And here is the last part of the article on osteoporosis. If you do have osteoporosis – and you MUST take your doctor’s advice before doing any exercises – here are a few “do’s” and “don’t’s”:

DON’T bend forward from the upper back, causing your shoulders to round.
DO lean forward from the hip keeping your back [...]

And here come the Do’s regarding osteoporosis.
Try not to get it in the first place! We rarely think about the future when we’re young too busy living. But, like our pension, our bones are something we should invest in before we start having problems with them. When you are eighteen, you can’t be bothered thinking [...]

Ok, so what about Pilates and osteoporosis? It’s more a series of “Don’ts” from the look of it. If there’s any osteoporosis in the thoracic spine – the bit between the shoulderblades – over time the spine will crumple in on itself to form what is known as “Dowager’s Hump”. And at this point it [...]