13/04/2026
Strong Bones, Real Life · Post 01 of 12
Your bones peaked before you turned 30.
Most people have no idea that's even a thing. Bone density builds through childhood and your 20s, hits its highest point somewhere around 28, and then the direction changes. How fast it goes depends on a lot of things: genetics, hormones, how active you are, what you eat. But the direction? That's the same for everyone.
This isn't meant to be alarming. It's just useful to know.
Bone is living tissue. It responds to demand. Load it regularly and it has a reason to stay dense. Stop loading it and it doesn't. That's the entire logic behind everything this series covers over the next 12 weeks.
I work with a lot of people who find out they have osteopenia or osteoporosis and feel blindsided, like something failed without warning. Often they were active, ate well, did everything right. But bone health rarely comes up in conversation until a DEXA scan or a fracture makes it impossible to ignore.
That's what this series is trying to change.
Over the next 12 weeks we're covering what your T-score actually means, which exercises build bone and which don't, how to train at home alongside working with a specialist, balance, nutrition, the role massage plays, and what staying strong looks like in real life past 50, 60, 70.
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