"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;"
"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. Then, on the third day, a physical therapist eliminated years of persistent neck pain with a quick realignment of my pelvis."
The Longevity8 retreat delivers intensive four-day programming with comprehensive medical diagnostics, wellness treatments, and fitness and mental-health services. Participants receive electrocardiograms, carotid ultrasounds, and DEXA scans alongside spa treatments, fitness classes, group hikes, and neuro- and muscle-stimulation therapies. Diagnostic testing can reveal hidden conditions—such as long COVID—and enable immediate therapeutic interventions, illustrated by a treadmill test identifying cardiovascular issues and a pelvic realignment resolving chronic neck pain. The program positions its high price as an investment in extending health span rather than a conventional luxury vacation. On average, people have nine years of life after the end of good health, per a 2021 Mayo Clinic study.
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