What's New With Sara Meeks, PT Healthy Bone Exercises and Research

I just returned from my Level 2 Sara Meeks, PT training course in Hagerstown, MD. The training was two days long and packed full of great exercises and products to help you effectively and safely exercise.

This training picked up where the Level 1 training left off including the latest research on the beneficial effects of health-based and targeted exercises on bone health, density and quality.

We also spent several hours learning an effective stretching sequence that was designed to loosen the hips and shoulders. These two areas of the body are important because tightness in them can create abnormal pulling forces on the spine leading to poor posture as well as back, neck, shoulder, hip and knee pain.

We also had a chance to use the Exerstrider Brand Walking Poles. They appeared to be a great substitute for a cane or walker allowing you to move more freely while still feeling balanced and stable especially during your daily walks.

We saw and stood on the just released, Marodyne Low Intensity Vibration machine. It looks very similar to a bathroom scale and provides safe vibrational motion to help improve bone health. The exercises Sara teaches are a good bone strengthening companion to the machine.

We learned many new exercises that are all designed to safely and effectively help build bone strength.  Sara introduced a safe spinal rotation exercise series offering another way to stretch and strengthen the spine. To my knowledge, this series is the first of its kind.

We also discussed how important good posture is to preventing spinal compression fractures and Dowager's Hump. We talked about posture's effects on blood flow, heart function, breathing and digestion.  

Feel free to email me at woody@sequoiahealth.com for a free copy of an excellent article that clearly describes that latest research on posture, bone strengthening and the role that targeted and health-based exercises play in promoting a healthy spine.