BONE BUILDERS
Meet Joe!
Joe is a nationally certified personal trainer and a certified exercise physiologist with a bachelors degree in Exercise Science. When Joe initially started weight training, he became obsessed with learning more about the human body and how it works. When he's not in the gym, he can usually be found fishing and enjoying the outdoors.
About the class
Osteoporosis is a very common diagnosis in post-menopausal women, with at least 50% of women having decreased bone density. This puts you at an increased risk of fractures, most commonly caused by a fall. Improving your bone density in your 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s can decrease your fracture risk through your 80’s and 90’s, when falls and fractures are a common cause of life changing injury and mortality.
Research has shown that doing resistance training is safe and effective in improving bone density in post-menopausal women when performed in a supervised environment. Bone Builders is a small group strength training class led by our Certified Exercise Physiologist, Joe Klein. Participants will be introduced to functional strength training with lighter weights to start, progressing to barbells and dumbbells, with close supervision of form for safety. Over the first 1-3 months, depending on the individual, loads will be progressed to weights that are fairly heavy in order to stimulate bones to rebuild and increase density.
While the main focus of the class will be increasing bone density, other benefits to strength training include improving quality of life, improving psychological function, improving metabolism, and managing chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. Balance exercise will also be included to reduce risk of falls.
$110/month
Contact Joe with questions or to be added to the wait list:
P: 319-455-2545