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The logs indicated that 227 participants, 202 of whom were women, practiced the routine at least every other day for two years.

They also received DVDs with instructions for the yoga poses and were asked to log their yoga activity online. The participants were asked to submit dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans of their hips and spines, and other lab tests, at the beginning of the study. They recruited 741 people who joined the study on the Internet between 20. They wanted to determine whether the yoga poses they selected might also increase bone density by imposing force on the spine and hips. The researchers who designed the study noted that yoga's established benefits-including better balance and coordination-protect against falling, a major cause of osteoporotic fractures. And it appeared to offer women another option to build bone. So a scientific paper titled "Twelve-Minute Daily Yoga Routine Reverses Osteoporotic Bone Loss" came as a surprise. Like most of us, you may have become accustomed to thinking that only common weight-bearing exercises-walking, running, jumping, and lifting-provide enough stress on your bones to maintain or increase their density. A dozen yoga poses, performed daily, may increase bone density.