{"podcast":{"title":"Good Life Project","slug":"good-life-project-963599","podcast_index_feed_id":963599,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf","website_url":"https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/1718134805924-52d4419e899171e74e55b85422605cfc.jpeg","author":"Jonathan Fields / Acast","episode_count":1172,"summary":"Good Life Project is a podcast and video series for people navigating midlife with intention. Hosted by Jonathan Fields, each episode is a deep, honest conversation about what it actually takes to build a life that feels like yours, through the reinventions, reckonings, and reclamations that define your 40s, 50s, and beyond. Grounded in science, fueled by genuine curiosity, and always in service of the real work of living well. Often top-ranked, it’s been listened to and viewed more than 100 million times. New episodes weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T16:19:53.107350+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-life-project-963599"},"episode":{"title":"The Midlife Muscle Loss Lie: How to Stay Strong at Any Age | Dr. Vonda Wright","slug":"the-midlife-muscle-loss-lie-how-to-stay-strong-at-any-age-dr-vonda-wright","published_at":"2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-life-project-963599/the-midlife-muscle-loss-lie-how-to-stay-strong-at-any-age-dr-vonda-wright","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-life-project-963599","url":"https://shows.acast.com/goodlifeprojectinspirationmotivationhappinessmeaningsuccess/episodes/the-midlife-muscle-loss-lie-how-to-stay-strong-at-any-age-dr","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/e/6a29bc04b0537dc72c8e0470/media.mp3","summary":"According to Dr. Vonda Wright, almost everything we believe about aging and muscle loss is wrong. The research that told you to expect decline was built on populations where 70 percent of participants barely moved. Which means the trajectory most of us are bracing for is not biology. It is behavior. You do not have to be a statistic. Dr. Vonda Wright is an orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and the founder of PRIMA, the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes at the University of Pittsburgh. She has spent her career studying what happens to the body when people stay active, not what happens when they don't. Her book, Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power , distills what that research actually shows about muscle, bone, hormones, and aging in midlife. What you will explore in this conversation: The three MRI images that upended what we thought we knew about aging muscle, a visual comparison between a sedentary 74-year-old, an active 70-year-old, and a 40-year-old, that has become widely shared because of what it shows about what is actually possible. Menalescence, Dr. Wright's term for the hormonal, physiological, psychological, and social upheaval of perimenopause and menopause, and why naming it the way we named adolescence changes how women advocate for themselves in the doctor's office. The musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause, a connection between estrogen loss and total-body joint pain that has been documented in medical literature since 1925, is still not taught in most medical schools. The critical decade from 35 to 45, why this window is the highest-leverage moment for building the physical body you will have for the rest of your life, and exactly what to do if you are past it. Why lifting heavy is not optional for women in midlife, and…","meta_description":"According to Dr. Vonda Wright, almost everything we believe about aging and muscle loss is wrong. The research that told you to expect decline was built o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3256,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/good-life-project-963599/episodes/the-midlife-muscle-loss-lie-how-to-stay-strong-at-any-age-dr-vonda-wright/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-life-project-963599/the-midlife-muscle-loss-lie-how-to-stay-strong-at-any-age-dr-vonda-wright.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}