Dr. Vonda Wright

There is a pervasive myth in this country that that aging is an inevitable decline from the vitality of youth down some slippery slope to frailty, where we spend the last 20 years of our lives dying. But the fact of the matter is, we actually can be healthy, vital, active, joyful. But people think that they have to go down this slippery slope and that there's nothing they can do about it.

There is a pervasive myth in this country that that aging is an inevitable decline from the vitality of youth down some slippery slope to frailty, where we spend the last 20 years of our lives dying. But the fact of the matter is, we actually can be healthy, vital, active, joyful. But people think that they have to go down this slippery slope and that there's nothing they can do about it.

There is a pervasive myth in this country that that aging is an inevitable decline from the vitality of youth down some slippery slope to frailty, where we spend the last 20 years of our lives dying. But the fact of the matter is, we actually can be healthy, vital, active, joyful. But people think that they have to go down this slippery slope and that there's nothing they can do about it.

But the fact of the matter is, there's so much we can do to pre-plan our future.

But the fact of the matter is, there's so much we can do to pre-plan our future.

But the fact of the matter is, there's so much we can do to pre-plan our future.

Runners who only run are hurt a lot, and it's usually due to a motion imbalance. So I always do this test to show them whether your butt muscles are strong enough to keep your pelvis straight and whether you're strong enough to keep your knee from falling into this position.

Runners who only run are hurt a lot, and it's usually due to a motion imbalance. So I always do this test to show them whether your butt muscles are strong enough to keep your pelvis straight and whether you're strong enough to keep your knee from falling into this position.

To live longer, stronger, and better. I'm on a rampage to make bones sexy again. Because in the United States, at least 50% of women will get osteoporosis along with 2 million men. Now osteoporosis is low bone density. And studies show that people with low bone density have higher cognitive decline. It increases your risk of fracture.

To live longer, stronger, and better. I'm on a rampage to make bones sexy again. Because in the United States, at least 50% of women will get osteoporosis along with 2 million men. Now osteoporosis is low bone density. And studies show that people with low bone density have higher cognitive decline. It increases your risk of fracture.

If you break your hip, 50% of the time, whether you're a man or a woman, you will not return to pre-fall function. And 30% of the time, you will die. And there's a lot that causes bone fragility, such as aging, not building enough bone in our youth. It's our sedentary lifestyles, the myth that women have to be teeny tiny.

If you break your hip, 50% of the time, whether you're a man or a woman, you will not return to pre-fall function. And 30% of the time, you will die. And there's a lot that causes bone fragility, such as aging, not building enough bone in our youth. It's our sedentary lifestyles, the myth that women have to be teeny tiny.

And it's even things like a woman breastfeeding will lose 20% of her bone density in the first six months. But it's not inevitable. And I will lay out a lifestyle that I call unbreakable. It's about muscle, bone, nutrition. But the most important part is mindset.

And it's even things like a woman breastfeeding will lose 20% of her bone density in the first six months. But it's not inevitable. And I will lay out a lifestyle that I call unbreakable. It's about muscle, bone, nutrition. But the most important part is mindset.

Yes. And it's because of the plummeting of estrogen, which is critical for muscle, bone, tendon, ligament, back. And without it, it can have dire effects. So you need to know the following.

Yes. And it's because of the plummeting of estrogen, which is critical for muscle, bone, tendon, ligament, back. And without it, it can have dire effects. So you need to know the following.

So, you know, as a sports doctor over the years, we've learned how to take really high-performing athletes, you know, those who are winning all the time, who need to continually get better and better and better at their craft. And over the 30 years of my career, we've gone from really focusing on how they train

So, you know, as a sports doctor over the years, we've learned how to take really high-performing athletes, you know, those who are winning all the time, who need to continually get better and better and better at their craft. And over the 30 years of my career, we've gone from really focusing on how they train

the periodization of their training to the last time I was at the University of Pittsburgh, I was the medical director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, which is where the Pittsburgh Penguins are housed. And it had gotten so scientific. They had a full-time chef. Every meal from breakfast, lunch, dinner, every meal on the planes were prepared because when it comes down to split-second agility,

the periodization of their training to the last time I was at the University of Pittsburgh, I was the medical director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, which is where the Pittsburgh Penguins are housed. And it had gotten so scientific. They had a full-time chef. Every meal from breakfast, lunch, dinner, every meal on the planes were prepared because when it comes down to split-second agility,