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Yes! Definitely and a little bit goes a long way. Anyone in risk of osteoporosis and especially senior women should add weight or load bearing exercise. These include weight lifting, running, racquet sports, dancing or anything when your body works against gravity. Studies show the more bone mass your build before 25 to 30 years of age, the better you will be later in life when your bones gradually lose density. However a study in "Prescription Alternatives" by Professor Earl Mindell and Virginia Hopkins found the older women who did high-intensity weight training 2 days a week for a year were able to gain bone density by one percent, while those who did not had a bone density decrease of 1.8 to 2.5 percent.