Product Description Skeletal Fitness by Mirabai Holland® is a 1 hour Bone Loading video to help combat osteoporosis by leading exercise expert, Mirabai Holland, M.F.A. Bones are living tissue and become more dense with exercise. Studies show that tennis players, through repeated practice, will develop thicker, stronger bones in their racquet arm than in their other arm. This process is called bone loading. Skeletal Fitnessis a comprehensive bone loading program for the whole body, with special emphasis on the areas at risk for osteoporotic fracture: the spine, thigh bone at the hip, and forearm at the wrist. Skeletal Fitness video includes: A one-on-one bone loading workout divided into 6 color coded sections making it easy for beginners to stop and go, or fast forward to any section that needs work. Advanced exercisers can do the full body workout end to end. Plus 2 information sections packed with important facts and illustrations about your bones and Osteoporosis. Review "Best Workout For Bones...resistance exercises that target the spine, hips, and wrists...recommended to osteoporosis patients by their doctors." --Prevention Magazine, September, 1999"The program found in Skeletal Fitness is an outstanding example of a weight bearing exercise program I prescribe as part of the total treatment plan for the management of osteoporosis." --Jan I. Maby, DO, Medical Director, Cobble Hill Health Center, NY"The program found in Skeletal Fitness is an outstanding example of a weight bearing exercise program I prescribe as part of the total treatment plan for the management of osteoporosis." --Jan I. Maby, DO, Medical Director, Cobble Hill Health Center, NY From the Contributor Creator of Skeletal Fitness by Mirabai Holland® Mirabai says, "We can prevent and help reverse the effects of osteoporosis by working out our bones. Evidence clearly points to weight bearing exercise as a protector and developer of bone mass. Astronauts on the Gemini and Skylab missions experienced significant bone loss in the weightlessness of space and studies with patients confined to hospital beds showed significant bone loss as well. A Swedish study examined the thigh bones of 64 world class athletes compared with people who exercised for fitness and people who did not exercise at all. As expected, the athletes had higher bone density than the non-athletes, and the exercisers had higher density than the non-exercisers. There was also a difference in density among athletes depending on sport. Weight lifters had the greatest bone density, followed by runners, and soccer players, then throwers, and the swimmers came in last. Evidence seemed to indicate that the greater the force placed on bones, the greater the bone density development. But each person is different, and you shouldn't try to determine a course of prevention and treatment on your own. Consult with your doctor, get all the information you can, together you can decide what's best for you And remember its never to early or too late to start taking care of your bones. Exercise regularly. It will become a pleasure, not a chore. Invest in your body, it will pay you back in quality of life." About the Actor Mirabai Holland M.F.A. legendary fitness pioneer is one of the leading authorities in the health & Fitness Industry and a public health activist who specializes in preventive and rehabilitative exercise. She is the creator of several home exercise videos. Her videos are customer top rated on QVC. New York Magazine once called her "the best aerobics teacher in New York City". Mirabai has made numerous Radio and TV appearances as a Health & fitness expert including the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Nightly News, and a Nationally Syndicated Women's Health Series produced by ABC. As a free-lance journalist for the New York Times, American Health, First For Women, and trade magazines like IDEA Today, Metro Sports, Club Industry and Fitness Management; Holland's writing has reached over 20 million readers. Her syndicated column Moving Free® With Mirabai appears in several print and web publications. Her Moving Free® approach to exercise is designed to provide a movement experience so pleasant it doesn't feel like work. Virtually anyone can ease into the best shape of their life by simply Moving Free® along with Mirabai. She is an active volunteer health organizations including the National Osteoporosis Foundation, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and sat on the committee on Preventive Cardiology and the Women's Heart Initiative. She served as Director of Fitness and Wellness Programs at the 92nd Street Y for 13 years. She has authored a two-volume Kids Fitness program for teachers called All WinnersTM Cooperative Fitness Play Program for Kids 3-5 and 6-12. She designed the first Osteoporosis Prevention Exercise Class in the USA, Skeletal Fitness by Mirabai Holland®- A Workout For Your Bones As a consultant for Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, she designed the Women's heart exercise protocol for their Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase II Program. She also designed the exercise program for Rutgers University College of Nursing entitled " A Culturally Attuned Exercise Intervention for Coronary Heart Disease At-Risk Minority Women and Children. Mirabai is a Contributor to the National Arthritis Foundation's PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) manual. She served four years as chairperson of the American Council On Exercise (ACE) Exercise Instructor Examination Committee. She has been a speaker at major health and fitness organizations and corporations including Forbes, Time Warner, American Heart Association, Education Coalition of the NJ Interagency Council on Osteoporosis, National Wellness Association, NJ Foundation of Aging, Helen Hayes Hospital, National Arthritis Foundation, United Nations, NIKE Women's' Symposium, The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, Metro Sports, HIRSA, Club Industry, IDEA, East Coast Alliance, AAHPERD, Mind Body & Medicine and Women s Health Symposium and the 92nd Street Y in New York City. She is GOLD certified by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), holds 2 certifications by the American College of Sports Medicine (Examiner & Workshop Leader For A.C.S.M.), the Aquatic Exercise Association, Johnny G Spinning Certification, and the Medical Exercise Specialist certification from the American Academy of Health and Fitness Professionals. She holds a M.F.A. degree from New York University. About the Director F. Sebastian Marino is a Television and Music production specialist. He is a writer, producer, director, designer, photographer, editor and musical composer. Highlights of his 30-year career include: Production consultant/facilities & crew contractor to Nickelodeon, Field Producer and Music composer for Children's Television Workshop s Science Series 3-2-1 CONTACT · President, Video Design & Production Inc. (Projects Include: 2 Paul McCartney world tours, Amnesty International Concerts from South America, the Olympic training series, In Training, The Reebok National and World Aerobics championship series aired on ESPN · Established NuVue Inc. in 1996 - A production company specializing in women s exercise and health issues. · Master of Science degree in Broadcasting from Brooklyn College. See more
