Can Jumping Strengthen Your Bones? 

Updated: December 8, 2025

Dr. Tracey Clissold

Yes, but only if you do it right (most don’t)

Most people don’t think of jumping as a bone-strengthening exercise. But according to the internationally renowned bone health researcher Prof. Tracey Clissold, it might be the missing link in how we age.

Because it turns out that most exercise doesn’t create the kind of impact your bones need to stay strong. 

It simply doesn’t deliver the right signal.

But jumping does. Or more precisely… landing does!

In this fascinating interview, Prof. Clissold reveals the overlooked science of osteogenic exercise. She reveals how the way you land determines whether your bones grow stronger or weaker.

And here’s the wild part…

Her research shows it takes less than five minutes a day of these simple landings to make measurable gains in hip and spine bone density.

Watch now to see how a few focused minutes could work wonders for your bones.

In this must-watch conversation:

  • The surprising math that explains why most exercise won’t increase your bone density, and why this one tiny tweak forces your bones to get stronger.
  • Two to five minutes? See the science behind Prof. Clissold’s sub-5-minute routine and why it beats an hour of “doing it wrong.”
  • No, jumping won’t do a thing for your wrists, but this simple “kitchen workout” can target them specifically!
  • Think that gym shoes are good for you? Think again! See why Prof. Clissold says going barefoot actually reduces injury risk for this protocol.
  • Too fragile to jump? Don’t worry! These “ground-only” moves may work just as well, and they’re totally safe.
  • And much more…

And this isn’t just theory. It’s straight from published research by one of the world’s top exercise physiology experts.

Watch now to see why most people’s bones are starved of the right kind of stress, and how just two focused minutes a day can flip your body’s bone-building switch back on.

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Lara Pizzorno
MDiv, MA, LMT - Best-selling author of Healthy Bones Healthy You! and Your Bones; Editor of Longevity Medicine Review, and Senior Medical Editor for Integrative Medicine Advisors.,
Dr. Liz Lipski
PhD, CNS, FACN, IFMP, BCHN, LDN - Professor and Director of Academic Development, Nutrition programs in Clinical Nutrition at Maryland University of Integrative Health.,
Dr. Emma Gasinski
PT, DPT, RYT - Physical therapist and certified yoga teacher with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals,
Dr. Lawrence (Larry) A. May
MD, FACP, Harvard Medical School Graduate, Physician, Author, Public Speaker - Doctor of Internal Medicine at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center and author of several articles and books, including the widely utilized and best selling medical textbook Primary Care Medicine,