Bones love pressure, no doubt about it. But it’s not just about pounding weights or doing more repetitions. It’s the steady, tensile action on bones—kind, consistent muscle engagement through practical shapes and movements—that sparks the remodeling process. You can read more about it in Mobility for Life. The principle is simple but profound: steady demand reorganizes the bone tissue while keeping bones and joints strong and healthy. Remember, we can’t protect anything into better health. It’s the timeless use it or lose it law in action!
A New Way to Look at Bone Health
If you’re concerned about bone density, you’re not alone—but there’s more to the story than the standard bone scan numbers suggest. Scientists are finally moving beyond measuring bone density alone to examining bone quality, thanks to an advanced tool called the Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) developed by Medimaps.
While a Bone Mineral Density (BMD) test tells us how much mineral is packed into the bone (its quantity), TBS goes deeper, assessing the microarchitecture—the internal structure and connectivity of the bone tissue itself (its structural quality). This matters because two people with the same BMD can have very different bone strength. TBS reveals those hidden differences, providing a far more complete picture of bone health and fracture risk. This growing understanding is changing how we think about bone health altogether.
Clinicians are finding that combining TBS with BMD and other risk factors (such as FRAX®) gives a clearer understanding of true bone resilience—something density alone can’t measure.
Beyond Bone Density: Real Health and Longevity
This is excellent news! Yet we’re still conditioned to fear bone loss and focus narrowly on bone strength, whether through traditional exercises or medication. The truth is, health and longevity go beyond bone density and structure. Avita Yoga classes use doable shapes and movements to simultaneously generate bone strength and joint health, fostering balance and mobility—both equally vital—especially as we age. These are the qualities that keep us upright, steady, and safe.
There are whole body vibration machines designed to stimulate bone density—and yes, there’s science behind that. Weight training is also popular for bone health, but it often places sporadic, incomplete forces on bones and joints that vary with each repetition. Bones, however, respond best to steady, sustained compression—the kind that encourages them to remodel and reorganize along healthy lines of transmission, which in turn supports joint health and mobility.
In Avita Yoga, we sustain doable, mindful shapes that safely apply this steady pressure. By including joint health and mobility in our goals for bone strength, the benefits multiply. We’re working directly with the bone’s microarchitecture, helping it organize itself along natural lines of force that support balance, stability, and long-term vitality.
So, yes—bones love pressure. But they love mindful, consistent, and purposeful movement even more…and I bet you will too!
In honor of World Osteoporosis Day…
Join me for a FREE special 45-minute Class:
Avita Yoga for Strong Bones and Balance
Monday, October 20th at 10:00 AM Central Time.
This session is designed to help you experience firsthand how kind, steady muscle engagement stimulates bone remodeling, strengthens your foundation, and promotes lifelong mobility. You’ll learn how to move in ways that build strength, stability, and confidence—naturally and sustainably.
Come join me in celebrating what’s possible when we work with the body instead of against it.
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