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Riding stationary bike reduces bone density??

I was reading in the magazine "womens fitness" that a certain study shows that riding a stationary bike reduces bone density so it isnt recommended. WOW, that is very dishearting. All this time I have lost 30 lbs from riding it, now I can't even get on it anymore without thinking I am causing my bone mass to reduce and hurting myself.. Has anyone else heard of this? I was thinking about looking further into it, but Im not so sure. I just don't see how its possible for it to reduce your bone density.

Public Comments

1. Does the magazine cite a study where this claim can be checked and verified? If it does not, then disregard it completely, if it does, post it up here so we can have a look. Even if the bike does have a negative effect on bone density, doing some weight bearing exercise will have a positive effect. Add in some weight training, maybe run the odd time.