Join the Bone Buddies Online Virtual Support Group this March! Weekly sessions cover topics ranging from diet, exercise, treatment, and more.
Your feedback and recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Linda noticed a need for "Buddies Pairing" as another way to share experiences with each other. Gerry has offered to help. We would love your suggestions on how to do it. You can send an email to Elaine Henderson at Eshenderson214(@)gmail.com with your name and location. Please let her know if you would like to include your age as well. This is currently in the organizing stage and your input will help make this new part of the monthly program a success.
MARCH SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 4
6:30pm ET, 5:30pm CT, 4:30pm MT, 3:30pm PT: Exercise Session, Healthy Eating review from February
Saturday, March 7
11am ET,10am CT, 9am MT, 8am PT: Exercise Session
12 pm ET,11am CT, 10am MT, 9am PT: Review February Healthy Eating Presentation
Wednesday, March 11
6:30pm ET, 5:30pm CT, 4:30pm MT, 3:30pm PT: Psychology Educator Maggie Richards answer questions concerning sleep, anxiety, and grief
Saturday, March 14
11am ET, 10am CT, 9am MT, 8am PT: Presentation on Nanoplastics and Bone Loss
Thursday, March 19
3pm ET, 2pm CT, 1pm MT, 12pm PT: Healthy Eating Q&A with Summer Lamons, RD, LD
Saturday, March 21
11am ET, 10am CT, 9am MT, 8am PT: Exercise Session
12 pm ET,11am CT, 10am MT, 9am PT: Review of the New Concepts in Osteoporosis presentation
Monday, March 23
6:30pm ET, 5:30pm CT, 4:30pm MT, 3:30pm PT: Q&A on Pharmacy Questions with Ronnie Shure
Saturday, March 28
11am ET,10am CT, 9am MT, 8am PT: Exercise Session
12pm ET,11a m CT, 10am MT, 9am PT: Open Forum/Best/Best Practices
The exercise program will focus on functional movements for posture, balance, strength training, and power exercises. We will discuss building muscle and sarcopenia prevention.
Wednesday, April 1
6:30pm ET, 5:30pm CT, 4:30pm MT, 3:30pm PT Exercise Session, Healthy Eating review from March
Saturday, April 4
11am ET,10am CT, 9am MT, 8am PT: Exercise Session
12 pm ET,11am CT, 10am MT, 9am PT: Review of the March Healthy Eating Session
Wednesday, April 8
6:30pm ET, 5:30pm CT, 4:30pm MT, 3:30pm PT: Q&A on Psychology concerns with Maggie Richards
If you would like to join any of the sessions, please email Elaine Henderson at eshenderson214@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Feel free to share the meeting information with others who may be interested in joining!
About Bone Buddies
The Bone Buddies virtual online support group is open-to-all and typically meets on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00am Central Time on Zoom. On the weeks when they don’t have the support group meeting, the group usually meets on all the other Saturdays at 10:00am Central Time on Zoom for free exercise sessions and/or presentations.
A healthy eating discussion also normally takes place every third Thursday at 2:00pm Central Time on Zoom. You can submit questions for a registered licensed dietitian, and she will then have an outline from the questions. She will also answer your questions when you attend the meeting.
To recap, the monthly calendar generally includes:
1st Saturday is exercise and review of last month's Healthy Eating session.
The next Wednesday is an exercise class.
The second Saturday is the monthly presentation.
The third Thursday is Healthy Eating session.
The third Saturday is exercise and review of presentation.
The third or fourth Wednesday is a review of the presentation.
The fourth Saturday is exercise and open forum/best practices.
Group meetings are a fun, relaxing way to learn new information about bone health and managing osteoporosis. It can also be a great way to meet others who are dealing with low bone density.
Please email Elaine Henderson at eshenderson214@gmail.com for the Zoom links. Feel free to share the meeting information with others who may be interested in joining!