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Column | At 63, he’s a top knee expert. Here’s his exercise routine…

The Washington Post column lays out the daily exercise routine of a sixty-three-year-old orthopedic knee specialist; it is a column, not a clinical trial.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 7:25 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Washington Post: “Column | At 63, he’s a top knee expert. Here’s his exercise routine for strong knees.”
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:25 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Vera Bullock.

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The Washington PostColumn | At 63, he’s a top knee expert. Here’s his exercise routine for strong knees.

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy myth, and I swear by it, is that you protect your knees by barely using them, like fine china at a wedding.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'm ruling it a myth, or at least it's complicated.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Washington Post ran a column on a sixty-three-year-old top knee expert and his routine for strong knees.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRoutine? So he moves them on purpose?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe point of the column is that strong knees come from exercise.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's one expert's routine, not a trial, so ask your doctor what suits your joints.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy knees have been resting since the spring, and they feel very rested. Rested and a little bit mad.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's what a lack of use looks like.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, then I want a column on how to rest them harder.