Strong Bones, Strong Life
Mondays and Thursdays 9-10AM
Offered Virtually via Zoom
Are you living a Strong Bones, Strong Life yet?
With bone density peaking at 35 years old, we all experience progressive bone loss at a rate of about 1%, per year, as we age. With 43% of adults over the age of 65 either living with Osteopenia or Osteoporosis, about a third of these individuals will experience an Osteoporotic fracture in their lifetimes. However, this progressive weakening of bone can be either accelerated, or decelerated, through our lifestyle choices, by how we eat and by how we choose to move and exercise.
This 8-Week Exercise & Education Series, taught by Physical Therapist and Board-Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist, Katie Wadland of Healthy Aging Physical Therapy, provides an Evidenced-Based, Fitness-Forward approach to Osteoporosis Prevention and Management. Classes will involve aerobic exercise, functional strength training, balance and flexibility and will incorporate ground-level exercise, so being able to safely get on and off the ground independently is a must.
Typical Class Experience
Warm Up: 10 Minutes of Aerobic Exercise + Mobility Work
Strengthening and Postural Stability: 20-30 Minutes of Targeted Functional Strength Training designed to load the spine, arms and legs to promote improved Bone Strength.
Yoga vs. Osteoporosis: 10-15 Minutes of Dr. Fishman’s Yoga for Osteoporosis poses that have been shown to improve bone density by an average of 5% over 2 years when performed regularly.
Balance: 5-10 Minutes of Standing Balance work to improve balance control and the ability to respond to losses of balance without falls.
I want in! What do I do? Where do I go?
Strong Bones, Strong Life meets Virtually via Zoom Mondays and Thursdays from 9-10AM. You can choose one or both days and registration is separate.
Please register on the Steinberg Center Website by clicking the button below.
About the Instructor:
Dr. Katie Wadland is a Doctor of Physical therapy, Board-Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist and PWR! Moves-Certified Therapist with more than 15 years of experience in inpatient, outpatient and home care rehabilitation settings. Since graduating in 2008 from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, she has worked at some of the region's best hospitals and home care agencies, including Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital and Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home, and now owns and operates a Mobile Physical Therapy Practice called Healthy Aging Physical Therapy. She specializes in working with older adults, people with Parkinson’s Disease and other complex medical and neurological diseases and disorders. Katie approaches clinical care with a strong emphasis on both holistic and evidenced-based care. By looking beyond a specific injury or impairment, instead focusing on the whole person, she takes great pride in helping each of her patients to achieve meaningful goals, use exercise as medicine, and to become stronger, fitter and more functional.