For decades, women with low bone density were told to take it
easy; Professor Belinda Beck's research proved the opposite:
high-intensity resistance and impact training safely rebuilds
bone, even in women who had been told their bones were too
fragile to lift heavy.
Belinda covers the full arc of bone health, from how peak bone
mass is set in the teenage years, to what actually happens to
bone when estrogen declines through perimenopause and menopause,
to why so many popular "safe" exercises, including walking,
cycling, and Pilates, simply don't provide enough stimulus to
protect bone.
They dig into the physiology of bone remodelling, the real
evidence (and lack of it) behind weighted vests, how to read a
DEXA scan, and practical calcium and vitamin D guidance. Belinda
also shares the story behind LIFTMOR itself, including how her
research team was once considered reckless for asking
postmenopausal women to lift heavy, and how those same women
ended up stronger, more confident, and more independent than
they'd been in decades.
EPISODE OVERVIEW
(00:00) Introduction & Rapid Fire
(05:15) Bone 101: Structure, Types & What Determines
Density
(11:52) How Bone Forms: Peak Mass, Sex Differences & Sesamoid
Bones
(17:12) Diet Culture, Dairy Myths & Caloric Restriction
(23:42) Debunking the Kids & Weightlifting Myth
(28:31) Runners, Multi-Sport & Varying the Stimulus
(34:51) Wolff's Law & How Bone Adapts to Load
(42:22) Best & Worst Exercises for Bone, Weighted Vests &
Pilates
(50:08) Estrogen, Perimenopause, Menopause & Building Your
Baseline
(1:04:16) The LIFTMOR Trial, ONERO & Getting Your Life
Back
(1:16:16) The After Party: Final Thoughts with Dr. Stephanie
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