Choosing your support

Which bone-health exercise program fits you?

Start with the experience you want: a guided home routine, someone directly supervising heavier lifting, or individual clinical care. Compare how each option works, who supports you and what you are making time for.

Prepared by Bone Builder from the providers’ linked public descriptions, checked October 8, 2026. Offers and eligibility can change; confirm final details with the provider. This compares services, not a head-to-head clinical trial.

Compare the format at a glance
Program	How it is delivered
Bone Builder	Recorded demonstrations and guided sessions on your phone, tablet or computer.
Wellen	At-home exercise membership; Wellen says it does not offer live classes.
Osteo-Gains	An app with free pre-conditioning and stretching, followed by its 52-week Bone Health Program Year One.
Supervised Onero®	A clinical and licensed-provider program derived from LIFTMOR and other research.
Hinge Health	A digital care service with guided exercises, virtual care and some in-person options, depending on eligibility.

What would help you move forward?

A repeatable routine at home: explore the recorded sessions, equipment options and progress tools in an app.
Directly supervised heavier training: ask a qualified provider about assessment, technique practice and supervision for resistance and impact work.
Individual help with symptoms or restrictions: an appointment lets a clinician evaluate your needs and adapt the plan.

Use the questions for choosing exercise support

Five options, explained

Bone Builder

People looking for a guided strength, posture and balance routine with personal training records.

Format: Recorded demonstrations and guided sessions on your phone, tablet or computer.
Progression: 12-week starting plans use your reported history and equipment. Completed set records inform gradual load suggestions; you can repeat a weight.
Human support: Care questions and replies, saved workouts and optional weekly member emails. Individual PT and Peak supervision are arranged separately.
Time and routine: Foundation: 3 sessions/week, about 30 minutes each. Build: 3 sessions/week, about 38 minutes each. Allow learning and recovery time.

Price and access

$14.99/month or $95.00/year. Both include a 14-day trial with a card; subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled.

A useful question: Does guided home practice fit me, and do I need individual assessment or supervised lifting alongside the app?

Bone Builder membership details

Wellen

Women with osteopenia or osteoporosis who want recorded home workouts.

Format: At-home exercise membership; Wellen says it does not offer live classes.
Progression: Its published offer describes 12-week programs based on fitness level and available equipment, followed by another program.
Human support: PT-designed workouts and membership support. Confirm whether any individual clinician care is included in the offer you choose.
Time and routine: Check the current workout schedule and equipment requirements for your suggested program.

Price and access

US$19/month with a 7-day trial, or US$114/year with a 14-day trial. Published plans say cancel anytime.

A useful question: What equipment and weekly commitment will my program involve, and what help is available if a movement needs adapting?

Wellen’s published plans

Osteo-Gains

People considering a brief, progressive jumping program alongside their usual exercise.

Format: An app with free pre-conditioning and stretching, followed by its 52-week Bone Health Program Year One.
Progression: The provider describes four-week blocks that become harder over twelve months. Its cited research population was premenopausal women.
Human support: A private community is advertised. Check individual assessment, technique observation and suitability for jumping with the provider.
Time and routine: The provider describes 2–5-minute jumping sessions, 2–5 times weekly, after its four-week pre-conditioning program.

Price and access

US$24.99 for twelve months. The provider says it does not automatically renew; pre-conditioning and stretching are free after registration.

A useful question: Is jumping appropriate for my fracture history and balance, and what resistance and balance work should accompany it?

Osteo-Gains’ published program

Supervised Onero®

People seeking professionally delivered high-intensity bone-targeted training.

Format: A clinical and licensed-provider program derived from LIFTMOR and other research.
Progression: High-intensity resistance and impact work delivered through exercise professionals. Ask how your provider assesses and familiarizes participants.
Human support: Professional delivery through The Bone Clinic and licensed locations. Check who supervises, their qualifications and the service you are booking.
Time and routine: Confirm the appointment and class schedule with your local provider.

Price and access

Fees vary by provider and location. Ask about assessment fees, class packages and ongoing costs.

A useful question: Who will directly supervise my heavier lifting and impact work, and how will it be adapted for me?

The Bone Clinic’s Onero description

Hinge Health

Eligible employer or health-plan members seeking musculoskeletal care, including movement and balance support.

Format: A digital care service with guided exercises, virtual care and some in-person options, depending on eligibility.
Progression: Its published experience describes an evolving personalized care plan for the member’s needs and goals.
Human support: Physical therapists and health coaches are part of the advertised care team. Confirm the services available under your coverage.
Time and routine: Ask about the exercise and visit schedule in your offered care plan.

Price and access

Advertised at no cost to eligible members through participating employers and health plans. Eligibility and covered services must be confirmed.

A useful question: Am I eligible, and does the covered service address my bone-health exercise needs or a different musculoskeletal concern?

Hinge Health’s published experience

Use the evidence to ask better questions.

LIFTMOR studied supervised resistance and impact training over eight months in 101 postmenopausal women with low bone mass. Bone Fit is training for professionals in adapting osteoporosis exercise. These explain useful principles; each service should describe its own dose, assessment and supervision.

Osteo-Gains describes a different jumping approach and cites research in premenopausal women. Hinge Health’s advertised care covers several musculoskeletal concerns. A study in one population or program cannot establish the results of another service.

Explore the LIFTMOR findings Understand Bone Fit Original LIFTMOR trial

Questions before choosing

Which osteoporosis exercise program should I choose?

Start with the support you need: a guided home routine, individual clinical care or directly supervised heavier training. Compare assessment, exercise format, progression, equipment, contact options and total cost. Your fracture history, current ability and preferred routine help shape that choice.

Are these programs the same as the LIFTMOR study?

LIFTMOR was an eight-month supervised research trial in selected postmenopausal women with low bone mass. Programs that reference it can differ in exercise dose, participants and supervision. The trial’s results are not measured Bone Builder outcomes. Ask each provider how its own service uses the evidence.

Does Bone Builder include individual physical therapy?

Membership includes guided exercise, saved workout records, program questions in Care and optional weekly member check-ins. Individual physical therapy, clinical clearance and direct supervision for Peak are arranged separately.

Can I start learning before choosing a membership?

Yes. Bone Builder’s five-part Start Here series, research and nutrition guides, calculator, worksheets and exercise library are free. The program preview needs no account or card. You can explore these before deciding whether membership fits you.

Take the next step that fits you.

See how Bone Builder works before deciding, or begin the free five-part learning series. When you want a guided routine, the membership options are ready to explore.

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Monthly and annual memberships include a 14-day trial. Card required; automatic renewal unless canceled. Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no trial.

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