#197 Move Better, Age Better | The Benefits of Mobility on Chronic Diseases, Lean Muscle Mass, Bone Density, Brain Function, and Aging with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Vonda Wright
The Gabby Reece Show
Dear Media
4.8 • 954 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2023
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode, we are honored to welcome Dr. Vonda Wright, an accomplished double board-certified orthopedic sports medicine surgeon. Dr. Wright's groundbreaking research has been instrumental in helping people achieve optimal fitness and mobility well into their senior years. She has authored multiple books that offer insightful guidance on aging gracefully, including "Fitness After 40," "Guides to Thrive," and "How to Be Strong."
Dr. Wright's extensive research has revealed that maintaining mobility is key to aging healthily and strongly. With her ability to communicate complex concepts in an accessible way, Dr. Wright is a leading voice in the field of sports medicine.
Join us as we explore Dr. Wright's insights into the latest research on aging and mobility, and how to incorporate practical strategies to maintain your fitness and mobility. Enjoy
- The Surprising Link Between Mobility and Chronic Illness
- Science-Backed Tips for Rebuilding Muscle and Bone Density
- Reimagining Success: Why a Beginner's Mindset Matters
- Power of Presence: Tips for Peak Performance in Every Moment
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Gabby Rees Show where we break down the complex worlds of health, |
| 0:06.0 | fitness, family, business, and relationships with the world's leading experts. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm your host, Gabby Rees, and I'm here to simplify these topics and give you practical |
| 0:15.2 | takeaways that you can start using today. |
| 0:18.3 | We all know that living a healthy balanced life isn't always easy. |
| 0:21.9 | Let's try working on managing life a little better and have some fun along the way. |
| 0:27.0 | Because after all, life is just one big experiment and we're all doing our best. |
| 0:35.0 | There is one pill that takes care of all the 33 chronic diseases we die of in this country and that is mobility and so and it's |
| 0:44.9 | something that we've all been doing since we're you know in utero and then one year old |
| 0:48.7 | we're stepping out on our own saving our own lives through mobility. So I did this series of studies starting in 2004 |
| 0:56.8 | where I looked at, can we save our lean muscle mass with chronic mobility and oh my God, |
| 1:02.1 | yes we can, even into our 80s can we save our |
| 1:05.3 | bone density can we save our brains and can we use sports performance as a |
| 1:11.6 | biomarker of aging, |
| 1:12.8 | when do we really slow down? |
| 1:14.4 | And based on all of that, the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, |
| 1:18.8 | we can control our futures by investing in our mobility every day. |
| 1:24.0 | So it shows that in these animals, which we then reproduce these data in humans, |
| 1:31.0 | that we can totally recondition our stem cells by the mobility that we |
| 1:36.6 | invest every day. |
| 1:38.0 | So we use these techniques now to pre-head people for total knees or total hips or for surgery to make sure the whole body |
| 1:45.8 | and the stem cells are primed. |
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