Zimmer Biomet Is Pumped About Arnold Schwarzenegger Partnership

In 2023, at age 75, Arnold Schwarzenegger shared his workout routine with Men's Health. While the fitness legend’s training regimen at the iconic Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, California, has changed since his days as Mr. Olympia, Schwarzenegger remains dedicated to working out.

“After having several heart surgeries and surgery on my shoulders, knees, and those kinds of things, it’s important to protect my body and do therapy training at the same time,” he told Men's Health.

The setbacks haven’t kept Schwarzenegger from inspiring people in their later years to keep pumping iron and more.

“Remember, you rest, you rust,” he said in a The Pump video.

Schwarzenegger's new role

Arnold Schwarzenegger is seen riding a bike on Dec. 8, 2023. Image credit: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images via Getty Images

Known for accomplishments ranging from world-champion bodybuilder and Hollywood action hero to Governor of California, to name a few, Schwarzenegger has stepped into a new role as chief movement officer at global medical technology company Zimmer Biomet.

“I love that title: chief movement officer,” Schwarzenegger said in a Zimmer Biomet video.

Schwarzenegger said he’s always looking for his next impactful role and feels aligned with Zimmer Biomet's goal to maximize mobility and improve health.

“Together, we will inspire people to build health habits,” Schwarzenegger said

Zimmer Biomet's pain-relieving vision

Zimmer Biomet CEO Ivan Tornos said in a press release that Zimmer Biomet aims to be the “boldest company in medtech by solving the most meaningful problems in healthcare today.”

Pain and physical limitations are among the problems facing people in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond who want to live healthy, active lives.

Rachel Ellingson, Zimmer Biomet senior vice president and chief administrative officer, pointed to the company’s specific innovations to address these.

“Zimmer Biomet has a comprehensive and well-established portfolio of joint implants, and we are currently the market leader in knee and hip replacements,” Ellingson told MD+DI. "Our innovations, which range from traditional implants to smart implants, robotic and mixed reality surgical assistants, are designed to help people get relief from joint pain, recover quickly, and get back to doing what they love.”

Zimmer Biomet is on track to deliver more than 50 new products between now and 2027, she said.

The technologies are focused on alleviating pain. A critical piece, Ellingson said, is in how the technologies track progress in real-time and connect the patient and care team.

Among the examples:

Zimmer Biomet partnered with Canary Medical to launch the world’s first “smart” knee implant, Persona IQ, that monitors knee performance in real-time. Persona IQ uses a sensor within the implant to capture relevant gait metrics, including functional knee range of motion (ROM), step count, and sampled average walking speed.

Zimmer Biomet announced in April it had established the world’s first robotic-assisted shoulder replacement surgery that allows surgeons to leverage the power of analytics and robotics during a procedure in order to achieve greater precision in shoulder replacement surgery.

The company offers mixed reality goggles that allow doctors in operating rooms to see a hologram of the patient’s body, potentially leading to shorter hospital stays, according to Ellingson.

And Zimmer partnered with Apple for mymobility, which allows patients to use their Apple Watch from surgery preparation through recovery. The company's mymobility remote care management platform leverages the sensors on Apple Watch to passively measure step and stair count, stand time, heart rate, and gait quality before and after surgery. Patients are also prompted to report on other subjective and qualitative recovery metrics. The technology also enables patients to do physical therapy remotely with their watch, according to Ellingson.

Through books, the newsletter “Arnold’s Pump Club,” and the Arnold Sports Festival, Schwarzenegger has been a force in promoting health and fitness for more than 50 years.

“We never have to stop moving. In fact, I believe we shouldn’t. …My goal with Zimmer Biomet is to continue to push people to see that movement creates joy and extends the quality of our lives,” Schwarzenegger said in a press release.