Peptide cocktails, plasma exchange therapy, infrared sauna sessions, and methylene blue drips are some biohacks that keep Peter Phillips feeling invincible. For three years, this 53-year-old tech executive has collaborated with doctors at Extension Health, a longevity clinic in New York City, to design a plan to battle the effects of aging.
“I’m on the cusp of immortality,” he claims. Every six weeks, Phillips visits the clinic for a comprehensive body reboot that often includes a nervous system reset and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Even while traveling, Phillips diligently seeks biohacking lounges and hotels offering recovery modalities such as IV drips and red-light therapy.
Recovery and performance used to be the domain of retreats, but high-performing executives can’t always afford to catch up later. Now, it’s common for CEOs to fly from NYC to Dubai or Bangkok for brief stays. Seeking an extra advantage, frequent business travelers turn to therapies used by professional athletes to maintain peak mental and physical health while managing demanding work schedules.
When constantly on the move—switching time zones, eating irregularly, enduring long workdays, and adapting to new environments—your body remains in a near-constant stress state, says Dr. Jonathan Leary, founder of Remedy Place, a social wellness club in New York, Boston, and Hollywood. Today’s executives aren’t interested in traditional spa therapies but lean towards evidence-based interventions like circadian rhythm realignment, heart rate variability-guided recovery protocols, and metabolic optimization programs that yield measurable performance outcomes. These aren’t just long-term health investments but are powerful tools for restoring balance, reducing inflammation, supporting immunity, and improving sleep and recovery in real time, according to Dr. Leary.
A new wave of luxury wellness facilities and bleisure trips is now catering to business travelers focused on maintaining their health goals alongside demanding schedules that take them globally. “Business travel isn’t just about surviving jet lag anymore,” says Dave Asprey, founder of Upgrade Labs, a biohacking facility chain in North America. “It’s not about bouncing back; it’s about staying ahead. Recovery is no longer a luxury, it’s a strategy.”
Chip Conley, the 64-year-old founder of the Modern Elder Academy in New Mexico, seeks out cryotherapy on the road. Spending as little as five minutes in these chambers with temperatures as low as -220 degrees Fahrenheit can boost endorphins and reduce inflammation, studies show. “It restores me to a place of revitalization in minutes,” he says.
Rustan Panday, a 56-year-old chairman of a publishing company in Stockholm, finds cryotherapy and infrared sauna sessions more restorative than a workout. He belongs to V Social Club, a members-only longevity center in Stockholm and visits three times a week. His preferred therapy is Cellgym, a device that supposedly facilitates anti-aging by enhancing mitochondria function. “I feel so happy and alive after a session,” he says. When conducting business in New York, he books ahead at Remedy Place to maintain his routine.
Hotels are also drawing business executives with longevity-focused programs and amenities. “More people are looking for places they can work, relax, and get a dose of wellness, whether that’s a workout or a restorative spa treatment,” says Tammy Pahel, Vice President of Spa and Wellness Operations at Carillon Miami Wellness Resort. Busy professionals now expect to recharge between meetings at the resort’s 70,000-square-foot spa with a 30-minute quantum harmonic sound therapy session, which reduces stress and sharpens mental focus. They can also benefit from the resort’s AI-powered Bryte Smart beds, proven to support sleep efficiency and cure jet lag.
Equinox Hotel in New York epitomizes bleisure. This flagship property from the exclusive fitness club seamlessly combines health, sleep, work, indulgence, and relaxation into the guest experience. About 35% of guests are business travelers, booking not just for the 60,000-square-foot gym, but also for the proprietary in-room sleep systems that create the optimal environment for quality rest and biohacking spa therapies.