What are benefits for the bones of frequent exercising?

Bones and their overall condition can be improved by exercise. When mechanical stresses (which are caused by acceleration or deceleration of masses, such as weight lifting) are undertaken by the body it places the muscles under stress, and when the muscles placed under this stress they in turn place stress onto the attachments that keep them connected to the bones at their origins and insertions. When mechanical stresses are regularly applied over a prolonged period of time (such as during a weight training programme) there is an increased build up of mineral salts and collagenous fibres in the regions where the stresses are applied. The result of this build up is an increase in the density and size of the bones in these areas.

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