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If by lifting weights, you mean 5-pounders...then yes, you will suffer bone density loss. I think it's possible to be fit and age gracefully. Just look at J. Lo, Angela Bassett and Halle Berry...these women show that it's totally possible.

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Yes, if you’re a small woman who weighs less than most you may very well experience bone density loss even if you lift heavier weights, especially if you have a family history. It’s easy to have hubris when you’re younger and think that you can avoid a bunch of things you associate with people who “don’t take as good care of themselves” as you. But aging and genetics are a bitch and there are plenty of things you won’t be able to control as you age.

That doesn’t mean one is not fit or aging well. I’m fit look and feel great, weigh the same as when I was 18, and am aging very well. Still, some changes have come with menopause that I have had to make peace with.

And, of course, the Hollywood women who have oodles of time and money to maintain their looks are not realistic role models for most women. Plus, we don’t know if any of these women you name have osteopenia. They may very well have some bone density loss, for all we know.[/quote]

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