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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Current workouts:

35 minute strength/HIIT, 2x/week
25 minute interval training (on bike), 1x/week
35 minute swim, 1x/week.[/quote]

Just a warning. I am older and not at all athletic. However, I did slightly less than this for a number of years and ended up with osteoporosis. Swimming--which I did 3 or 4 times a week for 45 minutes--and cycling do NADA for bone density. They are great aerobic exercise but you need to do weight bearing exercise as well. (Depending on what you do, the HITT might qualify.)

When I got to the osteopenia stage the doctor told me that if I couldn't spend more time exercising I should cut back on swimming and start walking.

If you are white or Asian and on the short side you are generally at higher risk.

I use a Fitbit and it tells me that I am in excellent cardiovascular shape. My bones are a different story.

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Oof PP here, thanks for that insight. I also am the one who just posted about getting injured running all the time … but  I keep on trying to restart for bone health! I do walk a lot and I hope the resistance training helps.

I love swimming but only do it once a week! [/quote]

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