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534: Mobility & bone-strengthening tips for women | Vonda Wright, M.D., M.S., board-certified orthopedic surgeon

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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"There is never an age or a skill level where your body will not respond to the positive energy you put into it to become healthier," says Vonda Wright, M.D., M.S. Vonda, a double-board-certified orthopedic surgeon, joins us to discuss the best tips to build muscle, enhance bone density, and support mobility long-term, plus: - How the bones & muscles talk to each other (~00:09) - How to assess your bone & muscle health (~02:27) - How to measure joint health (~09:47) - How to assess VO2 max (~11:56) - Common lifestyle activities that harm bone & joint health (~13:43) - The impact of surfaces on bone health over time (~18:23) - How women should strength train as they age (~20:27) - Why Vonda doesn’t prefer weight machines (~23:40) - How Vonda recommends splitting up workouts (~25:43) - Should women do cardio as they age? (~29:19) - The power of exercise “snacks” (~32:36) - Why estrogen is the “elixir of longevity” (~35:02) - Vonda’s nutrition philosophy (~38:21) - The role of mindset in extending healthspan (~41:09) - How Vonda recommends surgery vs. lifestyle methods (~45:31) - The future of orthopedics & recovery (~47:59) - Why you shouldn’t underestimate the power to heal yourself (~50:51) Referenced in the episode: - Vonda's lab in Orlando, FL - Vonda's free Strong & Courageous guide with sample workouts - mbg Podcast episode #514, with Stacy Sims, Ph.D. - Check out Vonda's books Visit shop.mindbodygreen.com/whey20 to get 20% off whey protein isolate+. Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Walkib, founder and co-ceeo of My Buddy Green and your host.

0:07.0

If you're a listener of this show, you know how critical maintaining lean muscle mass is as you age and that's why I am so

0:16.1

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0:59.3

plus. Maintaining healthy muscle mass is crucial as we age, which is something we've talked a lot about on this show.

1:09.7

But our bones are just as important to take care of, though we don't pay that much attention until something

1:14.8

goes wrong. Make no mistake, prioritizing bone health is key for longevity and Dr. Vonda

1:21.0

Wright says you should start thinking about it as early as your 30s.

1:24.8

So you reduce your risk of falls and fractures down the line.

1:28.4

She is a double board certified orthopedic surgeon,

1:32.0

specializing in shoulder, hip, and knee arthroscopy for

1:35.7

athletes and active people of all ages. She's also an internationally recognized researcher whose

1:41.5

pioneering work in mobility and

1:43.5

skeletal aging is changing the way we view and treat the aging process.

1:49.0

And today she's on the show to discuss the best tips to build muscle, enhance bone density, and support mobility long term,

1:57.0

plus how women's hormones play a role in each. So you've said quote the bones and the muscles talk unquote

2:10.5

please tell us more you know as an orthopedic surgeon and musculoskeletal doctor, I refuse to think of each organ

2:20.0

system, the bones, the muscle, as these separate things, they have their own business, they're barely

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