Double board-certified orthopedic sports surgeon, Dr. Vonda Wright began conducting in-depth research on aging in 2005. She quickly became engrossed with the ways in which people try, as she puts it in her 2021 article “Living Fuller, More Agile Lives,” to find the winning combination to living longer, healthier, and aging with grace.”
So what is Dr. Wright’s secret to living a full, happy, and productive life into your 60s and beyond? Although there is no magic formula, one of the best things that you can do for yourself as you continue to age is astoundingly simple. Just move!
Dr. Vonda Wright is a double-boarded orthopedic sports surgeon, internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility, and an innovator focused on optimizing personal and professional performance at every age from the backyard to the ball field to the boardroom via building physical and mental hardiness and resilience across the lifespan.
Grab a cup of coffee and listen as Dr. Pam and Dr. Wright catch up, talk about their shared passion for mobility and sports medicine, the importance of lifting weights, and building lean muscle mass. You can also check out Dr. Wrights's podcast Hot For Your Health.
Mobility Matters: Living Fuller, More Agile Lives
Featuring:
Dr. Vonda Wright
Dr. Vonda Wright is a double-boarded orthopedic sports surgeon, internationally
recognized authority on active aging and mobility, and an innovator focused on optimizing personal and professional performance at every age from the backyard to the ball field to the boardroom via building physical and mental hardiness and resilience across the lifespan. An intrapreneur, building businesses inside of health corporations, she serves as the inaugural Chief of Sports Medicine at the Northside Health System in Atlanta and previously served as the inaugural Medical Director building the 185,000 sq ft UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh PA, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
In addition to her surgical practice, Dr. Wright is a media content expert and regularly
contributes to national TV shows including “Dr. Oz,” “The Doctors” and the “Today” show. She is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, and U.S. News & World Report, as well as in magazines such as Maxim, Prevention, Fitness, Runner’s World, Best Life, and Arthritis Today and numerous online publications. She proudly serves on the Sharecare Medical Advisory Board, the Atlanta and Pittsburgh Ballet boards, and is President-elect of the American Heart Association Atlanta.
Dr. Wright has written 4 books on topics surrounding active aging and precision longevity which spurred a 20 SKU fitness equipment line in 500 Dick's Sporting Goods Stores, created the non-profit, “Women's Health Conversations” which ignited a national conversation on women’s health, is the host of the HOT for your Health Podcast and performed award-winning research that is reshaping the way we think of aging in this country.
Instagram: @drvondawright