Keep Your Body Active and Your Bones Healthy This Summer!

Keep Your Body Active and Your Bones Healthy This Summer!

There is no denying it, summer has finally arrived! The days have not only become warmer but also, longer. Giving us more time to get active! Here at headquarters, Team Youngevity has started training for American’s Finest City 5k & Half Marathon with some participant’s pursuing their first 5k ever! Goals have been set and are being fulfilled, but what must also be fulfilled is adequate bone and joint supplement consumption, especially for those new to running or exercising.

Bone and joint related ailments affect nearly half of the US population and are the most common cause of severe, long-term pain and physical disability worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of people.¹ While running is a great workout and calorie burner, it can wreak havoc on your bones and joints. This is not only true for older adults, but even younger active adults. Many of us do not consume adequate amounts of calcium in our diets to meet the demands of our bones and joints. Exercising, without proper supplementation, puts your bones and joints at risk for injury.

Calcium supplementation is especially important for women who may experience a decrease in estrogen production, due to age or during extreme periods of exercise, which leads to decreases in calcium absorption. Additionally, a recent study found that calcium consumption for women could also lead to a longer lifespan. The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, stating that supplemental calcium intake up to 1000 mg/d among women was associated with a statistically significant decreased mortality.² Not only is calcium consumption good for your bones and joints, but it could lead to an overall longer life in women.

Regardless of gender or age, your bones are of the highest priority, especially for those starting an exciting new exercise regimen. As much as proper diets and exercise are stressed for an overall healthy life, what must also be stressed is the proper care of the body systems that support your activities. For those of you training for your first 5k or your first triathlon, check out the newest addition to Youngevity’s Healthy Body Paks, the Healthy Body Athletic Pak, which comes with not only the required daily intake of Calcium in Beyond Osteo-fx, but also the added support of Ultimate Gluco-Gel capsules!

Also, if you missed last night’s Healthy Body Challenge Call, “No Bones About It,” you can check it out HERE and learn more about bone and joint health!

The time to get active and healthy is now!

Rocio Ramos
Contributing Writer