| There are many people that would enjoy increasing | | | | At the time of infancy our bone structure is |
| their height. In their favor there are methods that | | | | different. We have over 100 more bones and they |
| can be used to achieve this goal. In addition to | | | | are made of cartilage. Then as we grow up this |
| increasing height, they would also be improving their | | | | cartilage will fuse together to form the bones we |
| health and bone density. To see what I mean read | | | | have as adults. There is what is called growth plates |
| the tips below. | | | | at the ends of the longer bones, and this is where |
| An important part of growing taller is exercise, | | | | our bones lengthen as we grow up. |
| especially while still young. If young people don't take | | | | Once we have reached our growth limit we do not |
| advantage of this time of their life when they are | | | | grow taller any more. It's not possible to make the |
| growing, then they risk being overweight and | | | | bones grow longer, but there are things we can do |
| unhealthy. Your bones are growing the most at this | | | | to give the illusion of more height. If we continue to |
| time also and you need to make them as strong as | | | | exercise as adults we can enhance our growth |
| possible. | | | | hormone output which diminishes as we age; this will |
| While in puberty, engaging strenuous exercise will help | | | | help with our muscular growth. |
| release more growth hormones which will cause | | | | Exercise will keep us looking slimmer and healthier |
| much of the spurts of growth you will experience. | | | | which will enhance the illusion of height. And we will |
| Take advantage of exercise all the way through the | | | | be keeping our bones stronger so as we get older |
| time that your body is growing and reap the benefits. | | | | we won't loose much height. Actually getting shorter |
| It's when you stop growing when you reach | | | | is what happens to many people as they reach an |
| adulthood that it becomes difficult. | | | | older age so we should try to prevent it. |