Bone health and Exercise Science Lab

People talk about “impact exercise” as if it’s all or nothing - like you MUST do high impact exercise.
But bone‑loading exists on a continuum — and where you start matters.
Research suggests that impact exercise can improve bone strength, and that higher magnitude forces may be effective.
BUT you should prepare your bones, muscles, and joints by increasing the forces gradually.
If you wanted to try running, you wouldn't run a marathon on day 1. If you have never done exercises involving high muscle or ground reaction forces, you shouldn't start with high impact.
Some people may never progress to the far right (to high impact) — and that’s OK.
💬 Where would you place yourself on this continuum right now?