Vail’s first in depth, comprehensive spa experience providing medically-based guidance, bodywork and programming from renowned experts. The Vitality Center provides clients with wellness programs based on selected medical, nutritional and spiritual practitioners in combination with the professional staff of the Spa at Vail Mountain Lodge and the Vail Athletic Club.
The Center provides individual diagnostics and guided, intensive regimens, group retreat programs, and workshop opportunities for its local and out-of-town clientele.
“Our goal is to provide a scientific and wellness-centered approach to healing and healthy lifestyles.”
-Lisa DeKoster, Spa Director
The medical professionals at the Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa include Nutritionist, Mary Horn, MS; Dr. Tom Schneider, MD, FACS of Florida HealthSpan Institute; and Dr. Heidi Archer, BodyLogicMD.
Mary Horn, M.S Mary Horn, M.S. is a certified nutritionist and exercise physiologist and has spent more than 25 years encouraging others to adopt lifestyle changes that positively impact their present and future wellbeing through nutrition and fitness. She is a sought-after keynote speaker on women’s health issues, with many years of experience developing and executing weight management programs. Horn’s career began teaching exercise classes to seniors and cardiac patients.
The next ten years were devoted to exercise science at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute where she conducted research dedicated to enhancing athletic performance. Most recently, her position as Director of Nutrition and Exercise Science at Miraval Resort Tucson allowed her to continue making an impact on healthy lifestyles by teaching classes, conducting Women’s Wellness Workshops, and developing personalized nutrition and exercise programs.
Horn has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Martha Stewart Live, and has been interviewed on Martha Stewart Radio. Horn received her undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit and masters from the Chicago School of Medicine and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and American Dietetic Association.
Visit her website www.maryhorn.net for more information.
Starting a personalized nutrition and fitness program is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to health. Mary will help you understand how mode, intensity, duration and frequency come together to achieve your nutrition and exercise goals. It is no secret that Americans are plagued with numerous health challenges. Many of these challenges are directly related to our excess weight.
A personalized nutrition and exercise program is a good place to start. Regular physical activity can reduce your risk for chronic health challenges, improve your balance and coordination, help with weight maintenance and even improve your sleep. The trick is to begin slowly and allow exercise to become a regular part of your daily routine like brushing your teeth or taking a shower. As you balance nutritious calories with exercise sessions designed for specific results, you will notice an immediate improvement in your vitality and overall wellbeing.
Consultations via Skype™ or in person include:
$135 for 50 minute or $70 for a 30 minute consultation
Mary Horn will also leads the Ageless Vitality 4-Day Intensives offered at the Vitality Center. Click here to learn more about the Ageless Vitality Intensive.
Dr. Tom Schneider, MD brings to Vail his revolutionary age management program he pioneered at his Florida HealthSpan Institute. Dr. Schneider is dedicated to the belief that the process of physical aging can be slowed, stopped or even reversed through existing medical and scientific interventions that are available now. His groundbreaking work in age management and regenerative medicine is rooted in more than a decade of personal and professional involvement in this exciting medical specialty.
At The Vitality Center, Vail locals and guests now have access to Dr. Schneider and will receive a customized program to reverse aging symptoms and receive five star fitness and wellness coaching. Dr. Schneider attended medical school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and trained at prestigious facilities including Bethesda Naval Hospital, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and the National Institute of Health. In addition to the rare distinction of being board certified in four medical specialties, Dr. Schneider is certified in Chinese Acupuncture for Aging by world renowned, Dr. Yun Tao Ma and by the Cenegenics Education & Research Foundation’s program in Age Management Medicine. He also maintains an ongoing avocation in Bioethics and affiliates with the Kennedy School of Bioethics at Georgetown University.
About Florida HealthSpan Institute BIOCENERGETICS treats loss of hormones with comprehensive, customized anti-aging medicine. It’s a holistic, one-of-a-kind approach utilizing treatments based on individual chemistry and hormonal factors. Each patient’s treatment plan is precisely determined through extensive medical evaluations, comprehensive lab evaluations, in-depth metabolic panels and more.
Dr. Schneider will spend as much time as it takes to fully diagnose and understand your issues. Depending on the specific needs of the patient, an all-around wellness plan is prescribed that can include customized biocentrial pharmaceuticals, compounding vitamins and bio-identical hormones. Once treatment begins, patients will have access to 24/7 care and ongoing monitoring, as well as annual follow-ups.
Visit www.floridahealthspan.com for details on Dr. Tom Schneider or Florida HealthSpan Institute.
Dr. Schneider is on site at the Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa seasonally. During those times, he sees patients for their intensive patient review. He is also available on a monthly retainer to treat patients remotely via phone or e-mail for any ongoing and additional needs.
In recent years the field of anti-aging and regenerative medicine has become a major area of study for medical researchers, respected institutions and accredited universities in the U.S. and abroad. The goal is to discover the basic principles underlying how cells form, organize, maintain, regenerate and repair the proper structures of tissues and organs. Numerous studies and procedures confirm that regenerative medicine can deliver one of the most pervasive impacts on public health in the modern era. The importance of this relatively new frontier of medicine, which includes programs that now span multiple systems of human physiology, represents an exciting breakthrough to answer the unprecedented needs of millions of patients worldwide.
Dr. Schneider will work with you to fully diagnose and help you understand your health issues and concerns. Depending on your specific needs, a comprehensive wellness plan is prescribed that may include customized natural regenerative pharmaceuticals, compounding vitamins and bioidentical hormones.
At the Vitality Center, you’ll receive an extremely comprehensive health assessment with Dr. Schneider that includes:
Program Pricing: $2500 (Excluding lab work costs). Blood work should be completed 4 weeks prior to appointments with Dr. Schneider.
Optional $125 monthly maintenance retainer is available which entitles the patient to additional follow-up phone calls and consultations during the retainer time frame. A 4-month minimum is required for the maintenance retainer.
To book an appointment with Dr. Schneider at The Vitality Center, call 970-476-7721 or email spa@vailmountainlodge.com
Dr. Heidi Archer, MD integrates bioidentical hormone therapy with customized nutrition and fitness programs to help men and women find relief from symptoms of hormone imbalance. Dr. Archer dedicates her practice to providing her patients all the benefits of preventive medicine, anti-aging and wellness. Her preventive medical approach optimizes fitness level, body mass index/body weight, and overall wellbeing by balancing the hormones your body needs to function. Treatment of hormone imbalance puts an end to suffering the symptoms and effects of early menopause, menopause, andropause (the male menopause), hypothyroidism, and stress-induced adrenal fatigue.
Dr. Archer practices with BodyLogicMD of Loudoun, Virginia as well as Loudoun Spine and Rehabilitation; and is thrilled to have the first BodyLogicMD practice in Colorado. Dr. Archer is board certified by the American Academy of Physical medicine and Rehabilitation and is an active member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging and a member of the Fellowship for Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine. She graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine; completed her intern year in Internal Medicine at George Washington University; then trained in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, serving as Chief Resident at this nationally acclaimed facility. Her peers have honored her for multiple years as one of the best in her field by Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Doctors” issue.
Go to www.bodylogicMD.com for more information and to schedule an appointment.
Dr. Archer’s patients receive a 15% lodging discount at Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa, based on availability. To book lodging at Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa that coincides with your appointment with Dr. Archer, call 866-476-0700
BodyLogicMD Appointments with Dr. Heidi Archer
Hormones decline as we age; bioidentical hormone therapy replaces the hormones your body needs to function optimally. Dr. Archer uses bioidentical or natural hormones versus bio-similar or synthetic hormones. These bioidentical hormones are molecule-by-molecule exactly the same as hormones produced by the human body. As an anti-aging physician, Dr. Archer will assess your individual hormone levels and work to restore these hormones by a customized medical plan specifically for you.
Bioidentical hormone therapy helps men and women find relief from symptoms of hormone imbalance such as weight gain, loss of energy, low libido, and depression.
Dr. Archer’s Services include:
To book an appointment with Dr. Heidi Archer visit www.BodyLogicMD.com
These four-day intensive programs are offered several times each year and are designed to explore health challenges healthy lifestyle changes that will impact future wellbeing. Workshops include daily lectures, meditation, yoga, various fitness classes, mindful eating seminars, meals prepared by Terra Bistro, spa treatments and nutritional and fitness consultations.
Participants will experience a new way of approaching fitness and food during these intensives and gain healthy habits they can use in their everyday lives.
Click here for additional details on the July 11 – 15, 2010 Ageless Vitality Workshop.
A special lodging rate for Ageless Vitality participants is available at the Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa starting at $179 per night for a Valley View room. Call 866-476-0700 to book lodging.
Our Customized Wellness Programs are perfect for individuals, groups and corporate retreats. These customizable programs are available on an ongoing basis throughout the year and can be hosted in the privacy of your own home or at Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa.
Customized Wellness Programs start at $1600 not including lodging.
Price: $500 per month
Prices Vary
As a courtesy to our guests and therapists, appointment cancellations and time changes must be completed 24 hours in advance to avoid a charge for the full amount of your treatment. Plan to arrive 30 minutes prior to your appointment to shower and enjoy a steam, sauna or Jacuzzi. We kindly request that our hotel guests wear the robes and slippers provided in their rooms.