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Grace Walsh

I'm a yoga instructor, but you need more than stretching to age well in your 60s and 70s - this is my favourite bone density-boosting workout

Woman standing in living room holding two light dumbbells next to bosu ball and dog.

With age and menopause, and without action to prevent it, our bone density declines by up to 20% after 50. This action needs to be higher intensity than even your daily walk or yoga workout.

"I'm a massive fan of jumping and so are others, it seems," Paula Richardson, 58, a yoga instructor and meditation teacher, tells woman&home. "I filmed a video of a jumping workout with six of my incredible students in the 60s and 70s, and it has over 1 million views."

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