Dr. Thomas A. Einhorn This is Me

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1. 1. findRI.com - Rhode Island's Online Magazine

   www.findri.com/html/body_healt - [Cached]

   Published on: 8/18/2001   Last Visited: 5/29/2002

   "Jogging and stair-climbing are great for the lower body," says Thomas A. Einhorn, M.D., professor of orthopedics and director of orthopedic research at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "Like muscle, bone is a living, growing tissue that responds to exercise by becoming stronger," says Dr. Einhorn, a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
   
   Walking, as well as dancing and light aerobics, can be almost as beneficial as running, Dr. Einhorn says. And race-walking - 5 mph with arms swinging - can strengthen arms, streamline legs, and burn 180 to 250 calories in a half-hour, almost as many calories as jogging.
   
   Most studies indicate that jogging past 25 or 30 miles a week will not add further benefit to bone mass. Researchers are not yet sure why that is the case.
   
   Pounding the body A simple fact of physics has made jogging more dangerous than walking for the human body: Objects that fall farther and faster hit harder.