India, Jan. 13 -- A staggering 50 percent of women will suffer an osteoporotic bone fracture in their lifetime - that is the 'stop in your tracks' statistic shared by Dr Jenna-Leigh Wilson, a US-based orthopaedic trauma surgeon. She is now sounding the alarm on why resistance training is no longer optional - it is a matter of life and death. Also read | Does lifting weights make a woman look bulky and manly? Celebrity fitness trainer Tridev Pandey reveals the truth

In an Instagram post shared on January 7, Dr Wilson argued that while walking and Pilates have their place, they are insufficient for building the structural integrity women need to survive the ageing process. For many, a broken bone sounds like a temporary inconvenience; howe...