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Synopsis
Skeletal Fitness by Mirabai Holland® is a 1 hour Bone Loading Exercise DVD to help combat osteoporosis and low bone mass, osteopenia. 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 Fitness by Mirabai Holland® is 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. The DVD includes: A one-on-one bone loading workout with Mirabai Holland M.F.A. divided into 6 color coded sections making it easy for beginners to stop and go, or jump to any section that needs work. Advanced exercisers can do the full body workout end to end. The six colored sections are: ·Rhythmic Warm-up ·Upper Body with Hand Weights ·Stretch Pull and Twist with Towel ·Isometric and Wall Resistance ·Lower Body Bone Loading Exercises with Optional Ankle Weights ·Stretch and Relax for Flexibility and Body Awareness The DVD also includes 2 information sections packed with important facts and illustrations about your bones and Osteoporosis.