"On my first day at Canyon Ranch's $20,000 four-day Longevity8 retreat in November, the schedule sounded dauntingly packed: I received a list of appointments with doctors and wellness specialists across a range of fields, from fitness to flexibility, meditation to mental health. In between electrocardiograms, carotid ultrasounds, and DEXA scans, I would attend spa appointments, fitness classes, and group hikes through the Santa Catalina Mountains; hobnob with the resort's high-powered guests over dinner and at the pool;"
"By day two, I was a believer. It helped that a torturous treadmill test yielded an explanation for a host of seemingly disparate health problems that had long stumped my regular doctors. This is how I found out that I-a reasonably healthy 42-year-old who couldn't understand why tennis teammates nearly twice my age ran circles around me on the court-have been afflicted by long COVID."
"For many high-end travelers, a $20,000 vacation could mean a private jet to a remote tropical island, or a luxury villa suspended over a glistening turquoise ocean. Four days in the Arizona desert (in my case, furnished by the ranch to showcase the program) might not sound worthy of a five-figure price tag-but the cost starts to look quite different when you consider it a down payment on your long-term health."
A four-day Longevity8 retreat includes medical testing, specialist consultations, fitness and flexibility assessments, meditation and mental-health sessions, spa treatments, classes, and guided hikes. Electrocardiograms, carotid ultrasounds, and DEXA scans identify cardiovascular, vascular, and body-composition issues. Performance testing can reveal unexpected conditions like long COVID in otherwise healthy middle-aged adults and explain declines in stamina. Targeted interventions, including physical therapy and neuro and muscle stimulation, can resolve chronic pain and reduce stress. The experience is costly but can be viewed as an investment in prolonged health span rather than a conventional luxury vacation. Studies indicate an average nine years of life after good health ends.
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