About the BoneFit™ Spotlight Series
Each month, we’re proud to highlight BoneFit™-trained professionals who are making a difference in the lives of people concerned about bone health and living with osteoporosis. BoneFit™ is an evidence-informed training program that equips healthcare and fitness professionals with the knowledge and skills to deliver safe, effective exercise for individuals with low bone density or osteoporosis.
BoneFit™ Spotlight: Sherri Betz, PT, DPT, GCS, NCPT, CEEAA
Sherri Betz, PT, DPT, GCS, NCPT, CEEAA
Professional Impact
Over the past 30 years, I’ve dedicated my life to developing safe and effective exercise programs for adults with low bone density. I was thrilled to hear that BHOF was bringing the BoneFit™ training program to the United States. BoneFit™ training has strengthened the foundation for safe and effective exercise programming for individuals with osteoporosis, providing evidence-based tools that enhance both clinical practice and professional collaboration. The program has validated and expanded my work as chair of APTA Geriatrics’ Bone Health Special Interest Group, while also creating opportunities to disseminate best practices more widely across the profession. By bringing together clinicians and exercise professionals, BHOF's BoneFit™ program has fostered meaningful dialogue, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a stronger, more unified community of practitioners dedicated to improving bone health.
Personal Impact
As a sole practitioner, treating patients with osteoporosis can sometimes feel isolating. That’s why I value opportunities to connect with like-minded professionals, and I deeply appreciate how BHOF's BoneFit™ program fosters connection, support, and meaningful dialogue. The program has encouraged both reflection and collaboration—and along the way, I’ve built lifelong friendships with colleagues who share the same passion for bone health! It is a joy to apply the tools provided by BoneFit and witness patients gaining strength, independence, and resilience—an experience that reinforces my belief that movement is medicine. BoneFit has not only elevated my clinical practice but also positively shaped my own health, daily habits, and advocacy for active aging.
SHERRI BETZ, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, NCPT is a 1991 graduate of the Louisiana State University Medical Center's School of Physical Therapy and received her doctorate in physical therapy from Evidence in Motion Health Sciences Institute in 2017. Sherri actually began her movement career as a national gymnastics competitor and as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer for Nautilus Fitness Centers in the 1980's. Inspired by the work of a physical therapist in one of the clubs where she trained, Sherri pursued a degree in physical therapy. Her love of movement education has been integrated into her physical therapy practice at a rehabilitative level and at a fitness level. Utilization of Pilates, Yoga and Gyrotonic® with a specialty in the treatment of the pelvic girdle and manual therapy of the spine and pelvis are integral in her practice as a Physical Therapist. Learn more about Sherri here: https://www.therapilates.com/bio.html
BoneFit™ – Find a Professional
The individuals listed in the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundations’s (BHOF) BoneFit™ database are exercise professionals who have completed a BoneFit™ USA workshop. Through these workshops, they have been trained to work with people with low bone density. Use the tool to find an exercise professional near you!
About BoneFit™ USA
What Is BoneFit™?
BoneFit™ is an evidence-informed exercise training workshop, designed for healthcare professionals and exercise specialists to provide training on the most appropriate, safe and effective methods to prescribe and progress exercise for people with osteoporosis.
BoneFit™ includes two different levels of workshops – BoneFit™ Basics and BoneFit™ Clinical. BoneFit™ Basics workshops are aimed at exercise and fitness professionals. BoneFit™ Clinical workshops are aimed at rehabilitation professionals.
BoneFit™ was created and launched by Osteoporosis Canada in 2010. BHOF is working with Osteoporosis Canada and the founders of BoneFit™ to bring this training program to the United States.
Get BoneFit™ Trained
WHO’S ELIGIBLE?
Exercise and fitness professionals that work with uncomplicated osteoporosis clients are eligible to participate in BoneFit™ Basics workshops.
Rehabilitation professionals working in a clinical environment with simple or complex osteoporosis patients are eligible to participate in the BoneFit™ Clinical workshops.
Students in both fields are also welcome to participate.
WHAT DO WORKSHOPS ENTAIL?
Each workshop includes two components – online learning modules that need to be completed in advance and in-person training. After completing the online modules and the in-person training, attendees must pass an online quiz with 70% to be officially BoneFit™ Trained.
Healthcare professionals may be eligible for continuing education credits for participating in a workshop.
If you are interested in helping grow the BoneFit™ USA initiative by partnering for future workshops or being a BoneFit™ trainer, please contact us at education@bonehealthandosteoporosis.org. For more information on current BoneFit™ USA trainers, visit https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/bonefit-find-a-professional.
2025 TRAININGS
January 25th Virtually
April 23rd in Washington, DC
September 13th Virtually (SOLD OUT)
2026 TRAININGS
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There are a limited amount of tickets available for our trainings. If you are unable to register for this event, please contact us at education@bonehealthandosteoporosis.org to be notified about future trainings. You will placed on the waitlist and contacted when registration opens for our next training.
