus those that are well-trained (high fitness), by BMD and bone turnover markers at rest and the …