If you're in your 40s and spinning your wheels trying to lose weight, you might be doing too much of the wrong thing and not enough of the right one. In this episode, fitness expert Anne Brady makes a compelling case for why strength training, not cardio, is the foundation your body actually needs after 40.

Anne breaks down exactly why muscle mass is the key to a faster metabolism, better energy, balanced hormones, and long-term weight maintenance. Plus, host Ashley Grant gets real about her own experience finally picking up weights, why she resisted it for so long, and how it has transformed her overall fitness.

Whether you're brand new to strength training or you've been skipping it in favor of the treadmill, this episode will give you the push you need to start lifting. You'll walk away knowing exactly how often to train, what movements to focus on, and how to build a routine that actually sticks.

This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult a healthcare professional before starting any diet or exercise program.

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• https://www.instagram.com/annebradyfitlife/
• https://www.uncg.edu/employees/anne-brady/
• https://www.instagram.com/uncg/

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What happens when you've moved your body almost every single day for over 220 days and then hit a wall so hard you can't even talk yourself into a stretch? Ashley Grant gets brutally honest about the Sunday she chose to skip her workout entirely, and why that decision might have been the smartest fitness move she made all week.

In this episode, Ashley breaks down the difference between laziness and genuinely listening to your body, the guilt that can come with rest days, and how to make sure one skipped workout doesn't quietly turn into a week off. If you've ever felt like taking a rest day means you're failing, this episode will change how you think about recovery for good.

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Ever been in the middle of a workout and thought, I'm done, I'm out, I'm going home? You're not alone. In this candid Q&A episode of More Movement, Please, Ashley pulls back the curtain on the real, unglamorous side of staying consistent, including the day she had to walk out of class entirely and couldn't go back.

Ashley tackles three listener questions head-on: what it actually feels like to want to quit mid-workout and what gets her through it, how to tell the difference between a bad day at the gym and a genuinely bad week, and the exact moment fitness stopped being something she was "trying" and became a core part of who she is. Spoiler: it wasn't overnight, and it wasn't magic. It was day 100.

Whether you're brand new to working out or you've been at it for months and just hit a wall, this episode is the honest pep talk you didn't know you needed.

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