#osteoporosis

Carol Michaels

Feb 27, 2022

Exercising at Home

Why exercise at home? Many people prefer the increased privacy, cleanliness, and convenience of home training. Here are some tips for creating your very own home gym. Choose a space that will work for you in the long term and doesn’t disrupt your household. Pick routines and equipment that will work best within it. If space is limited, go for multipurpose equipment such as exercise balls, resistance bands, kettlebells, steps, and gliders.You can use much of the above equipmen

Carol Michaels

Nov 21, 2021

Avoid Weight Gain This Holiday Season

The holidays can be stressful. There are holiday parties, family obligations, and eating temptations. Many people just take a break from their fitness program. Most of us overeat during the entire 5-week holiday season. If you do not exercise, you will just gain weight and be stressed. A slight increase in body weight each holiday season can add up over time until it becomes a potential health problem. Even though the average weight gain may be fairly small, the weight is usu

Carol Michaels

Feb 28, 2020

Strength Training and Balance Exercises for Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a silent disease because it progresses without visible symptoms. There are no symptoms in the early stages. Most people do not know that they have it until a bone breaks. It can be from a fall or something as slight as a bear hug. A sneeze or sudden movement can be enough to break a bone in someone with severe osteoporosis. Later in the disease you can notice kyphosis or a stooped posture. A dowager’s hump becomes apparent. There can be neck or back pain due

Carol Michaels

Apr 27, 2019

Exercises for Osteoporosis-Posture

Our bodies are always breaking down bone and replacing it with new bone. In the reabsorption stage, the old bone is broken down and in the formation stage, new bone is built. It is constantly being renewed throughout our lives. As we age the replacement process slows down. Bone is a living tissue, which has little spaces which get larger as we lose bone density. To make matters worse, the outside of the bone thins as well. Calcium and phosphate are essential for bone forma

Carol Michaels

Jan 11, 2019

Osteoporosis Exercise

Personal trainers who are working with clients over the age of 50, should learn about the prevention, treatment and management of osteoporosis through exercise. If you have a client with osteoporosis or osteopenia you should understand how to teach them to exercise properly and safely in order to decrease the risk the progression of this disease. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1 out of 2 women and 1 out of 4 men over 50 will have a wrist, hip, or spine fr

Carol Michaels

Sep 26, 2018

Fear of Falling

Falls are especially dangerous for older women with weaker bones.

The Recovery Fitness Cancer & Osteoporosis Exercise Program NJ NY FL

Carol Michaels

Aug 3, 2018

The Recovery Fitness Cancer & Osteoporosis Exercise Program NJ NY FL

I created the Recovery Fitness cancer exercise and osteoporosis programs to help my clients improve their fitness level and general health, and reduce the risk of developing cancer related issues. The program is offered on an individual basis and in a small group format. The exercise groups are comprised of patients who have similar cancers, surgeries, issues, and concerns. This format results in a support group and makes taking care of health enjoyable, fun and cost effecti

Using Light Weights May Not be Sufficient for Bone Health

Carol Michaels

Apr 26, 2018

Using Light Weights May Not be Sufficient for Bone Health

In order to keep our bones dense we must perform weight bearing exercises and strength training. Using light weights in your exercise routine may not be sufficiently helping your bones. The amount of weight bearing that causes the bone to become denser is called osteogenic loading. It takes a certain load to stimulate the bone. Bones can be loaded or unloaded from prolonged bed rest. Scientists have determined that the amount of loading required to stimulate the bone equals 4

Conference in New Jersey for Personal Trainers & Allied Professionals

Carol Michaels

Feb 26, 2018

Conference in New Jersey for Personal Trainers & Allied Professionals

Join the Medfit Network on April 13-15, 2018 in Glassboro, NJ. This two day event, hosted at Rowan University, will offer fitness & allied health professionals an opportunity to increase their knowledge in the field of medical fitness. I will be presenting on osteoporosis.https://medicalfitnesstour.org/event/glassboro/ Please forward this to anyone who may benefit from this information. For those in the midwest, I will be presenting at the University of Kansas on April 21 on

Carol Michaels

Aug 6, 2017

The Rehabilitation & Wellness Summit

The entire summit can be found on https://www.breastcancer-rehabandwellness.com/summit Breast Cancer Rehabilitation & Wellness Summit 2017 The Summit is a project developed by one therapist, Denise Stewart, who has a life long passion for improving quality of life for breast cancer survivors. I found my like minded "tribe" of breast cancer health professionals online and was inspired with our work individually and collectively. Borrowing the online Health Summit format allow

New Jersey Recovery Fitness Cancer Exercise Program-North NJ

Carol Michaels

Jun 28, 2017

New Jersey Recovery Fitness Cancer Exercise Program-North NJ

As most of you know, my mother, father, other family members and close friends have had cancer. Having cared for and watched loved ones suffer from this disease, one of my life goals was to do whatever I could to help the healing process. This resulted in my creating the Recovery Fitness® cancer exercise program which was inspired by and is dedicated to these courageous people. The value of adding a fitness professional to the patient’s team is finally receiving the acknowle

Carol Michaels

Dec 2, 2016

Why Do Women Need to Strength Train?

It is necessary to strength train because we lose muscle mass as we age. There can be a change in the muscle-to-fat ratio called sarcopenia. Strength training improves the muscle-to-fat ratio. We need to gain muscle mass and we need to strengthen bones. Muscles are metabolically active. This means that they burn calories at rest and during exercise. Having more muscle will increase metabolism. You can reverse this muscle loss at any age. So strength training is a great way t

Carol Michaels

Nov 30, 2016

Working Out Over Age 50

Over 50 exercisers should modify their workout due to potential physical changes associated with aging. Make sure to exercise to stay healthy-not get injured. As we age there are degenerative changes, elasticity changes, sarcopenia, and osteoporosis. Our balance deteriorates and some of the medications that we may be on can effect our exercise performance. Use lighter weights for delicate body parts (shoulders) and avoid high risk exercises. Make sure not to do the same move

Carol Michaels

Oct 15, 2016

The Need to be More Active as We Age

There are warning signs that you need to be more active as we age. *Weight gain. If you are maintaining weight but your clothes are tight

Katie Rosenbrock

Jul 15, 2016

Why All Women Need Strength Training

The school of thought has definitely become less common, but there are still many women who avoid strength training (e.g. lifting weights, resistance training, bodyweight exercise), either because they think it will make them look "too muscular" or even because they simply just don't know that it's actually an essential part of maintaining overall good health. Strength training, or resistance training, is especially important for women not only because it helps to build and m

What Should You Know About Osteoporosis as Fitness Professional?

Carol Michaels

Jun 25, 2015

What Should You Know About Osteoporosis as Fitness Professional?

Osteoporosis means porous bone and is a disease that weakens the bones. It is a serious health issue with 44 million people at risk for this debilitating disease. Bone density decreases and the bones become fragile and break easily. Although it can cause a break in any bone, the most common sites for breaks are the hips, spine and wrist. A broken hip or spine usually requires a hospital stay or surgery so they are of particular concern. It can lead to permanent pain, disab

Carol Michaels

Jul 10, 2013

Debunking Myths About Osteoporosis from the National Osteoporosis Foundation

Myth #1: Most people don’t need to worry about osteoporosis. Millions of Americans – 44 million to be exact – have low bone density or osteoporosis. In fact, about one in two women and up to one in four men over the age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. By 2020, half of all Americans over age 50 are expected to have low bone density or osteoporosis. Myth #2: Osteoporosis is only a problem for older Caucasian women. While osteoporosis is common among white women, me

Carol Michaels

Feb 1, 2013

Bone Density And Beer

We all know about the dreaded beer belly, but can beer actually be beneficial to your health? Beer and Bone Density: A 2009 study done by Tufts University researchers studied the association between alcohol intake and bone mineral density. What they found was moderate consumption of alcohol may be beneficial to bone in men and postmenopausal women. In men, high liquor intakes (more than two drinks a day) were associated with significantly lower BMD. Beer and Heart Disease: Mo