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Two minutes of daily hopping can strengthen hip bones in older men and women, reducing the risk of fracture after a fall, according to exercise scientists at Loughborough University. Incorporating some backward hopping is even better for us, says Yu Song, an assistant professor of health, sport and exercise sciences at the University of Kansas. In a recent study, Song showed that the knee and its supporting muscles work up to twice as hard during backward hopping
