Everything You Need to Know About Our Healthy Longevity Program
Getting older might be inevitable, but losing strength, mobility, and independence doesn’t have to be! There are steps you can take to preserve strength, mobility, and independence as you age.
At iMove PT, we don’t just want to expand your lifespan. We want to expand your health span–the years you spend feeling capable, independent, and engaged in your life. To help you achieve that goal, we offer the Healthy Longevity program. Here’s everything you need to know.
Why Healthy Aging Deserves Your Attention
It’s undeniable that the body changes with age. Muscle strength and aerobic capacity can decline, while stiffness, balance problems, and slower recovery may become more noticeable.
The good news? Your body remains responsive to exercise even as you get older. Resistance training can improve strength and physical function in older adults, including people well into their 70s and 80s. Aerobic activity can support cardiovascular fitness and endurance, while balance training can improve balance and help reduce fall risk.
Essentially, you can start building the physical capacity today that will help you stay active tomorrow.
A Deep Dive into Our Healthy Longevity Program
Why Have a Physical Therapist on Your Team?
The iMove PT physical therapists are movement experts with years of education in improving biomechanics, preventing injury, and staying active. This experience provides us with a valuable perspective on long-term wellness and healthy aging.
Our Healthy Longevity Program isn’t a physical therapy treatment plan, but it harnesses our team’s knowledge of movement, exercise, and training to support proactive fitness, wellness, and healthy aging.
What Does the Healthy Longevity Program Include?
As with traditional PT, your program begins with a comprehensive assessment that looks at your movement patterns and identifies any areas that may need extra attention. From there, we’ll develop a personalized plan and provide ongoing coaching, progress checks, and adjustments as needed.
Depending on your needs and membership level, your plan may incorporate several areas:
Strength, Fitness, and Movement
All plans include customized exercise, progressive strength development, fall-prevention strategies, and performance training. We select exercises that are challenging to create change while remaining appropriate for your abilities. Your plan can evolve as your strength and fitness improve.
Mobility, Recovery, and Injury Prevention
Feeling stiff or sore can make it harder to stay active. Mobility sessions, recovery strategies, exercise, individualized movement guidance, and hands-on treatment, when appropriate, can help address barriers to consistent movement.
Lifestyle Support
Exercise is one piece of healthy aging. Sleep, stress, nutrition, and daily activity habits all play important roles, too. For that reason, we’ll often incorporate lifestyle coaching, accountability, and access to functional nutrition expertise to provide a broader approach to healthy aging.
Advanced Assessment and Treatment Tools
Depending on location and individual needs, we might also incorporate advanced techniques such as:
- Symmio technology to assess movement quality and lifestyle factors that can help inform individualized exercise and wellness planning (used at all locations)
- Neubie direct-current electrical stimulation to improve the body-brain connection
- Heart rate variability (HRV) testing to assess patterns related to nervous system function and recovery
- Winback TECAR therapy to reduce any muscle soreness from workouts
How Long Does the Program Last?
The key to healthy aging is consistency, which is why we offer three membership tiers that provide ongoing care for as long as you need it:
Foundational Resilience ($199/month)
- One 60-minute in-person visit per month
- One 15-minute electronic check-in per month
- Personalized exercise plan
- One-time 15-minute functional nutrition consultation
Thrive Phase ($399/month)
- Two 60-minute in-person visits per month
- One 15-minute electronic check-in per month
- Personalized exercise plan with ongoing app messaging
- Monthly group functional nutrition Q&A
Longevity Elite ($799/month)
You’ll receive everything in the Thrive Phase, plus:
- One 60-minute mobility/recovery session a month
- One-time 60-minute 1-on-1 session with a functional nutritionist
- Concierge access
Does Insurance Cover the Program?
The Healthy Longevity Program is a cash-based service. You’ll pay directly for your selected membership and won’t be restricted by insurance coverage limitations.
Invest in How You Want to Live
Maybe you want to keep traveling, play golf every weekend, or just chase your grandchildren through the yard. No matter your goals, they deserve a plan.
The iMove PT Healthy Longevity Program gives you a team and a structured approach to improving strength, mobility, endurance, recovery, and confidence for the years ahead.
Ready to invest in your healthspan? Contact us today to schedule your initial Healthy Longevity assessment and find the membership option that fits your goals.
Fresh Flavor • Seasonal Favorite
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate
Bring a little color and flavor to your table with roasted Brussels sprouts tossed with bright pomegranate, crunchy toasted hazelnuts, and fresh citrus zest.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
- Seeds from 1 pomegranate
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted hazelnuts
- Finely grated zest of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the Brussels sprouts in a medium roasting pan; toss with the canola oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven until light golden brown and a knife inserted into the centers goes in without any resistance, about 45 minutes.
Transfer the sprouts to a large bowl and add the pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, hazelnuts, and lime and orange zests. Season with salt as needed.
A Delicious Way to Add More Color to Your Plate
Enjoy this recipe as a flavorful side dish that brings together sweet-tart pomegranate, citrus brightness, and the satisfying crunch of toasted hazelnuts. It’s a colorful addition to a weeknight dinner or a special gathering, with plenty of delicious textures in every bite!
Mid County Spotlight: Meet Our Newest PT, Anne
Anne Lueken is excited to be a part of the iMove PT Mid County mobile team! She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois for her Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree in 2021. She also was certified in the LSVT Big program, a movement-based program to treat Parkinson’s Disease, in 2021.
Before joining iMove PT in August, she worked for 5 years in the outpatient setting. She treated a wide variety of orthopedic and neurological conditions and specialized in post-operative shoulder rehab, Parkinson’s disease and running injuries.
Anne is originally from West Michigan. She met her husband, Henry, while in physical therapy school and moved to St Louis after graduation. Outside of work, you will find her chasing after her one-year-old son, cooking and jogging. She also eats entirely too much ice cream; her favorite, Toasted Coconut from Hudsonville Ice Cream, is made in her home town. She enjoys swimming, gardening, reading and board games when she has the time.
Anne went into physical therapy in part because of the time physical therapists get to spend with their patients and get to know them compared to other medical professions. iMove PT exemplifies this because of the one-on-one, personalized treatment model. Anne was also drawn to the field because she loves movement and exercise and is passionate about being able to help others move better, especially older adults, and stay as independent as possible. She enjoys working in the mobile setting which allows for greater flexibility to meet client needs and restore daily function in their own environment. She looks forward to meeting new clients and helping them reduce pain, restore movement, gain strength and improve balance to reach their mobility goals.
FIGURE 4 BRIDGE
Begin on your back. Bend your knees and keep your back flat on the ground. Cross one leg over the other so that your legs make a “4”. Gently, contract your abdominals and hold to keep your back flat as you move up into the bridge position. Remember to breathe. Gently, squeeze your butt muscles and lift your hips off the ground. The goal is to have your hips aligned with your knees and shoulders.
How to Perform
- Begin lying on your back with your knees bent and your back flat against the ground.
- Cross one leg over the other so your legs form a figure 4 shape.
- Gently contract your abdominal muscles to keep your back flat.
- Maintain this position as you lift your hips off the ground into a bridge.
- Squeeze your glute muscles as you lift, aiming to align your hips with your knees and shoulders.
- Remember to breathe throughout the movement.
- Lower your hips gently and repeat on the opposite side.
Exercise Details
- Starting Point: A few repetitions on each side
- Progression: Work up to 3 sets of 10 on each side
- Equipment: Exercise mat or comfortable floor surface
- Focus: Glutes, hips, and core stability
- Goal: Strengthen the glutes and improve hip and core control
