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47. How I got the better of osteoporosis...

I was diagnosed at about 68 years. My gp put me on one of the well known medications. Maybe slowed the progression of bone density loss but I started having painful muscle responses and he said to take a break from the medication.
Just to maintain mobility I concentrated on my daily walks. About 3 miles a day. To my chagrin, I started to feel pain in my feet,knees, and hips. Went to an orthopedic doctor, he looked at my sneaks and said “Those are great looking sneakers but I want you to get a pair of air running shoes…not walking or cross training shoes…air running shoes for your walk.” The pain went away in a few days. He also said that running would be several times better than walking, but walk six miles a day and that would help.
After about three months, I thought if I had running shoes on maybe I should try some running. I worked on it slowly and didn’t try to set any records, though every increased distance was a new personal record…I’d never run before. (As a kid a twenty yard run would have given me a near-fatal asthma attack.)
In a couple of years I got to where I ran one of the three miles in 3 or 4 spurts.t. Finally after a couple years I got back to osteopenia with a little wiggle room between myself and osteoporosis.
Nearly twenty years later still no broken bones below the waist, cracked ribs from falling off my bike…balance issues.

With patience and perseverance!