Move with intention
Iva Mazzoleni is proof that the most powerful longevity tool isn’t in a lab — it’s your own body, moved well. She is the founder of IVA Pilates® and the creator of The Groundness Method™, and has spent over 25 years helping people change how they move, feel and live.
Her teaching sits at the heart of the Longevity Map’s Longevity Basics: daily, intentional movement. Not fancy gadgets, not punishing workouts — a simple ritual that keeps the spine supple, the joints mobile and the posture upright. “Most people try to change through willpower or mindset alone,” she says, “ignoring the one place that keeps them alive: the body.”
What makes Iva’s work different is the emphasis on intention. Her signature line — “80% of a movement’s benefit comes from your mindset and purpose; only 20% is the action itself” — reframes exercise entirely. Move with awareness and you train not just muscle, but coordination, balance and inner power. It’s a message that echoes the whole Live Beyond idea: the body as a temple, not a trash bin.
She belongs firmly in Longevity Basics — the un-glamorous, mostly-free habits that do most of the work of a long, strong life.
