Your body is taking a beating.

The service industry in all its forms is rewarding and challenging, but can also be extremely detrimental: physically, emotionally, and mentally. The daily wear and tear we experience behind the stick and on the floor, from long hours on our feet, to late night meals or no nourishment at all, can have a painfully lasting impact on our bodies, minds, and overall wellness. The Healthtender (veteran bartender Amie Ward) is committed to providing business owners and those on the frontlines of hospitality with the tools necessary to care for their minds and bodies, providing long-term protection from the rigors of our industry to ensure we can deliver the highest degree of hospitality to those who matter most -- our guests.

GET YOUR BODY MOVING.

The Healthtender has a commitment to helping you and your staff improve in a holistic way -- whether its better planning for family meal, team workouts, or assessing the offerings on your menu to help your guests, we are here to craft a plan that best suits your goals and your budget. Check out some of the things we do below!

Let The Healthtender craft a unique movement experience for your bar staff, guild, or team to get them mobile!

• Water aerobics, stretching, strength training, meditation, hiking—let’s get creative and have fun!

• Designed to promote core strength for the bartender body

• Class sizes up to 75 people

As an ACE-certified Health Coach, The Healthtender can safely and effectively guide you and your team to healthy, long-term changes.

• Request a comprehensive fitness, nutrition, and behavioral assessment

• Receive short or long-term coaching to achieve personal health and wellness goals

• Solo and group training sessions available

• Industry Packages Available

The Healthtender offers in-depth education on nutrition and how it can be incorporated into the bartender lifestyle.

• Hold a crash course on the basic components of nutrition

• Navigate meal prepping with a group cooking class

• Strategize healthy snacking practices for your bar team

Why be content living in discomfort? The Healthtender offers courses on stretching for pain management, self-massage, and kinesiology taping.

• Relieve the pain associated with postural imbalances and repetitive motion injuries

• Increase circulation, provide support, and promote healing

• All participants receive a massage instrument and kinesiotape to take home

How can you care for your guests if you cannot care for yourself? The Healthtender is engaging the difficult conversations on mental health and self-care in our industry.

• Let’s destigmatize mental health together!

• Review risk factors in our industry

• Discuss self-care strategies

• Discover mental health and wellness resources in your city

At the end of the day, The Healthtender is still a highly skilled and talented bartender. Let us plan and execute your next spirited event!

• Cocktail classes, workshops, or parties

• Fresh ingredients, sustainable practices, and expert craftspersonship

• Shoot The Healthtender an email with your wildest dreams, target audience, and budget so we can make some magic happen!

Who is the healthtender?

Amie Ward is a Baltimore-based bartender, ACE Certified Health Coach, FMT Mobility Specialist, and holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland College Park. She founded The Healthtender in 2017 and also serves as Executive Director of Safe Bars, Online Program Director for HEARD, and President of the Baltimore Bartenders' Guild. Amie has been outspoken on health, equity, and safety in the hospitality industry, and provides training, education, and unrestricted access to wellness resources through these organizations. While her primary work life revolves around health advocacy for the beverage alcohol community, she is also the Beverage Director for Camp Runamok and serves on the judging panel for the L.A. Spirits Awards. A decorated bartender, she has received nods from Liquor.com, Wine Enthusiast, Tales of the Cocktail, The United State Bartenders Guild, Baltimore Magazine, and Baltimore Style. Amie enjoys pulling trucks and competing in Strongwoman competitions, and relaxing at home with her two sphynx cats—Nofuratu and Alexander OvechSkin.

drop a line, not the weights.

the rundown

You can always reach the Healthtender via email at amie@thehealthtender.com, but don't forget to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, and more.

The Healthtender is based out of Baltimore, but as always: need Healthtender, will travel.