With great pleasure, I am providing a letter of recommendation for the Live 2 B Healthy® program. Since the program's initiation in our community earlier this year, we have been thrilled with the multi-faceted benefits realized for our residents and local community senior participants. The program is widely attended and a welcomed addition to our Life Enrichment programming three days a week! The results we have witnessed for the participating residents within the first four months have exceeded expectations. We have witnessed a substantial decrease in the number falls for those who participate and a new awareness of the benefits of group fitness activities. We have also heard some Live 2 B Healthy® participants "encourage" those who share they struggle with falls or balance concerns to attend and our sessions continue to grow. The entertaining, interactive, attentive and empowering highly skilled trainer is the talk of our community. Numerous residents, families, prospects and local providers express their surprise, interest and appreciation that we sponsor such a well-rounded wellness program, not only four our residents but also those in need in the local community. Live 2 B Healthy® fills a very important social, emotional and physical gap we didn't realize was missing. When I first announced the Live 2 B Healthy class was coming to Milestone, some residents were a bit apprehensive of the change. For years we offered more simplistic AM and PM stretch classes led by staff which, in hindsight, was similar each time. Some residents approached the change with a bit of trepidation. "What if I am not be able to do anything more challenging?" Now these same folks are first to be seated and excited about what today's fresh new session will bring - folks of all ability levels making great progress. I enjoy the laughter and enthusiasm I hear from the participants before, during and following each session. Our Life Enrichment Coordinator has now incorporated a Fresh Juice Bar Social following each session to help keep the social and wellness time going. Life 2 B Healthy ®is a vital component to our residents' lives and has also made a significant contribution and impact to our marketing efforts.

Justin, I have been in your classes since Sept. 2018 and feel that you have had a great part in keeping me active & pain free into my 90's. Thank you!

I have had the pleasure of working with Chris Pipkin, owner of Live 2 B Healthy since February of 2013. The Keystones of Cedar Rapids have invested in this program at both Keystone Cedars Assisted Living and Keystone Place Independent Living, offering our residents classes three times weekly. I would highly recommend Live 2 B Healthy to other retirement communities that would like to assist their residents to become more independent or to maintain their strength. Live 2 B Healthy has helped revitalize exercise for our residents, making it fun and enjoyable. Residents of varying levels are able to participate in the program, with the focus on improving balance and strength of the residents. I have enjoyed watching new friendships grow as residents support each other in the program. As the Marketing Director, I have used the class to invite prospects to attend the exercise program. This has been a wonderful way to get prospects interested in our community and help them recognize Keystone’s commitment to wellness.

The improvements seen in balance, flexibility and body strength with our residents at the Pioneer Memory Cottages has been very impressive. Not only can we see the better physical abilities, we also see the social aspect of bring our residents together from three separate cottages be a a "part" of an exercise class. Our certified trainer, Reece, makes the blass fun, bringing smiles and laughter to the faces of the participants. Also, she is able to engage our memory care residents in the 30 minute program, which is awesome!

My name is Amber and I am a resident assistant in Memory Care 2 at Seasons at Maplewood. I am writing to you to let you know how appreciated Kaylee is. I’ve been working in this Memory Care full-time for over a year now and have known who some of the difficult-to-motivate residents are, but there are a few residents who love to hear that it’s Kaylee leading exercises with them. During Kaylee’s time here in this memory care with the residents, she has really made an impact that I can see, not just physically, but emotionally too. I see residents smiling when she is up there with them. One resident who is challenged with names remember hers. It is clear to see that Kaylee’s compassion lies in people. I’ve seen her not just working on improving the resident’s strength, but have notice her awareness of other’s feelings too. She has outstanding intrapersonal skills and knows how to communicate with those who struggle with it themselves. So again, thank you for sending her to us! She has been a huge blessing to many at Seasons and I hope we will be seeing her for a long time!

Live 2 B Healthy® is a wonderful partner for Avinity Senior Living! Health and Wellness is a big part of what Avinity believes is an important component to help our resident’s live out our vision “to imagine, inspire and nurture a youthful spirit in every older adult we meet”. Currently, we have classes at several of our communities and we could not be happier. We are seeing improvements in our resident’s personal health, flexibility, strength and stamina. In fact, a number of our residents have told me how they look forward to the classes each week. We actually have actively aging residents up to 104 years old who attend the Live 2 B Healthy® classes offered. Finally, Live 2 B Healthy® is key to our strategic pillar of helping folks ‘age in place’. I highly recommend Live 2 B Healthy®!

At Ecumen, we talk about our core values being service, people, innovation, spirituality, wellness, collaboration and stewardship. As leaders in the senior housing market, we understand how important it is to not only talk about our values, but also demonstrate our values. By investing in a professionally-managed senior fitness program like Live 2 B Healthy® offers, we are working towards our values.

Jaybird Senior Living has partnered with Live 2 B Healthy® for the past 4 years with a group of 17 Communities (and growing) in Iowa. Our partnership has yielded many benefits for our residents, staff and communities including improving quality of life and creating a vibrant, healthier community. We felt that investing in a program to improve wellness for our seniors would pay off. And we’re pleased to report that since we implemented the Live 2 B Healthy® program, falls have been reduced significantly - that has a big impact for our resident’s wellbeing and on our bottomline! One manager told us, “I need to get everyone in the class; the residents who participate don’t fall!” We love that the Live 2 B Healthy® program really is for all residents, no matter their level of ability, because the program is customized so everyone is able to participate and benefit in the program, with the focus on improving balance and strength. I have enjoyed watching new friendships grow as residents support each other in the program. Another valuable benefit is the marketing impact it provides our communities, setting us apart and showing our commitment to wellness for our residents and communities. This has been a wonderful way to get prospects interested in our community and help them recognize our commitment to wellness. I would highly recommend Live 2 B Healthy® to other retirement communities. It truly will help their residents improve quality of life, help residents maintain or improve their independence, build or maintain their strength and improve overall health! Live 2 B Healthy® has helped revitalize exercise for our residents, making it fun and enjoyable.