About Tortoise Time
Small actions, repeated consistently, compound over time.
Bernard Aoun, MD
Board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, with about fifteen years of clinical practice and training in clinical and translational research.
Clinical interests: primary care, geriatrics, prevention, healthy ageing, and grip strength as a marker of function in older adults. Current research: fitness and strength as vital signs in everyday primary care.
Modern medicine is very good at treating disease. But many of the abilities that determine quality of life later on, such as walking capacity, cardiovascular fitness, strength, balance and mobility, develop gradually over decades. By the time they become limiting, they are much harder to rebuild.
Tortoise Time was created by a physician who works in primary care and geriatrics and who is interested in prevention, healthy ageing and clinical research. The idea is simple: measure these abilities early, while there is plenty of room to improve them, and keep measuring as the years go by.
What we believe
The tortoise wins because it never stops. Daily movement, gradual progress and patience outperform short bursts of extreme effort for most people. We would rather you walk every day for thirty years than train hard for three months and stop.
What we do not do
We do not promise longer life, diagnose disease, or sell supplements. The tools here are educational estimates based on published methods, and the articles cite their sources. For decisions about your own health, your clinician remains the right person to ask.