Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 2

96 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 saunas. “We have the facilities to do it all here in the Athletic Center, which I feel is one of the reasons why our wellness services have been so successful,” she comments. “Members can show up and trust we’ve developed partnerships with cutting-edge services and technologies which are credible and research-based.” Hired in 2013, Davenport, a registered & licensed dietitian, first brought nutrition counseling into the fold. Since then, the club has generously expanded its wellness activities, adding in more tailored and supportive programs designed to reinforce a healthy and active lifestyle. “Through the years, we’ve continued to evolve in that direction which makes our members more wellness-minded. These group programs have helped our members become more mindful of wellness and tune into their bodies,” notes Davenport. Thackerson and Davenport work through many of the wellness programs themselves. “When we talk about education and training and pilot programs, that’s something we do all the time,” he says. “Whether it be a partnership, or a new technology, we want to learn about it before we release it to our members.” After health span, the next big concept to target for The Fort Worth Club will be “the longevity mindset,” Thackerson says. He notes, “For the past two years, we’ve been working on a partnership with a company that’s rooted in this longevity world. Longevity to us means a few things under precision diagnostics. There are a lot of different technologies out there that can tell you your cardiac age. We’re working with them on a bio age, which takes into account your fitness levels, your bloodwork, your activity levels, and your sleep – basically everything you do on a daily basis. And this is made possible by the advent of wearables.” In recent years, rapid improvements in the