As a Harvard-trained sports medicine and rehab doctor, Dr. West reveals the little-known link between metabolism, muscles and
movement, and how they affect our performance and longevity.

Most physical exams only pronounced you’re “well” if everything is “normal.” It’s a bar so low often misses the true state of your musculoskeletal health. We tend to ignore our movement system until something goes wrong, not realizing that metabolic health influences everything from injury recovery to everyday pain.

In other words, our muscles, bones, joints, tendons, and ligaments run on metabolic “fuel.” When that fuel system falters, the entire movement engine struggles. A bad shoulder or hip is often the first warning sign of larger issues like diabetes or heart disease.

The good news is that understanding this link gives us a powerful new way to improve health and manage pain. Dr. West’s holistic, cutting-edge “Durable” program teaches you how to strengthen this connection—not just treating injuries, but building a body that resists them and heals better when they happen.

Following the Durable approach helps you go beyond being merely “not sick” to becoming truly robust, so you can keep doing what you love—whether that’s CrossFit, hiking, or staying independent as you age.

Amy West, MD, is a dual board-certified physician in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. She is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education and currently serves as an assistant professor of physical medicine and orthopedics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, the largest healthcare system in New York. Dr. West is a top athlete—an Olympic-level weightlifter and a competitive CrossFit athlete—as well as a media darling who has been interviewed by The New York Times, People magazine, Women’s Health and Shawn Baker’s popular podcast.