Longevity and executive health · Johannesburg
A longevity institute
for people who lead.
Lifespan is how long you live. Healthspan is how long you live well. We work on the second one.
DEXA
Visceral fat, lean mass, bone density
VO₂ MAX
Cardiorespiratory fitness to max. effort
ApoB · Lp(a)
True cardiovascular particle risk
HOMA-IR
Insulin resistance, a decade early
GLUCOSE
Continuous monitoring across stay
hs-CRP
Systemic inflammation, quantified
The premise
Most people spend their last two decades unwell. Those decades are the ones we are trying to move.
Life expectancy has risen steadily for a century. Healthspan — the years lived in genuinely good health, active, cognitively sharp and independent — has not kept pace. The gap between the two is now measured in years, and for most people it is spent managing conditions that were detectable long before they became symptoms.
Vivari Wellness is a doctor-led longevity institute in Johannesburg. We treat burnout, metabolic decline and biological ageing as clinical questions with measurable answers — assessed with bloodwork, cardiometabolic screening, body composition analysis and functional testing, then addressed with a plan built from what your results actually show.
Not a fixed retreat itinerary. Not a wellness philosophy. A set of numbers, an interpretation, and something specific to do about it.
HOW IT WORKS
Three phases,
one plan.
Every Vivari programme follows the same clinical logic, whether you are here for half a day or a fortnight. Measure first. Intervene on what the measurements show. Build something that survives the return to real life.
PHASE I
Assess
Executive health screening: an extended blood panel, cardiovascular and metabolic testing, DEXA body composition, VO₂ max where indicated, sleep and stress review, and a full clinical history. Interpreted with you by a physician, not emailed as a PDF.
PHASE II
Recover
A supervised residential stay of three to fourteen nights, sequenced around your findings. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, anti-inflammatory nutrition, prescribed movement, psychological work and structured rest — under medical review throughout.
PHASE III
Sustain
A maintenance plan and a check-in schedule built to survive a working year rather than a week away. Repeat testing at twelve weeks, and further review beyond that, so progress is measured rather than assumed.
PROGRAMMES
Longevity, recovery and executive health programmes.
Six programmes, from a half-day assessment to a fourteen-night longevity stay. Pre-admission screening establishes which one is right for you before you commit to anything — and if none of them is, we will tell you that too.
Wellness assessment
The Longevity Scan
A full day executive health screening with no overnight stay: body composition by DEXA, cardiovascular and metabolic screening, an extended blood panel and a physician consultation to interpret all of it with you. The entry point to everything else, and a complete piece of work on its own.
Full day · No stay
Rapid restoration
The 72-Hour Reset
Three nights. A full physiological baseline – DEXA, VO₂ max, resting metabolic rate and an extended cardiometabolic panel – combined with daily hyperbaric oxygen therapy, spa treatment and a written plan built on your own numbers.
3 nights
Stress and recovery
Burnout Recovery Programme
Five nights of structured clinical recovery for sustained exhaustion, disrupted sleep and cognitive fatigue. Full diagnostic assessment, four sessions with a clinical psychologist or mindfulness coach, continuous glucose and cortisol profiling, and a return-to-work plan you rehearse rather than receive.
5 nights
Metabolic health
Metabolic Reset
Seven to ten nights for guests whose bloodwork already shows what is coming: insulin resistance, visceral fat, fatty liver change, rising inflammatory markers. Supervised nutritional intervention, graded training and continuous glucose monitoring, with a plan for the year that follows.
7–10 nights
Longevity & Vitality
Longevity Programme
Our longest programme, for guests whose object is healthspan rather than a specific complaint. Advanced diagnostics, cardiovascular and metabolic risk profiling, body composition and bone density, hormone assessment and, where clinically indicated, treatment – then a maintenance protocol designed to be sustained for years.
10–14 nights
Surgical recovery
Surgical Recovery Programme
Supervised post-operative recovery in a private five-star setting with clinical oversight, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, lymphatic work and nutritional support calibrated to healing. Discretion is part of the service, not an extra.
By assessment
CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
Why guests choose Vivari.
Vivari Wellness, founded by Dr Anushka Reddy, is located within the award-winning five-star Vivari Hotel & Spa in Featherbrooke, Johannesburg, with access to a licensed on-site medical facility.
This distinctive setting brings clinical expertise, advanced wellness and five-star hospitality together in one integrated environment. Rather than approaching wellness as an extension of a traditional spa or medical clinic, Vivari Wellness combines evidence-informed medicine, preventative health, longevity and personalised wellness with the privacy, comfort and restorative experience of a luxury retreat.
- Physician-led assessment and interpretation on every programme
- Advanced therapies including hyperbaric oxygen, delivered on site
- Diagnostic imaging and exercise testing at an accredited partner nearby
- Discreet post-surgical recovery in a licensed facility
- Twenty minutes from Lanseria International Airport, and extendable into a wider South African itinerary
- Individual programmes, not group cohorts
FOR ORGANISATIONS
Executive wellness, at organisational scale.
We work with leadership teams, employee assistance programmes and occupational health functions across Southern Africa. Typically at the point where burnout is already showing up on the books — in absence, in error rates, in the quality of decisions — and before it shows up in a resignation letter.
Referrals are handled on strict terms. You receive confirmation of attendance and completion. No assessment results, questionnaire scores, clinical findings or diagnosis are released to an employer or funder without the individual’s separate written consent — a requirement under the Protection of Personal Information Act, and the reason senior people agree to come rather than quietly resign.
VISIT
Featherbrooke,
Johannesburg.
Set in a wooded valley on the edge of the Cradle of Humankind, twenty minutes from Lanseria International Airport and under an hour from OR Tambo. Forty-eight suites, extensive gardens, a spa and hydrotherapy facility, and a licensed medical centre on the same estate.
International guests travel to us from across Africa, Europe and the Middle East, often combining a programme with onward travel in South Africa. Airport transfers are included on residential programmes, and we can provide confirmation letters for visa or corporate travel purposes.
QUESTIONS
Before you enquire.
Begins with a conversatioN
Start with the numbers.
Tell us something about yourself and what you are dealing with. Our wellness team will come back to you personally, and we will tell you honestly which programme fits — including if the answer is none of them.
Consultations are held in confidence. There is no obligation to proceed.