Most veterinary professionals have never intentionally trained for their job. They went to school for years. Developed incredible clinical skills. Learned procedures. Mastered diagnostics. Yet many have never spent time building the physical durability needed to handle the demands of the profession. That's a problem. Because veterinary medicine is physically demanding. Long hours on your feet. Awkward positions. Heavy lifting. Repetitive tasks. Stress. The hardest thing your body does all week shouldn't happen at work. That's why the next edition of The Durable Vet Brief includes a simple guide featuring 3 exercises I recommend most often to help veterinary professionals build strength, resilience, and long-term career durability. Join here You'll also receive my Veterinary Ergonomics Checklist immediately. No fluff. Just practical tools you can use right away.

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Check out "Mental roadblocks wearing veterinary professionals down" This episode should hit home. @Jennifer Edwards

A lot of you already use wearables—Oura, WHOOP, Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit, etc. I’m exploring the idea of a vet-specific “durability lab” that uses anonymous wearable data to give you better guidance on: - Stress and recovery - Sleep quality - Burnout risk over time No spying. No “gotcha.”Just de-identified trends + simple, personal nudges to help you feel and perform better in (and out of) practice. Before I take this further, I’d love to know: If this were optional, anonymous, and actually useful… would you participate? Vote in the poll and feel free to add thoughts in the comments 👇

I'm grateful for all the passion and wisdom that people bring to this community. We have members that are just entering the field and others that have been around for 30+ years. Let's pay it forward (as the cool kids say). What advice would you give someone new to vet med in regards to caring for their physical and emotional health? This is a safe space and there are no wrong answers. What works for one might not for another. But having more tools in the toolbox of health can only help! Please share your perspective.