Originally Posted by
terrymorse
Thanks for the suggestion. I've been on the fence about checking my bone mass, and the doctor says wait until 70. I may fit the profile of someone at risk for osteopenia (68yo, 18.5 BMI, high volume cycling over decades, limited resistance training, no regular weight-bearing activities).
I think I'll pull the trigger and shop for a DEXA scan in the area.
Same reason that I did the scan. Turning 70 in a few months and I am trying to do what I can in the next few years so that I am as healthy as possible when the inevitable happens. So for that, I wanted a baseline. My bone density is ok and visceral fat ok, and weight ok. Which means, I think, that I should have more muscle for my weight, meaning less fat. So yea, I am doing more strength training and trying to increase the weights too. Did it really change anything compared what I subconsciously knew I should do anyway? Probably not, but I wanted the numbers, the baseline.