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Luminary Health is committed to becoming the premier preventative health and performance amenity in the United States. We deliver customized, convenient, and discreet wellness services to help communities thrive—illuminating a happier, healthier, more connected way of living.
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Our Foundation
Health is a choice; at Luminary, we believe in making it the default choice for everyone we serve. Most individuals will spend the majority of their lives within 5 miles of their home. We want to make the healthy choice accessible and stress-free to those who value their health and want to live an optimized lifestyle.​​​​
The four pillars of Luminary: Intent, Move, Connect, and Down-Shift, were inspired by research in Blue Zones. Blue Zones are communities where individuals live to a century at 10x greater rates than the average American. Longevity is 80% lifestyle design, where only 20% is dictated by our genes (Herskind et al., 1996).​
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​​​Our approach takes the 9 common denominators in these areas and optimizes them using the most up-to-date research on wellness, exercise science, and longevity. Living long is great, but we also aim to live well with focus, strength, connection, and energy.
onward.
A Letter from Our Founder
Dr. Patrick McGee PT, DPT
Founder/CEO
Hello, I’m Pat, a Physical Therapist, Strength & Conditioning Specialist, and Founder of Luminary Health. I started my journey in Philadelphia, PA, where I first found my passion to help guide individuals towards living healthier, happier, more holistic lives. I graduated with my B.S. in Exercise Science and a Minor in Nutrition at West Chester Univesity in 2017. In 2022, I obtained my Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Neumann University. While studying in my undergraduate course work, I read the following passage that changed the direction of my life and career;
“So, people eat lots of packaged and prepared foods, drive from place to place, and sit while working, playing, and socializing. Their physiological systems, evolved for physical effort in contexts of scarcity, drift further and further from balance. Their muscles become atrophied, their joints inflamed and calcified, their bones brittle and misaligned, their hearts weak, and their arteries clogged and hardened. They take medicines to control blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose; to regulate bowel movements, urination, stomach acidity, and reflux; and to stifle anxiety, depression, and pain (Critser, 2005; Petersen, 2008). This is the unhealthy lifestyle that remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator.”-(Mirowsky, 2011)
We have forgotten our roots and have tyrannized our bodies in the modern world. I have always been amazed by the body's innate ability to heal once we learn to speak its language. Feelings of pain, anxiety, and depression are signals from our body that we need to make a change in our habits, relationships, careers, and health. We are the operators of our lives, and we need to take responsibility and reclaim the health of our bodies, minds, and communities.
Luminary Health aims to change the culture of healthcare in our nation. We hope to give individuals access to strategies that actually move the dial towards living a healthier life. We challenge those we work with to have agency over their health and well-being, and we guide them towards these goals with evidence-based practices, intent, and, of course, fun! Because the person who loves to walk will go further than the one who loves the destination.
Onward.
