There have been several research studies on what exercises are most beneficial for people living with osteoporosis. It has been shown that it is safe, and most effective to utilise rehabilitation programs with quite difficult resistance exercises, as well as impact exercises if the patient can tolerate it.
By resistance exercises, we’re referring to lifting weights, dumbbells, barbells, or even resistance bands.
In regards to impact exercises, a particular research study aptly named the LIFTMOR study asked participants to pull themselves upwards on a chin-up bar, then let go and land on their feet. The results suggested impact and resistance through the bone is theoretically facilitating an increase in bone density as well. Importantly, those research studies showed no adverse effects in terms of bone injuries or fractures when completing these exercises.