April 30 2008 QueensCourier.com "Best exercises for skeletal fitness"

Osteoporosis is one of those silent diseases that can creep up on you before you know you have it. To combat Osteoporosis and help keep your bones healthy for a lifetime, it is important to increase your Skeletal Fitness!

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Jan 29 2008 WOR 710 "Health Talk with Dr. Ronald Hoffman"

Dr. Hoffman welcomes Mirabai Holland, Director of Fitness and Wellness at the 92nd St. Y, as well as creator of 'Skeletal Fitness, A Workout For Your Bones' They discuss practical exercises for losing weight and osteoporosis.

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Jan 14 2008 DallasNews.com "Walk and jog routine an easy way to start exercising"

Wogging, a phrase coined by Dallas physical therapist Lisa Ann McCall, is the combination of walking and running. It's essentially interval training by adding brief runs into walks.

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Jan 13 2008 NYDailyNews.com "9 pounds she hopes never to see again!"

Barbara Henderickson has found a weight-loss formula that works: no more bagels. Three months into the Daily News Great Weight Loss Challenge, Henderickson, 54, has lost 9 pounds from her original 185-pound frame.

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Jan 8 2008 NYPost.com "10 TIPS TO GET YOU IN SHAPE"

GETTING into shape shouldn't feel like having your teeth drilled. For many, it's easy to pencil in a trip to the gym - but actually going is another thing entirely.

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Jan 3 2008 QueensCourier.com "Make yourself comfortable at your computer terminal"

I got an email the other day from a woman with aches and pains in her back, neck and arm. She thinks it is because she spends so much time on the computer. Even with proper posture, sitting in the same position for hours at a time is bound to cause some stiffness and muscle soreness.

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Dec 31 2007 FoxNews.com "Fit After 50: Top 5 Exercises For Baby Boomers"

In a society where looking young and fit is a way of life — it's no surprise that more and more “baby boomers” are lacing up their sneakers and heading to the gym. But boomer workouts have gone way beyond basic aerobics and running on the treadmill.

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Nov 20 2007 wcbstv.com "Health Watch: Osteoporosis Exercises"

We're often told that exercise is good for combating osteoporosis or brittle bones. But what kind of exercise, how much and do you have to join an expensive gym?

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Nov 20 2007 NYPost.com "STAY STRONG DOWN TO THE BONE"

"WHAT do a can of peas, a bottle of water and a bath towel have to do with preventing osteoporosis? As it turns out, a whole lot."

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Nov 19 2007 NYDailyNews.com "The Daily News' four dieters are pumped to start their year of exercise"

"If there is a truism about weight loss, it is this: You must burn more calories than you consume. Most people can't do that if they don't exercise."

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Nov 1 2007 Queens Courier "Exercise to fight depression"

"Researchers found that aerobic exercise, like brisk walking, swimming, biking and aerobic dance, works best. It seems to affect the body’s levels of mood-lifting neurochemicals like norepinephrine and serotonin. Therefore, if you would rather exercise your depression away, it’s worth a try. You may get fit in more ways than one."

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Oct 15 2007 HealthNewsDigest.com "Exercises to Combat Osteoporosis: No Fancy Equipment Needed to Beat the Bone-Breaking Disease"

"What do a can of peas, a bottle of water and a towel have to do with osteoporosis? You can use all of them in place of weights in exercises to help prevent the debilitating bone disease, according to Mirabai Holland, a public health advocate and Director of Fitness and Wellness Programs at the 92nd Street Y in New York City."

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Sept 30 2007 NYDailyNews.com "Daily News dieters have weighty goal for challenge"

"What does it take to lose weight? Five heavy metro-area residents are about to find out. More than half the adults in the city are overweight or obese, the city Health Department says. Obesity increases with age, and is more common in women and minorities."

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Sept 28 2007 LongIsland.com "Novel Fitness Program Helps Adults Ease-In to Exercise So They’ll Stick With it"

"We all know exercise is good for us, but less than half of American adults get enough of it. Mirabai Holland, a public health advocate and 25-year veteran of the fitness industry, is on a mission to change that. Holland, Director of Fitness and Wellness programs at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, has developed a novel exercise program that people "ease into," going at their own pace, so they're more likely to stick with it."

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Sept 25 2007 NY1 "Expert Says Work Out In Small Increments To Stick To Fitness Plan"

"People who are just starting out do too much too soon and what happens is they say to themselves, ‘Boy, I'm going to get fit and I better hurry up and do it already,’” says Moving Free founder Mirabai Holland. “So what happens is they knock themselves out. They try it a few times and then they stop and quit. So, they can do this several times over their lifetime and never achieve getting fit."

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Sept 6 2007 Queen's Courier "New fitness program adults will stick with"

"My goal was to put together a work-out that is not work, disconnecting the pain from the gain,” she says. “When people embark on routines that are too difficult or require them to do too much too soon, it sets them up for disappointment. It can also put them at risk for an injury or muscle aches, further hampering their efforts.” “The Ease-In method is an excellent way for people to become more physically fit in a safe and rewarding manner,” says Dr. Geoffrey Westrich, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. “Any program that motivates people to exercise and enjoy what they’re doing is going to have a lasting impact on their health. "

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Sept 4 NY Post " Ease-in does it"

"Holland's experience led her to develop a novel exercise program that she says anyone can do by allowing people to ease into the routine and go at their own pace. The Moving Free Ease-In exercise program, which includes a video and an Internet component, is geared toward people who have never exercised, have been physically inactive for an extended period, or have tried unsuccessfully to develop a fitness habit in the past."

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