Unbreakable
A Woman's Guide to Ageing with Power
Published on 28. August 2025
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-78504-565-3 (ISBN)
Description
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'This is the book every woman needs not just in menopause, but well before.' - Kate Rowe-Ham, Menopause Fitness Expert and Author of Owning Your Menopause
STRONGER MUSCLES AND BONES, INCREASED MOBILITY, LIFELONG INDEPENDENCE AND A NEW MENTALITY FOR AGEING WITH POWER.
This cutting-edge guide to nutrition, training and lifestyle will optimise a woman's body for longevity, through menopause and beyond.
Strong skeletal muscle drives healthy longevity - yet too often women neglect this important measure of fitness. Indeed, more than 70% of women experience musculoskeletal symptoms like joint pain, muscle loss and reduced bone density as they enter perimenopause and menopause. These symptoms - what Dr Vonda Wright refers to as the 'musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause' - can often set us up for osteoporosis, osteopenia, broken bones, increasingly limited mobility and reduced independence later in life. That trend stops now. Unbreakable outlines a new and direct path to protecting ourselves against this too-common fate.
Drawing on her decades of experience as a pioneering orthopaedic surgeon helping women at all fitness levels to repair their bones and regain strength, Dr Wright gives clear action steps to shield us from the timebombs of aging in four critical categories:
Exercise: Pinpointing the right combination of cardio and resistance training for you to aid in tissue regeneration and improve metabolic function.
Nutrition: What to eat to extinguish inflammation, repopulate your gut biome, and support strong bones and muscle growth.
Lifestyle: How to manage chronic stress, get more restorative sleep, and turn down systemic inflammation in your daily life.
Supplements: What to take to target the elimination of 'zombie cells' and improve your cell function.
Including a six-week, master exercise protocol to jumpstart skeletal and muscular strength, critical information about baseline blood and mobility tests that will help you understand your current health state, and twenty easy, anti-inflammatory recipes, Unbreakable is an invaluable guide to adding more vibrantly healthy life to your years.
'This is the book every woman needs not just in menopause, but well before.' - Kate Rowe-Ham, Menopause Fitness Expert and Author of Owning Your Menopause
STRONGER MUSCLES AND BONES, INCREASED MOBILITY, LIFELONG INDEPENDENCE AND A NEW MENTALITY FOR AGEING WITH POWER.
This cutting-edge guide to nutrition, training and lifestyle will optimise a woman's body for longevity, through menopause and beyond.
Strong skeletal muscle drives healthy longevity - yet too often women neglect this important measure of fitness. Indeed, more than 70% of women experience musculoskeletal symptoms like joint pain, muscle loss and reduced bone density as they enter perimenopause and menopause. These symptoms - what Dr Vonda Wright refers to as the 'musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause' - can often set us up for osteoporosis, osteopenia, broken bones, increasingly limited mobility and reduced independence later in life. That trend stops now. Unbreakable outlines a new and direct path to protecting ourselves against this too-common fate.
Drawing on her decades of experience as a pioneering orthopaedic surgeon helping women at all fitness levels to repair their bones and regain strength, Dr Wright gives clear action steps to shield us from the timebombs of aging in four critical categories:
Exercise: Pinpointing the right combination of cardio and resistance training for you to aid in tissue regeneration and improve metabolic function.
Nutrition: What to eat to extinguish inflammation, repopulate your gut biome, and support strong bones and muscle growth.
Lifestyle: How to manage chronic stress, get more restorative sleep, and turn down systemic inflammation in your daily life.
Supplements: What to take to target the elimination of 'zombie cells' and improve your cell function.
Including a six-week, master exercise protocol to jumpstart skeletal and muscular strength, critical information about baseline blood and mobility tests that will help you understand your current health state, and twenty easy, anti-inflammatory recipes, Unbreakable is an invaluable guide to adding more vibrantly healthy life to your years.
Reviews / Votes
Building muscle and bone are what I like to call my nursing home avoidance plan. There is no better mentor in this important work than Dr Vonda Wright. Unbreakable is an invaluable guide - it'll help you add strength, vitality and independence to your years. -- Mary Claire Haver, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause Vonda's boundless energy is an inspiration to us all! This book is so important to improve our future health. -- Dr Louise Newson Dr Vonda Wright lives and breathes the same strategies for ageing well that she gives her patients. Read Unbreakable and become the beneficiary of that guidance, too. It gives you the tools to take control of how your body ages so that old age doesn't take control of you. -- Stacy Sims, PhD, author of Roar and Next Level This is the book every woman needs not just when they discover they're in menopause, but well before. Dr Vonda Wright makes it crystal clear why protecting our bones, hearts, joints and muscles is essential for long-term health. With practical, science-backed advice and a truly actionable guide, it's one I'll be recommending to my own community time and again. -- Kate Rowe-Ham, Menopause Fitness Expert and Author of Owning Your Menopause Unbreakable is a must-read for every woman. With Vonda's immense experience and this practical plan, we don't need to break. We can choose to build an unbreakable infrastructure and be unbreakable for life. -- Lavina Mehta MBE, Founder of Feel Good with Lavina, personal Trainer, bestselling Author, speaker and health campaigner This wonderful book is full of wisdom, compassion and thoroughly explained medical science. Vonda's clinical excellence shines through, and her passion for practical applications to improve health makes this a truly inspiring and motivating guide for everyone who wants to FACE the future with strength. -- Dr Federica Amati, Registered Public Health Nutritionist and Medical Scientist Unbreakable illuminates the path to enduring strength and vitality for women navigating menopause and beyond. With a harmonious blend of scientific insight and soulful guidance, Dr Wright offers actionable strategies in nutrition, exercise, lifestyle and supplementation to fortify the body against the challenges of ageing. This empowering guide serves as a beacon for women aspiring to age with resilience, confidence and grace. -- Kristen Holmes, PhD, VP, Director of Performance Science, Whoop Unbreakable shines a new light on ageing. With empathy, hard science and years of clinical experience, Dr Wright offers a unique perspective on the inevitable head winds facing all women and tactical advice that is truly accessible to everyone. -- Jeremy London, MD Vonda had me at 'midlife baddassery'. This is the antidote to feeling stuck and lost, the definitive guide to feeling like you again. Get ready to age with power! -- Suzy Reading, psychologist, author, qualified yoga teacher and personal trainerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78504-565-3 (9781785045653)
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Dr Vonda Wright is a double-board certified orthopaedic surgeon and internationally recognised authority on active ageing and mobility, with over 20 years' experience in her field. The founding director of the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA), she also speaks worldwide and develops programmes for optimising performance and minimising injury from the ball field to the boardroom. She has been featured or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and USA Today. She has authored five books, including Fitness After 40 and Guide to THRIVE.