AARP Eye Center
This four-part series explores the brain-bone connection and ways that exercise can protect both your brain and bones.
Building on our past popular webinars on this topic, new methods and techniques will be introduced that you can follow along with, and then practice on your own after. Prevent physical and mental decline with a proactive approach. Let's get moving together! Please note you must register for each week independently.
Week 1-Body organization and mobility
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October 18, 2023
10-11 a.m. MNT
Week 2- Strength
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October 25, 2023
10-11a.m. MNT
Week 3- Balance
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November 1, 2023
10-11a.m. MNT
Week 4- Coordination
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November 8, 2023
10-11 a.m. MNT
There is no charge for the workshops but pre-registration is required. You will need to register separately for each class in this 4-part series.
Each participant must complete a waiver of liability as part of the registration process prior to participating. If you would like to invite a guest to this event, they will need to register themselves directly to agree to the liability waiver.
Please consult your physician before beginning any exercise program.
Workshops provided by Rebekah Rotstein
Rebekah Rotstein is an industry leader for Pilates, bone health and movement education. She is the founder of Buff Bones®, a medically-endorsed exercise system for bone and joint health with on-demand classes and trained instructors in more than 30 countries. A former ballet dancer, Rebekah also worked in the Sports Medicine department of Smith College as a student athletic trainer starting in 1994. Her ongoing study of the body includes cadaver dissections along with coursework in fascia research, somatic studies and visceral manipulation. A diagnosis of osteoporosis at age 28 motivated her to advocate for others with low bone mass and to provide them with innovative education and programming. She is a visiting teacher at Pilates Anytime, and has presented at numerous conferences in the Pilates industry, at the International Osteoporosis Foundation Worldwide Conference and for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. Rebekah is a member of the Ambassador Leadership Council for the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, an ambassador for American Bone Health and worked as a partner of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health. She also serves on the Bone Health Working Group for the Society for Women's Health and Research, contributing to the 2021 recommendations published in the Journal for Women’s Health.