Kris Jenner’s orthopedic surgeon has no back pain at 53. Here’s his simple, 3-step weekly workout routine to stay strong.

• The orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jason Snibbe counts celebrities and professional athletes among patients.
• At 53, Snibbe lifts weights three times a week to maintain his muscle mass.
• He also works on his flexibility daily to improve his range of motion and reduce his injury risk.

At 53, Dr. Jason Snibbe takes working out as seriously as his job.

The official orthopedic surgeon of the LA Clippers, who also counts Kris Jenner as a patient, lives an active lifestyle and commits to three early morning workouts a week in the hopes of staying strong and mobile.

Snibbe told Business Insider he believes this helped him avoid needing a second surgery for a slipped disc, as well as regularly run up and down the stairs of his two-storey house without breaking a sweat, and perform up to 20 surgeries a week on his feet with no lower back pain.

From around the age of 30, we naturally start losing muscle mass, in a process called sarcopenia. Strength training as we age can help us maintain muscle mass and in turn the ability to do daily activities like standing from a chair, Snibbe said.

“When you are in your seventies and you have a lot of muscle mass, you can continue to travel, hike, and walk around the world,” Snibbe said. “If you don’t maintain that muscle mass, moving around and being mobile can be very, very difficult.”

Snibbe shared his weekly longevity workout routine.

Strength training

Snibbe meets with his personal trainer at 7 a.m. three times a week. “I like having a person that’s sitting in the gym waiting for me,” he said.

Early in his career, Snibbe said he started getting out of shape because he was constantly working to build his reputation. When he noticed that he was struggling with movements that used to be easy, such as getting up off the floor, and was experiencing back pain, he decided to commit to exercising again.

“I said, ‘I’m going to lose some weight.’ I’m going to get in shape, and I’m going to get really, really strong,'” he said.

In his hourlong training sessions, Snibbe works on his upper body, lower body, and core. He uses kettlebells, cables, and does “big movements,” which engage many muscle groups at once. These include exercises such as planks, rows, push-ups, pull-ups, and deadlifts.

Cycling instead of running

Cardio is great for improving heart health, lowering the risk of early death, and increasing endurance, but some forms can be pretty harsh on your joints, Snibbe said.

He used to run a lot when he was younger, but now Snibbe’s aerobic exercise of choice is cycling, because it’s lower impact. He cycles indoors two to three times a week and outdoors once or twice a week, often with a group of friends.

“I ride my bike from my house all the way to the beach and go up and down the bike path at the beach, which is beautiful,” he said.

Research suggests it’s untrue that running is inherently harmful to joints, but short-term knee pain caused by incorrect form or unsupportive sneakers is common among runners.

Daily stretching

Snibbe hops on a yoga mat every morning to do some stretches for flexibility. “I really feel so much better when I do that. It’s really important,” he said. He finds that his body feels less sore after a day of surgery after stretching, and his spine and hips feel more flexible.

Flexibility increases the range of motion of your muscles and can help lower the risk of injury. “When people are not flexible, they start compensating. They start using too much of their back or too much of other joints in their body. And so you’re much more susceptible to injury,” Snibbe said.

A 2024 study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports found that of the 3,139 people aged between 45 and 65 involved, the least flexible were twice as likely to die during the 13-year follow-up period than the most. The authors said this could be because people who are more flexible and mobile can stay active.

“Whether you want to do it with yoga or with Pilates or just with a trainer, doing lots of stretching, it makes a big difference,” Snibbe said.

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