Active Life Conditioning

You train for your health. But do you know what your body actually needs you to work on?

Living longer is one thing. Staying strong, capable, independent and healthy while you do it is the goal.

The ISHP Labs Longevity Program, available at ActiveLife Conditioning, uses objective testing to identify the areas that can have the greatest impact on your healthspan, so your training, nutrition and lifestyle can be more intentional and individualized to you.

We assess key areas of healthy aging:

🦴 Bone Health: bone density, quality & fracture risk
❤️ Cardiovascular Health: VO₂ max & aerobic fitness
⚡ Metabolic Health: resting metabolism, fuel utilization & personalized nutrition insights
💪 Strength, Power & Balance: supporting mobility, resilience, independence & the activities you love
🧠 Cognitive Health: brain & visual function to support cognitive resilience as you age

But testing is only the beginning.

Your results show where you are today. We then help translate that data into clear training, nutrition and lifestyle priorities, so you know what to actually do with the information instead of following a generalized approach that may not reflect your physiology.

Want support between assessments? Next Step Health & Performance Coaching provides ongoing training programming, nutrition coaching, progressions and accountability to keep your plan aligned with your goals until it’s time to objectively re-test.

The goal isn’t simply more health data. It’s:

Measure → Understand → Take Action → Progress → Re-test.

Because there is no “standard” version of you, and there shouldn’t be a standard plan for how you age.

Ready to find out what your body needs for the years ahead?

DM ISHP Labs or ActiveLife team to get started.

Staff Pick of the Month
From: Sarah Applegarth

3 Things Happy People Do Differently

“On Purpose with Jay Shetty”
😊Happiness isn’t something you find, it’s something you choose to create, even when life feels uncertain. In this episode, Jay shares the three mindset shifts that genuinely happy people practice every day: taking ownership instead of staying stuck in victimhood, finding joy before reaching the next milestone, and intentionally building a life filled with connection, gratitude, and purpose. Through powerful stories and practical exercises, you’ll discover how small daily choices can help you reclaim your agency, stop postponing your happiness, and create a life you don’t have to escape from.
🔗 at link

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/on-purpose-with-jay-shetty/id1450994021?i=1000779233181

Did you lock in on the movement patterns in Part 1 last week?

Then let’s challenge the basic movement pattern of a lunge with these progressions!🏋‍♀️

✔️Forward Lunge
Setup: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart.
Movement: Step one foot forward, decelerate your body weight, and push off the front foot to return to start.
Benefit: Builds decelerating strength, which is vital for running and sports

✔️Walking Lunge
Setup: Clear a straight path in your room.
Movement: Lunge forward, but instead of pushing backward, drive forward into a lunge on the opposite leg.
Benefit: Adds a continuous core and balance challenge as you transition weight.

✔️The lunge is a dynamics version of the split squat but that doesn’t mean the split squat is any less challenging; stayed tuned for next week’s Therapy Thursday to see how you can take your split squat to the next level 💪

🗓️Check in with Dr Angelica for any aches and pains on Monday mornings, Thursday afternoons and Fridays.