Osteopilates Increase Bone Density Reduce Fracture Risk Look and Feel Great

Posted by Carol on October 29th, 2008 at 10:01pm

Osteopilates Increase Bone Density Reduce Fracture Risk Look and Feel Great

OsteoPilates recognizes that exercise is only one part of a four-part treatment plan that will build bone density, reduce fracture risk, and improve health for people who suffer from osteoporosis or are at risk for developing this condition. The four-part plan, presented in this book, consists of the following: safe movement for exercise and everyday living, postural awareness, diet, and proper medication. All four factors are covered at length. OsteoPilates offers a specific exercise program for increasing bone density. Readers are also given guidelines for modifying all activities with illustrations and descriptions of how to safely perform numerous everyday tasks such as carrying groceries, lying down in bed, and tying one’s shoes. People with osteoporosis or at risk of developing this condition will be able to easily apply the guidelines in this book to their everyday lives, and return to living a healthy, productive, and dynamic life.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars do not flex the spine
Excellent book…….very detailed and easy to understand. I also find myself very concientious about keeping good posture whilst performing the exercises. “do not flex the spine” goes through my mind so many times during the course of the day, you would be surprised at how often we all do that, and I have learned from this book that, that is not a good thing.

5 Stars As a Yoga Teacher, I highly recommed this book
Karena Lineback has done an excellent job with her book, Osteopilates. I am a former Rockette and Broadway dancer, and as I near my forties, I find this infomation extremely helpful. Many of my Yoga students are menopausal, the precautions listed definitely apply to them. Karena has included some excellent recipes, charts dealing with calcium percentages, as well as guides to practicing at home complete with photos. The book is loaded with valuable advice and written in an easy, conversational style. Her many years of training in dance and Pilates shine through.

4 Stars packed with good info, exercise section poorly laid out
This is a very informative book, worth the read, but I gave it only 4 stars because of the exercise section. It has LOTS of excellent exercises, but for some reason, they would start an exercise explanation on the right page, then you have to turn the page to continue with it. You end up with the pointer pictures and the don’t-do-this pictures of the previous exercise on the same two page spread as the explanatory photos of the next exercise, which is inconvenient and confusing. Would it have been SO hard to publish the book with a few more pages to enable each exercise to be on it’s own two-page spread, without encroaching on the next exercise? This is a great reference book, but they need to make the exercise section more ‘user-friendly’.

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