Plyometric and strength training require the most force on the muscles and bones, so adding in resistance training is crucial. The NHS currently advises that everyone does strengthening activities at least twice a week for this reason.

However, it’s important to remember that, like building muscle, bone density growth is site-specific, meaning that we need to target all muscle groups to get a full-body benefit. That means performing a mixture of compound and isolation moves throughout your training.

“If you’re training for the purpose of staying healthy in older age, I think that the squat is the single best move to practise. That’s because it works the biggest joint and the most amount of muscles in the body. It’s just a great compound exercise,” Alice suggests.

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