The Health-span
I released episode 3 last month focusing on strength and nutrition. How timely it was, that on our way back from Sacramento, my dad, who was here from Ohio visiting, and I listened to The Mel Robbins Podcast episode #269: Look, Feel, and Stay Young Forever: #1 Orthopedic Surgeon’s Proven Protocol.
Mel interviews Dr. Vonda Wright a renowned orthopedic surgeon and an expert on longevity, mobility, and musculoskeletal aging. Dr. Wright was a NURSE first and then became an orthopedic surgeon.
My take aways from this episode were HUGE. Getting older doesn’t mean we HAVE to get weaker. I love that Dr. Wright uses the term healthspan instead of lifespan.
“We don’t get old because we age, we get old because we stop moving”
“Mid-life for men is 37 and for women is 40”
They talk about how the terminology is different between men and women. For men it’s longevity and for women it’s anti-aging.
Aging is not a problem to solve.
How we age is what matters.
I absolutely would recommend listening to this podcast. Let me know if you do and if anything resonated with you!
Articles/Information provided from this episodes webpage:
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery: Benefits of Exercise and Sports
American Journal of Sports Medicine: Age-Related Rates of Decline in Performance Among Elite Senior Athletes
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery: Masters Athletes: A Model for Healthy Aging
Sports Health: Participation in High-Impact Sports Predicts Bone Mineral Density in Senior Olympic Athletes
National Health Service: Why we should sit less
Heart Research Institute: Inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle
American Heart Association: How to avoid frailty and stay strong as you age
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research: Approaches to the diagnosis and prevention of frailty
The National Council on Aging: How Exercise Helps You Age Well
Harvard Medical School: Working out your brain
Columbia University: Aerobic Exercise Improves Cognition, Even In Young Adults
National Institutes of Health: Protein Consumption Linked to Longevity
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Sitting Disease: How a Sedentary Lifestyle Affects Heart Health
British Geriatrics Society A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people
The Globe and Mail: With muscles, 'use it or lose it' rings true
Runner’s World: Running Preserves “Motor Units”
Metabolites: The Longevity Protein Klotho: A Promising Tool to Monitor Lifestyle Improvements