Happy Friday, ladies! Today may be very important for some of you as you join me on journey to better bones, strength and balance.
Finally, I am back on a journey to better bone, strength and balance…so needed for all of us.
I shared recently that pilates did not work for someone with a reconstructed foot and toes that don’t grip….or are missing!
As I drove away from Pilates, very discouraged, my eye caught a location sign for Osteo Strong.
That was when I remembered that a friend in San Antonio had told me perhaps a year or more ago that Osteo Strong has literally changed her life.
I sent her a text and asked if she still believed in it, and received back a resounding YES!
I decided to check it out and now will share with you a journey to better bones, strength, and balance, and why I am so excited about this.
A JOURNEY TO BETTER BONES, STRENGTH, AND BALANCE: WHAT IS IT?
Just remember the popular jewelry phrase…Good Things Come In Small Packages.
Because Osteo Strong is a small place with great impact. But not a gym or medical treatment.
Osteo Strong is a membership-based Integrative Health & Wellness Center focused on Musculoskeletal Strengthening….making it a popular choice for women seeking to avoid Osteoporosis.
It is a very unique system for developing skeletal strength which ultimately gives many positive results.
I already knew that I was seeking better bones, strength and balance…as well as improved flexibility.
My last DXA showed improvement in my hips, but significant concern in my spine. That was done before I left San Antonio and after foot surgery recovery.
Osteo Strong gives a free session in order to show what they do and believe.
I confess that when I visited and saw five machines…and was told the workouts were 10 minutes once a week…I was skeptical. How could this work?
They took me through the 10 minute workout and I did not break a sweat or feel strained, so I left thinking…this just does nothing.
Then the next morning came and proved that good things do come in small packages.
I was shocked. I felt taller and walked taller and my hips felt stronger…after just one visit.
Mr. B even commented on how I was walking straighter and looked taller.
So, I asked him to go to a free session and see what he thought.
He agreed.
And he was so impressed with the strategy Osteo Strong implements to care for and strengthen our skeletal systems.
Osteo Strong uses osteogenic loading to promote skeletal strength and, in turn positively impact our bodies.
For me, I saw immediate improvement in posture.
Mr. B came home and encouraged me to join right away and believes it is perfect for what I need to achieve better bones, strength and balance.
So I did…
JOURNEY TO BETTER BONES, STRENGTH, AND BALANCE: THE JOURNEY BEGINS WITH A CHALLENGE
On the morning I was to have my journey begin to better bones, strength and balance, I fell thirty minutes before the appointment.
Yes…I needed help.
I walked outside of the house and tripped over this raised concrete walkway and fell onto the concrete.
I was able to get up and knew there was no broken bones…but I was badly bruised with a skinned knee and sore side.
I so wanted to begin my journey that I resisted temptation to call in and change the appointment, and went any way.
They said…let’s modify the workout and do a few additions to help you feel better.
At the Abilene Osteo Strong Center, there are extra amenities for improved health…a hydromassage room (which is so relaxing); normatec compression therapy; infrared light therapy; A VIBE Plate for improved balance; and ways to decrease inflammation.
My Osteo Strong trainer, Penny, took me through an arms only workout and then amenities to promote healing of the areas where I fell.
I felt so much better afterwards.
I love that it is just me and my trainer working together and I do not have to worry about interrupting or holding up a class.
I am early in my journey to better bones, strength and balance but so encouraged by working with Osteo Strong.
Every time I have gone in, I have seen other women over 50 who are also on this same journey and the testimonies are vast for improving bones and even helping diabetics.
I believe combining a weekly workout with at home cardio and walking, will have me back on my healthy lifestyle trek once again.
This is a growing organization with locations throughout the country.
If you are in my town, check out OsteoStrongAbilene and tell them I sent you!
Of course, I do not recommend tripping, and falling before you go in for a workout!
Now, that I am on the journey…hopefully that will be in my past.
Let me know if you have questions about my journey to better bones, strength and balance. It is early for me, but I will keep you updated.
Thanks for being here…hopefully I will see you tomorrow…until then…
BE THANKFUL AND KEEP SMILING!
By Pamela Lutrell
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