More Good Reason for Breast-feeding Building Bone Mass Young people can get a leg up in the fight against bone fractures later in life.
British researchers recommend teenagers start working out regularly now to build up bone mass.
Researchers compared young people who did high impact exercises like aerobics or jogging compared to those who did low impact aerobics. While moderate exercise appeared to have no effect on bone mass, daily high impact exercise did. Results were the same for young men and women. The study goes on to show that activities involving jumping did the best for bone mass. Stair climbing also earned good marks.