Transcript: Cold Weather Killed My Fitness for Years | How to Stop Letting Temperature Control Your Workouts
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Ashley introduces the episode from her car, mentions a new lavalier mic for better audio quality, and teases an upcoming interview with her fitness instructor that she describes as packed with standout content.
What's up, you guys? Famous Ashley Grant here,
and welcome to More Movement, Please. I am coming
at you live from my car, which is where I said
I'm going to be recording most of these episodes.
But the exciting thing about today's recording
is that I'm recording with a brand new lavalier
mic. And the reason I'm so excited about that
is because it has better sounding audio. I don't
know if you can notice, but if you're an audiophile
like I am, you'll probably be able to tell that
there is a little bit better sound. It's a little
crisper. It's a little... it's a little better.
And using that in tandem with Adobe podcast,
it's just going to be so much better for the
quality. And I'm just excited about it. The main
reason that I finally pulled the trigger and
purchased these lovely lavalier mics is because
you guys, I finally had the chance to interview
my instructor. This is the gal that I told y
'all that I wanted to interview in the very first
episode. I said that if I was going to start
interviewing guests, I wanted to interview her.
And I've done that now. It was a fantastic interview.
It was so good. She dropped so many amazing knowledge
bonds. She shared so much amazing education,
some of the best content that I have heard, any
fitness. person of ever say and even better than
most of the TikTok creators and fitness people
that I follow online she shared some amazing
amazing truth bombs and I can't wait to share
them all with you so that will be dropping soon
it is not ready yet but I'm super freaking stoked
that she even gave me the time of day to interview
her because I know she is not the type of person
that likes spotlight let alone being mic'd up
and interviewed but that is coming soon but that
Ashley describes how 26-degree temperatures and snow in Richmond, Kentucky caused many regulars to skip class that Monday, and notes her instructor has observed this pattern every cold season.
is not the point of today's episode Today, what
I want to talk to you guys about is going to
the gym when it's cold or when there's weather
problems. So one of the things that happened
this week is that on Monday, it dropped to 26
degrees in Richmond, Kentucky. It may have actually
been colder, but whenever I woke up, that's what
the temperature outside said. It said it was
26 degrees and it was actually snowing the night
before. And the truth is that... Throughout most
of Monday, it was also snowing. We had snow showers
and it's very early in the season for this to
happen. But an interesting thing occurred because
of the fact that we had snow showers. And that's
that a lot of people did not show up to class.
I cracked the joke as soon as I walked in. What
is everybody scared of the cold? Because there
were so many people that I'm used to seeing at
the gym that did not actually attend. The instructor
and I kind of had a little bit of a back and
forth about the fact that sometimes what she
notices is whenever it starts to get cold, people
stop showing up to the gym. So what should you
do if you're feeling the same way that it's too
cold and you don't want to go to the gym? Well,
if you heard my last episode where I basically
gave you a little bit of tough love and said
you should go anyway, I'm going to say it again.
You should go anyway. However. I do understand
that there's going to come a point where the
roads are going to be too slick or, you know,
there's going to be snow on the ground and people
Ashley repeats her 'go anyway' stance from a previous episode but acknowledges icy roads as a legitimate barrier, then shares that she personally uses YouTube stretch and standing Pilates classes on days she can't get to the gym.
aren't going to want to drive. If that happens,
this is what you should do. Are you ready for
this? It's simple advice and I really hope you'll
take it. Go to YouTube. I have to tell you, I
have been taking fitness classes on YouTube for
the better part of the last three months and
I'm taking them on Wednesdays and Sundays. I'm
mainly taking the stretch classes and they have
been amazing. I can't even explain to you how
wonderful it has been to be able to move my body
even whenever I cannot get to the gym. Because
the reality is you should not have an excuse
in this day and age. If you have access to the
internet, you have access to classes. And on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, what I used to do is
if I could not do the Matt Pilates class, I would
do a standing Pilates class on YouTube. I would
look them up. I have some amazing videos that
I, that are my go -tos that I have a playlist
for, and I will happily share those in the show
notes as well. But basically when I can't get
to the gym, but I know I want to work out, I
go to YouTube and I know that might seem a little
bit like a cop -out, but there's some actually
really good content on there. And I. I would
happily share these videos that I've been watching
and using with y 'all. Because there should be
no excuse, right? There should be no excuse for
not working out. If you want to get in shape,
if you want to stay in shape, you cannot use
the weather outside as your reason for not moving.
So the whole idea of this entire podcast, this
whole movement, is that I want a movement of
movement, right? And so I want to make it easier
for everybody to move more. And if you want me
to be your accountability, I would love to do
that. Hit me up. I'm on. Instagram, I'm on Facebook,
Ashley invites listeners to reach out on social media for a free weekly accountability check-in email, then closes by teasing the Rhonda interview dropping in three episodes.
I'm on all the socials at Famous Ashley Grant.
And if I'm not at Famous Ashley Grant, you can
still search Famous Ashley Grant and you will
find me on any of the social media profiles that
I have. I'm on Pinterest, I'm on X, all the things.
And if you hit me up and you say, hey, Ashley,
I want to be an accountability buddy. I will
send you an email every single Monday, just like
I'm doing with some of my other friends, basically
saying, have you worked out today? And I will
also say, what are you doing this week to move
your body more? Just that little bit of accountability,
just that little bit of a nudge of someone saying,
hey, I'm watching you. It might be all you need
to just finally move more. And I really want
that for you. So if you're interested. Hit me
up. There's no cost for this. I'm not charging
or anything like that. The whole goal is simply
to get you to move more. So hit me up on all
the socials. That's basically all I've got for
you today is that I want you to not let the weather
be your excuse for why you don't move. And if
you're looking for an accountability, I would
love to be the person that holds you accountable
and makes you move your body more. So. I really
appreciate you guys even listening to these episodes.
I hope that they're helpful. And I can't wait
for you to listen to the interview I did with
Rhonda. Like I said, it will be dropping in three
episodes because it was just so jam -packed with
so much good stuff. And I don't want to overwhelm
anybody. And I just really hope that you guys
get inspired to start moving more. So onwards
and upwards, my friends. Have you worked out
today?