The Mel Robbins Podcast
Look, Feel, & Stay Young Forever: #1 Orthopedic Surgeon’s Proven Protocol
Thu, 6 Mar 2025
Today, you will learn why everything you thought about aging is wrong — and how to stay strong, energized, and mobile at any age. Dr. Vonda Wright, MD, joins Mel today to give you the wakeup call of a lifetime – one that will teach you how to look, feel, and stay young forever. Dr. Wright is a double board-certified orthopedic surgeon and one of the world’s leading experts on mobility, musculoskeletal aging, and longevity. Her pioneering research proves that aging doesn’t mean getting weaker — it means getting smarter about how you move. You’ll learn: Why everything you’ve been told about aging is a lie, and how you can be stronger, healthier, and more energized at any age.How to slow aging (and even reverse it) with mobility, muscle-building, and simple daily habits.The best exercises for overall health & longevity — and why Dr. Wright says most people focus on the wrong things.Why women are often misled about aging — and how to take control of your health before it’s too late.What doctors don’t tell you about joint pain, arthritis, and how to fix it.Dr. Wright will break down the exercise routine scientifically proven to change the way your body looks and feels, plus a powerful mindset shift that will completely change how you view aging. Whether you’re 25 or 65, this episode will give you a science-backed roadmap to staying strong, mobile, and independent for life. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you enjoyed this episode, listen to this one next: How to Find Your Purpose & Design the Life You WantConnect with Mel: Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer
Chapter 1: What is the surprising truth about aging?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Today's episode is a profound wake-up call. The expert you're about to meet is going to teach you things about your body that you have never heard before. For example, did you know that you don't have to get weaker as you get older? You don't have to slow down. In fact, her pioneering research shows the exact opposite.
Whether you're 20, 50, or even 80 years old, you are designed to be strong. What you're going to learn today will surprise you. It may shock you. And it will certainly open your eyes to a completely different possibility for how you experience your life and your future. And even if you've let yourself go for years, you know, you could be in the worst shape of your life right now.
Or maybe you're in what you think is the best shape of your life right now. You still need to understand the specific things your body needs in order to function properly and work for you. If you're not aware of the actual functional design of your body and you're not doing some simple things that our expert is going to talk about today. you will not live a strong, long, and healthy life.
So get ready to have a whole new way to look at the intelligent, miraculous design of your body and leverage it for the rest of your life. Hey, it's your friend Mel Robbins. Welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so thrilled that you're here. You know, it's always an honor to spend time with you and to be together.
And if you're a new listener, I just want to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. And because you made the time to hit play and listen to this particular episode... I know that you're the kind of person who not only values your time, you value your health and the quality of your life.
And you're going to love today's conversation with the extraordinary Dr. Vonda Wright. And I also want to say this. If you chose to listen to this right now because someone in your life shared this with you, I just think that's really cool that somebody sent this to you.
Because it means you have someone in your life that cares about you and they want you to learn how to leverage the intelligent, miraculous design of your body and how to feel stronger and more energized in your life. And that's exactly what you're going to learn to do today as you and I spend time together with Dr. Vonda Wright.
Now, Dr. Wright is a renowned double board certified orthopedic surgeon. She specializes in hip preservation, musculoskeletal aging, and sports medicine, and she has treated over 100,000 patients in her career.
At the University of Pittsburgh, she was the medical director of the UPMC Sports Complex and the director of many of their biggest research groups, including the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes. She's also an internationally recognized researcher, and you're going to hear about some of her fascinating studies today.
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Chapter 2: Why is mobility crucial for longevity?
And simply being reminded that your body is designed no matter how young or old you are, no matter how out of shape or far gone you are or how much pain you may be in, your body is actually designed to move. Yeah. It is designed to respond to everything that you're prescribing to your patients and explaining to us.
And that it's something that even just adding a walk-in every day right now will make a big difference. So if the person listening takes just one action today, Dr. Wright, based on absolutely everything that you have taught us, what is the most important thing to do?
So you know what, Mel, if there are 300 million people in this country and we know that 51% of them are women, if we share this with 31 million women and they share this with five of their best friends, we will save the lives of 50% of people in this whole country and everybody they love.
I absolutely agree with you. And so as you're listening to this, I want you to take the time and think of five women in your life. I don't care how old they are. I don't care how young they are. Share doctor rights information with them. Share this conversation with them. It is something that you can do that could absolutely change the trajectory of their life. What are your parting words?
I think we've had a lot of instructions today and a lot of things people can take little steps up, but here's what's not going to happen if what I'm going to say next doesn't occur. You can read anything you want. You can listen to me talk all day and give you instructions, but until you believe that you are worth the daily investment in your health, then nothing else matters.
you will not take care of yourself until you believe that you are worth it. And so if I could change one thing, From people like you who are experts at helping people believe in themselves, I want people to believe in love of themselves because self-care is really loving yourself to take care of yourself. So if nothing else, please know that you are worth the daily investment in your health.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Wright. I love how you framed all this. I love how many people are going to share this. I appreciate the heart.
And what I deeply appreciate about you and the work that you're doing and what you did today for me and the person listening is that you actually gave us a achievable roadmap to follow so that aging is inevitable, but being frail and broken and weak and putting yourself last isn't.
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