Agevix supports you as America navigates health concerns
Video message from Agevix Co-founders Todd and Wendy Nienhouse.
Helping heal since 2008.
June 2020
Dear friends of Agevix,
As we transition into the reopening of fitness club environments, there remains no higher priority than the health and safety of our clients and colleagues. As founders of Agevix, we observe guidelines shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and our national government with regard to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic as well as Executive Orders by the Governor of Michigan. In this letter you’ll find our current guidelines. We always encourage you to please contact us to discuss your Agevix care. This includes support during the impact of coronavirus on our lives.
Agevix professionals continue to observe responsible and best practices. Agevix exercise therapy services are provided in expected environments where available, or one of these alternatives may be appropriate for you:
- One-on-one in the home of client
- One-on-one in small training studios
- One-on-one in an outdoor setting
- One-on-one using digital media and smart phone (Example: FaceTime)
With regard to Agevix massage therapy services, all sessions are conducted in studios with strict cleaning practices and heightened attention to the coronavirus.
As you know, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has facilitated sharing of much information since the international outbreak of respiratory illness caused by COVID-19 was first identified in China. The risks of this coronavirus continues to be highest for the most vulnerable in our community including those ages 65 and older with underlying conditions as well as those with immunosuppressed conditions.
Learn up-to-date information regarding coronavirus including Data Tracker, How to Protect Yourself & Others, Frequently Asked Questions, and Latest Updates: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
As we continue to observe responsible and best practices, your health is our maintained priority. Your concerns are understandable, and please continue to ask us questions of how we are following through as your trusted care providers. Please contact us at any time.
Sincerely,
Todd and Wendy Nienhouse, Co-founders, Agevix
This describes basic steps that Agevix leadership is taking to reduce the risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in workplaces.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It has spread from China to many other countries around the world, including the United States and Michigan. For many individuals, the international impact of COVID-19 as a pandemic has affected all aspects of daily life, including travel, trade, tourism, food supplies, and financial markets.
Management and Communications
- Monitor state and local public health communications about COVID-19.
- Encourage sick workers to report symptoms, stay home, and follow CDC guidance.
- Maintain consistent communications with Agevix trainers.
- Communicate policies and practices to all that collaborate with Agevix as clients or service providers.
- Encourage social distancing and the use of cloth face coverings (if appropriate) in the workplace.
- Use telework/teletrain technology to promote social distancing (e.g., FaceTime and digital interaction).
- Utilize isolated, clean spaces and avoid or limit use of shared spaces.
- Ask clients who are ill to cancel sessions.
- Continue policies for flexible and alternative work schedules.
Health Screenings, Personal Protection and Hygiene
- Daily infrared, non-touch temperature readings of clients and daily temperature readings of trainers.
- Personal protective equipment, including masks, will be used by all trainers. Clients will also be asked to wear masks, and face coverings will be provided to those without one.
- Clients will be asked to wait outside in their vehicles until their session time.
Cleaning and Disinfection
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and equipment before and after use.
- Provide employees with disposable disinfectant wipes, cleaner, or sprays that are effective against the virus that causes COVID-19.
Adherence
Communicate specific, continued importance of:
- Policies to reduce the spread of COVID-19
- General hygiene
- Symptoms, what to do if sick
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Cloth face covers, PPE
- Social distancing
- Safe work practices
- Stress management
Agevix, pronounced a-JEH-vix, is a health services company founded to transform how people living with physical challenges and injuries improve daily functions and promote overall health and wellness.
Agevix Guides Specific Exercise
Agevix provides Exercise Therapy and tailored programs to improve day-to-day lives of clients living with:
- Brain Injury resulting from Accident, Stroke
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Autoimmune Disease
- Amputation
Agevix Supports Physician Care
Agevix supports goals of improved health with a convenient, credible destination for their clients to receive benefits of:
- Positive relationships & interaction
- Exercise Therapy
- Massage
- Expert attention on a regular basis
Agevix Works with Physicians Toward Common Goals
Agevix services will:
- Enhance specific rehabilitation programs
- Target specific deficits for improvement
- Build client self-confidence & self-esteem
- Promote client community
- Provide on-going preventative care
Meet Agevix Founder Todd Nienhouse, CBIS, CPT
Based in Traverse City Since 2008
A graduate of Michigan State University with thirty years of successful business experience including leadership opportunity in the health services industry, Nienhouse co-founded Agevix Professional Network for Exercise Therapy. Together with wife Wendy, Nienhouse created Agevix in 2008 to better accommodate and benefit specific needs of brain injury survivors.
Nienhouse maintains his Certified Brain Injury Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer qualifications as well as involvement in industry associations including Brain Injury Network of Northern Michigan, Brain Injury Association Michigan (BIAMI), Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault (CPAN) and activity in the former Health Care Committee of the Traverse Area Chamber of Commerce.
Visible in his community, Nienhouse has served on the boards of American Red Cross Grand Traverse (former Chairperson) and the Traverse City Area Public Schools Alumni Network. As a member of Traverse City Central United Methodist Church, Nienhouse has worked with youth as an educator and youth mentor since 1998. Several summers have been spent on a team leading youth mission projects across the country.
As a husband and father of two daughters, Nienhouse feels inspired by the families with whom he works to provide health services and expert attention.
Email Todd Nienhouse at todd@agevix.com.