Dr. Vonda Wright

It's hard until you see someone fracture or you fracture yourself. I agree with you.

It's hard until you see someone fracture or you fracture yourself. I agree with you.

It is. It is.

It is. It is.

Vitamin D, magnesium, lesser known things, strontium, zinc, boron, and micronutrients. But big things, vitamin D, magnesium.

Vitamin D, magnesium, lesser known things, strontium, zinc, boron, and micronutrients. But big things, vitamin D, magnesium.

Yes, you are.

Yes, you are.

And a million others are supposed to join you, I noticed.

And a million others are supposed to join you, I noticed.

That's great. You're going to save a lot of lives.

That's great. You're going to save a lot of lives.

Right.

Right.

So I hear from a lot of runners that, oh, okay, I'm going to lift with my arms because I'm running. So that means my legs are going to get stronger. Well, what I know from 30 years in practice is that runners who only run are hurt a lot. And here's why.

So I hear from a lot of runners that, oh, okay, I'm going to lift with my arms because I'm running. So that means my legs are going to get stronger. Well, what I know from 30 years in practice is that runners who only run are hurt a lot. And here's why.

Running builds a big cardiovascular engine, but it does not build muscle mass below your belly generally, unless you're running uphill all the time and you're building glutes. So what happens, running is a single leg sport. If you look at a gait analysis, you're on one leg. At a time, you're never on two legs. In walking, you're in two legs. On running, you're in one leg.

Running builds a big cardiovascular engine, but it does not build muscle mass below your belly generally, unless you're running uphill all the time and you're building glutes. So what happens, running is a single leg sport. If you look at a gait analysis, you're on one leg. At a time, you're never on two legs. In walking, you're in two legs. On running, you're in one leg.

So if my hands are on someone's pelvis, when we're running, we can't be going like this every single stride.

So if my hands are on someone's pelvis, when we're running, we can't be going like this every single stride.