25 Aug 21st to 27th August 2023 is Healthy Bones Action Week

Healthy Bones Action Week is an annual initiative encourages Australians to think about their bone health. 💪And to reflect this, the events held during the week tend to focus on healthy eating and exercise in the great outdoors such as fun runs, sporting events and cooking competitions.

Primary school is a crucial time for Aussie kids to build strong bones for life and ensure their daily routine includes the three key steps to maintaining good bone health. By not focusing on building strong bones from young, we place ourselves at risk of developing Osteoporosis as we get older.

Childhood;👶🏻 this is the biggest opportunity to lay the foundation to build strong bones for life. The teenage years 👦are a major growth period because at this time teenage bodies build one-quarter of their adult bone mass. Peak bone mass is reached when you’re in your late twenties, and, after this it is vital to continue to get adequate calcium, exercise 🏋️‍♀️and vitamin D in order to maintain the bone you have built.

Healthy Bones Action Week calls on Australians of all ages to take the three actions to build and maintain healthy bones:
1. Increase daily serves of calcium through milk, cheese or yoghurt;🥛
2. Go for a walk or committing to some new form of regular exercise; 🚶‍♂️and
3. Spend time outdoors to get more vitamin D.☀️

Many children often do not participate in active exercise because they have poor balance and coordination.😳 This is where Physiotherapy can help. At My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists can help your child improve trunk control and strength 💪to improve their balance and coordination so that they can be more active at school and at home.

So if you notice that your child is struggling with running, jumping, hopping or that your child is falling all the time when running, why not reach out to My Favourite Physio on 📱(02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio to speak to one of our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists today.

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