(HealthDay News) -- Weight-bearing exercises help strengthen bones and muscles by making them work against gravity.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these suggestions for weight-bearing exercise:

• Go for a walk, jog or run.
• Play tennis, racquetball or field hockey.
• Climb a few long flights of stairs.
• Play basketball, soccer or grab a jump rope.
• Turn up the music and start dancing.
• Kick a soccer ball around.
• Go for a hike.
• Lift some weights.