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It might go without saying that moving your body is key to a long, healthy life—but some approaches to exercise are more innovative than others. For one fitness pro, it’s all about seeing movement as equally physical, emotional, and mental—and syncing those forces to create a longevity-boosting routine you can sustain for the long haul.
The Longevity Project:
meet our movement expert
Colette Dong
As a lifelong dancer, Colette Dong’s life has always centered around movement. But while she loves the world of fitness, she rejects the industry’s outdated ideology about weight loss and body image. Instead, she charts her own path with the belief that exercise only works—and lasts long-term—when it brings you joy.
Her modality of choice might surprise you: It involves dancing, bouncing on a trampoline, and generally channeling your inner kid at playtime, and it’s what led her to found the ness. “I wanted to know if a space could exist where the mission was to go beyond fitness and use movement to help others find amplification within their own lives,” Dong says. Her unique, trampoline workout programming does just that, requiring stamina and concentration in a supportive and energetic environment.
The combination of inspiring joy, inducing focus and mindfulness, leaning on community, and invigorating your body with low-impact movement is Dong’s personal formula for a long and healthy life. And you don’t need to pack in a whole hour of exercise to reap the benefits. Studies show that just 10 to 20 minutes of movement can have a positive impact on your healthspan.
Dong’s parting words on longevity? It’s okay (encouraged, even) to reject the conventional definition of wellness sometimes. Enjoy a glass of wine, stay up late with friends, have a lazy morning—and practice releasing any and all guilt. “Stay clear on what you were doing when you felt your happiest and use that as your baseline to return to”—no matter where life moves you.
Staying physically, mentally, and emotionally sharp and connected is the key to longevity. I think you need all three to sustain a long, happy, and healthy life.
To me, longevity means always being able to say yes to any decision I want to make. I want to always be able to have strong physicality […], the mental steadiness to solve a problem, and the emotional
capacity to support a friend.
Whether you’re headed out for a walk with friends or en route home from a workout class, the Lexus RX supports your body’s movement with available 10-way power-adjustable seats with four-way power lumbar adjustment. Because comfort is key as you move through life.
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Whether you’re headed out for a walk with friends
or en route home from a workout class, the Lexus RX supports your body’s movement with available 10-way power-adjustable seats with four-way power lumbar adjustment. Because comfort is key as you move through life.
To me, longevity means always being able to say yes to any decision I want to make. I want to always be able to have strong physicality […], the mental steadiness to solve a problem, and the emotional capacity to support a friend.
Her modality of choice might surprise you: It involves dancing, bouncing on a trampoline, and generally channeling your inner kid at playtime, and it’s what led her to found
the ness. “I wanted to know if a space could exist where the mission was to go beyond fitness and use movement to help others find amplification within their own lives,” Dong says. Her unique, trampoline workout programming does just that, requiring stamina and concentration in a supportive and energetic environment.
The combination of inspiring joy, inducing focus and mindfulness, leaning on community, and invigorating your body with low-impact movement is Dong’s personal formula for a long and healthy life. And you don’t need to pack in a whole hour of exercise to reap the benefits. Studies show that just 10 to 20 minutes of movement can have a positive impact on your healthspan.
Dong’s parting words on longevity? It’s okay (encouraged, even) to reject the conventional definition of wellness sometimes. Enjoy a glass of wine, stay up late with friends, have a lazy morning—and practice releasing any and all guilt. “Stay clear on what you were doing when you felt your happiest and use that as your baseline to return to”—no matter where life moves you.
Staying physically, mentally, and emotionally sharp and connected is the key to longevity. I think you need all three to sustain a long, happy, and healthy life.
As a lifelong dancer, Colette Dong’s life has always centered around movement. But while she loves the world of fitness, she rejects the industry’s outdated ideology about weight loss and body image. Instead, she charts her own path with the belief that exercise only works—and lasts long-term—when it brings you joy.
Colette Dong
meet our movement expert
It might go without saying that moving your body is key to a long, healthy life—but some approaches to exercise are more innovative than others. For one fitness pro, it’s all about seeing movement as equally physical, emotional, and mental—and syncing those forces to create a longevity-boosting routine you can sustain for the long haul.
The Longevity Project:
In Partnership With