High-Intensity Exercise Tied to Rise in Bone-Building Protein, Meta-Analysis Finds A new meta-analysis of 24 randomized controlled trials involving 1,238 healthy adults found that only high-intensity training produced a clear increase in osteocalcin, a protein marker of bone-building activity, according to a report published in Sports Medicine – Open. The researchers said the type of exercise mattered less than the intensity level. Other training categories — moderate-to-high intensity endurance, low-intensity endurance, power training, and mixed training — did not significantly affect osteocalcin or bone mineral density, the report stated. The analysis, described as the first systematic review and meta-analysis on…

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