title: Does running strengthen bone?
abstract: Bone is a living tissue needing mechanical stress to maintain strength. Traditional endurance exercises offer only modest effects on bone. Walking and running produce low impact but lead to bone fatigue. This article is specifically addressed to therapists and explains the mechanisms involved for the effects of exercise on bone. Intermittent exercise limits bone fatigue, and downhill exercises increase ground impact forces and involve eccentric muscle contractions, which are particularly osteogenic.
authors.affiliation: a Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives (UFR STAPS), Université de Montpellier, 700 Avenue du Pic Saint Loup, 34090 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boudenot
authors.affiliation: b Collegium Sciences et Techniques, Université d'Orléans, Orléans, France.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Achiou
authors.affiliation: b Collegium Sciences et Techniques, Université d'Orléans, Orléans, France.|c Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7052 Laboratory for Osteoarticular bioengineering and Bioimaging, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) University Paris Diderot, Sorbone Paris, Cité. 75010 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Portier
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015519:Bone Density; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010807:Physical Endurance; D065840:Protective Factors; D012307:Risk Factors; D012420:Running; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
keywords: bone; bone-muscle crosstalk; communication os muscle; course; exercice; exercise; force de réaction au sol; ground reaction force; intermittent; interval training; os; running