About Bone Builder
Bone Builder is a self-guided bone-health exercise and education app published by Mindful Movement Physical Therapies, a physical therapy clinic in Salt Lake City and Holladay, Utah. It was created by the clinic’s founder, Dr. Emily Warren, DPT, so that the bone-loading program she teaches in person could reach the people who can’t get to her clinic.
Why Dr. Warren built this
Emily Warren earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Oklahoma in 2012 and began her career in inpatient rehabilitation, working with people recovering from brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury — patients for whom the right dose of the right movement is everything. She moved into orthopedics with a spine focus, and in 2021 founded Mindful Movement Physical Therapies after growing frustrated with how little standard care was actually helping people in pain.
The same gap exists in bone health. The LIFTMOR trial showed that carefully supervised, progressively heavy resistance and impact training can build bone density in postmenopausal women — yet most osteoporosis advice still stops at “walk more and be careful.” Dr. Warren trained in the LIFTMOR protocol and became Bone Fit™ certified through Osteoporosis Canada, and began teaching in-person Bone Builder classes at her Holladay clinic.
The app brings exercise demonstrations, a suggested session sequence and personal records into one place. Reported history and symptoms guide app precautions, but they do not calculate fracture risk or verify technique. The LIFTMOR trial was closely supervised; the app does not reproduce that setting or establish its outcomes. Heavy LIFTMOR-style lifting unlocks in the app only after steady, pain-free Build sessions, and stays closed with a spinal fracture, a very low T-score or current pain.
Who it’s for
- Adults with osteopenia or osteoporosis who want exercise education, a suggested routine and records to discuss with their clinician.
- People who just got a DXA result and want to act on it, not just worry about it.
- Women around menopause who want to get ahead of accelerating bone loss, and men who've been told their bone density is low.
- Patients of any physical therapist who need structure between in-person sessions.
Who it isn’t for
Generic guided exercise can pause for current recovery, movement restrictions or symptoms that need individual review. You can still use learning, nutrition and care-preparation tools. Paying for membership does not remove a pause, provide clinical clearance or include individual physical therapy.
Who writes the clinical content
Dr. Emily Warren, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy (University of Oklahoma, 2012) and founder of Mindful Movement Physical Therapies — Bone Fit™-certified and LIFTMOR-trained, practicing since 2012.
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Bone Fit™-certified (Osteoporosis Canada)
- LIFTMOR protocol–trained
- Credentialed McKenzie (MDT) therapist
How this content is made
Published LIFTMOR research and Bone Fit™ / Too Fit to Fracture guidance inform the app. Reported history guides app precautions, including withholding impact for fracture concerns and pausing generic sessions for current recovery or restrictions. These rules do not assess fracture risk, establish individual suitability, or reproduce the supervised trial. All 86 demonstration videos are filmed with our own physical therapists — none are stock footage.
We publish the evidence honestly, including where it is weak. Exercise can improve bone density and reduce fracture risk; it is not a cure for osteoporosis, and we do not claim it is.
Sources and updates
Guides identify their published sources and publication or update dates. A named medical reviewer and review date appear only when that article-specific review is recorded.
Found something wrong? Email the clinic with the page and your concern so the team can review it.
Not medical advice
Bone Builder is an educational exercise program, not individual medical advice and not a replacement for in-person care. Talk to your provider before starting, especially with a vertebral fracture history, a very low T-score, or other health conditions. See our terms, privacy notice and participation agreement.
Contact
Mindful Movement Physical Therapies
- 1892 S 1000 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
- 4890 Highland Dr, Holladay, UT 84117
mindfulmovementphysicaltherapies.com
The in-person Bone Builder class and individual clinical care are separate from app membership. A message or saved check-in does not establish a clinician–patient relationship.