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BREAKING: Local Orthopedic Surgeon Climbs Empire State Building to Prove Getting Older Doesn’t Mean Getting Frail

How’s this for a proposal:

Here’s the deal. Nobody opts out of getting older. I’m not trying to. But frailty isn’t a birthday, it’s a slow build of muscle loss, inactivity, and a system that tells women to just live with it.

Sarcopenia, the medical term for age-related muscle loss, starts earlier than you think, and it is one of the most preventable, trainable things in medicine. You do not have to accept weak as your future just because you accepted more candles on the cake.

Alright, I cave. I did not actually climb the Empire State Building. But is getting older is not optional, getting frail is a hill I will die on? Yes.

Come learn what that looks like day to day, link in bio for JointSpan.

No, it’s not alcohol. It’s coffee in a martini glass, and I’m actually a tea drinker most days, but every once in a while I’ll dress something up just for the fun of it. That one small bit of theater changes how my whole morning feels. It’s the same trick I use in my garage gym, which is really just exercise equipment squeezed in next to a pressure washer, my parked car, Christmas decor, and a deep freezer. Not glamorous. But I added a disco light, and suddenly it’s a workout I want to do. That’s the whole secret to consistency: make the ordinary feel a little special once in a while, and you’ll keep coming back to it. Your joints don’t know the difference between a fancy gym and a garage. They just know whether you moved today.

Want help building a setup (or a mindset) that makes you actually want to show up? Take the JointSpan™ Quiz at the link in bio or visit f2ortho.com/jointspan-md-quiz/ to find out where your joint health stands.