SALT for POTS provides a specialized fitness and wellness app for individuals living with POTS and Long Covid. The app delivers guided, progressively-leveled home and gym workouts created by an exercise therapist, alongside personalized nutrition plans and educational resources designed to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
People with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and Long Covid often experience debilitating symptoms like adrenaline surges, lightheadedness, and fatigue that make traditional exercise programs inaccessible or even dangerous. Standard fitness guidance does not account for the autonomic nervous system dysregulation that triggers these symptoms, leaving patients without a safe, effective path to recovery.
Solution
SALT for POTS provides a comprehensive digital health platform with POTS-specific workout programs created by an exercise therapist who personally lives with the condition. The app delivers guided home and gym workouts with progressive 4-week training plans across 13 levels, designed to gradually improve cardiovascular fitness and autonomic tolerance without exacerbating symptoms. Beyond exercise, SALT includes personalized nutrition programming, educational articles on POTS and EDS, and a supportive community, all aimed at reducing symptom frequency and intensity to help users achieve symptom remission. The program emphasizes an EDS-friendly approach with easily modifiable exercises to meet individual physical needs.
Target Audience
Primary users are individuals diagnosed with POTS, Long Covid, or Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) who are seeking specialized exercise and wellness programming to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Features
- Weekly library of 5 home workouts and 5 gym workouts that users can mix and match across 10 total sessions
- 13 progressive training levels with 4-week structured plans to maximize recovery and track progress
- Exercise routines specifically developed for POTS and Long Covid, created by an Exercise Therapist & CPT with firsthand experience
- EDS-friendly exercise design with modifications available for all movements to suit individual capabilities
- Integrated nutrition program and educational articles covering symptom management and resiliency research
- Available on both iOS and Android app stores with progress-saving and guided, timed workout sessions