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Habits and Hustle

Episode 525: Dr. Vonda Wright: Fitness Over 40 and the Strength Habits That Prevent Physical Decline

February 3, 2026·1h 26m

Aging gets sold as this quiet slide into joint pain, low energy, and moving less because "that's just how it goes." The truth is far more uncomfortable: loss of strength and muscle, not age, is what actually limits people long before it needs to. We dive deeper into this in the latest Habits & Hustle episode with Dr. Vonda Wright. We also get into why running doesn't ruin your knees, why the body's critical decade sits between mid-thirties and mid-forties, and why muscle isn't about looking a certain way, it's about staying capable. Dr. Vonda Wright is a board-certified orthopedic sports surgeon with more than two decades of clinical experience. She is a published author and international speaker specializing in musculoskeletal health, longevity, and performance. She also works as a biotech consultant and elite sports physician.