Dr. Vonda Wright

The other group that I've had the privilege of taking care of that I think get it all in are rugby players. They're running up their pitch. They're sprinting. But they have to be full of muscle. Because if you've seen both male and female rugby players, they are physically lifting each other up as they... If no one's seen rugby, they're not going to know what I'm talking about.

The other group that I've had the privilege of taking care of that I think get it all in are rugby players. They're running up their pitch. They're sprinting. But they have to be full of muscle. Because if you've seen both male and female rugby players, they are physically lifting each other up as they... If no one's seen rugby, they're not going to know what I'm talking about.

They lift each other up to catch the ball in the air. That takes tremendous strength, not to mention rocking and, I mean, just the engagement they do.

They lift each other up to catch the ball in the air. That takes tremendous strength, not to mention rocking and, I mean, just the engagement they do.

Oh, I love rugby so much. They're just penultimate. The other group of athletes that I think are tremendous, both in cardiovascular and muscle, believe it or not, I've taken care of three professional ballet companies, the Pittsburgh, the Atlanta, the Orlando Athletics. Ballet dancers are some of the best athletes I've ever taken care of. And they do it with such grace.

Oh, I love rugby so much. They're just penultimate. The other group of athletes that I think are tremendous, both in cardiovascular and muscle, believe it or not, I've taken care of three professional ballet companies, the Pittsburgh, the Atlanta, the Orlando Athletics. Ballet dancers are some of the best athletes I've ever taken care of. And they do it with such grace.

You would never know how hard it is. But it's aerobic and it's muscular.

You would never know how hard it is. But it's aerobic and it's muscular.

Well, you know, I think at an elite level, all athletes are healthy because do not be fooled by the field athletes, the shot putters, the discus, the javelin. You may think that they're not fit because they're carrying extra body fat, but they are tremendous specimens, right? So body morphology can't predict it. Gosh, I'll get in a lot of trouble for this. I was once the...

Well, you know, I think at an elite level, all athletes are healthy because do not be fooled by the field athletes, the shot putters, the discus, the javelin. You may think that they're not fit because they're carrying extra body fat, but they are tremendous specimens, right? So body morphology can't predict it. Gosh, I'll get in a lot of trouble for this. I was once the...

Twice, the head football doctor for Division I schools, Pittsburgh and Georgia State. And linemen are not always the most healthy people. They're strong. They're carrying a lot of extra weight. And that bears out because on average, it's the sad statistics, on average, a professional football lineman, offensive or defensive lineman, they die of metabolic syndrome in their 50s and 60s.

Twice, the head football doctor for Division I schools, Pittsburgh and Georgia State. And linemen are not always the most healthy people. They're strong. They're carrying a lot of extra weight. And that bears out because on average, it's the sad statistics, on average, a professional football lineman, offensive or defensive lineman, they die of metabolic syndrome in their 50s and 60s.

They turn out not to be that healthy. And so I feel like as a sports medicine community, we need to do better for them. But to answer your question, maybe it's that.

They turn out not to be that healthy. And so I feel like as a sports medicine community, we need to do better for them. But to answer your question, maybe it's that.

You know what? I love that you said, okay, because I find a lot of people come to me or maybe you're asking someone in the street, how are you? I'm fine. You know that fine. I think many people, because we're so busy, we're taking care of other people. I'm not blaming them, but we live in this state of fine. We're neither hot nor cold. We're this lukewarm health.

You know what? I love that you said, okay, because I find a lot of people come to me or maybe you're asking someone in the street, how are you? I'm fine. You know that fine. I think many people, because we're so busy, we're taking care of other people. I'm not blaming them, but we live in this state of fine. We're neither hot nor cold. We're this lukewarm health.

We're not dying, but we are not truly optimized, right? So if you're exhausted, if you have trouble sleeping, if you don't have enough energy to do the things that you truly believe that you enjoy in life, maybe you're fine. Maybe we should invest some time and actually get some analytics.

We're not dying, but we are not truly optimized, right? So if you're exhausted, if you have trouble sleeping, if you don't have enough energy to do the things that you truly believe that you enjoy in life, maybe you're fine. Maybe we should invest some time and actually get some analytics.

You know, sometimes when I'm bringing people to surgery in the preoperative time, we're asking them questions about their health and do you have this, do you have that? And people will say, I have no health problems. Well, if you've never been checked, if you've never had labs drawn, if you've never been examined, It's not that you have no problems. It's that you don't know.

You know, sometimes when I'm bringing people to surgery in the preoperative time, we're asking them questions about their health and do you have this, do you have that? And people will say, I have no health problems. Well, if you've never been checked, if you've never had labs drawn, if you've never been examined, It's not that you have no problems. It's that you don't know.