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: Teresa Maldonado Marchok, Licensed Physical Therapist and Pilates Educator
Teresa Maldonado Marchok, Licensed Physical Therapist and Pilates Educator
Professional Impact
As a licensed physical therapist and Pilates educator, I blend evidence-based rehabilitation principles with mindful movement to empower my clients—many of whom are navigating low bone density or osteoporosis—to move safely and confidently. Completing the BoneFit™ training in Washington, DC, provided me with a new lens through which to view my work with these individuals. I appreciated that the program was grounded in current international evidence and research, ensuring that I’m delivering the most relevant and up-to-date information to those I serve. This added layer of knowledge has strengthened my confidence in guiding people to rebuild strength, improve balance, and rediscover joy in movement. Witnessing clients replace fear with freedom and vitality has been deeply fulfilling and reinforces why I love what I do.
Personal Impact
What I’ve found most rewarding about being BoneFit™ trained is how it has deepened my understanding of bone-safe movement—not only for the individuals I work with, but also for myself. I’ve personally applied BoneFit principles, along with my knowledge of bone-building exercise, and as a result, I’ve moved my own bone density from osteopenia back to normal in my spine since my last DXA scan five years ago. Knowing that the same DXA machine confirmed this improvement makes it especially gratifying. Bone-safe movement and smart strength-building choices have been pivotal in my progress and serve as a living example of what’s possible through evidence-based, mindful practice.
Teresa Maldonado Marchok, PT, is a physical therapist, Pilates educator, and former Martha Graham Dance Company soloist dedicated to helping people move with strength and joy. With three decades of experience in dance, Pilates, and physical therapy, Teresa combines science and artistry to promote safe, evidence-based movement for all ages. A certified Meeks Method practitioner, BoneFit™ instructor, and Pilates for Osteoporosis specialist trained by Sherri Betz, she created the award-winning BoneSmart Pilates® program and DVD series, now expanded into an online movement library and live virtual classes.
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.
2026 TRAININGS
February 7th Virtually (Sold Out)
May 6th Virtually (Registration coming soon)
August 5th Virtually (Registration coming soon)
October 14th Virtually (Registration coming soon)
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.
