Episode 96Jul 9, 2026· 7:45

The Goals That Scare Me for Year Two

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Ashley Grant reflects on approaching Day 365 of daily movement and shares her goals for year two of her fitness lifestyle. Topics include: framing fitness as a permanent lifestyle change rather than a 30-day challenge or diet; specific strength goals around 20-pound and 10-pound dumbbells; losing four pant sizes in year one and aiming for a small pant size in year two; adding movement breaks throughout the workday…

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Who this episode is for

This episode may resonate with you if:

You've spent years telling yourself that getting fit is something you'll start 'next month,' and you're tired of the cycle of 30-day challenges that never stick.

You're approaching a personal milestone and feeling the strange mix of pride and uncertainty about what comes next — you don't want to lose momentum but you're not sure where to aim.

You work from home or sit at a desk all day and feel disconnected from your body — you've started to notice how little you actually move between morning and night.

You used to do something physical you loved — a martial art, a dance style, a sport — and quietly let it disappear from your life over the years without really meaning to.

You've started to see real physical changes in yourself and it's quietly shifting how you think about who you are — and that feels both exciting and a little disorienting.

Questions this episode wrestles with

Does hitting a one-year fitness milestone mean I've arrived, or does the pressure just reset?

answered

For Ashley, hitting Day 365 isn't an arrival — it's a signal to amp things up, because 'this was never a challenge' but a permanent lifestyle change.

"The fact that I'm hitting this year milestone doesn't mean anything's stopping. If anything, I plan to amp things up. Because this was never a challenge. This was about actually making a sustainable lifestyle change. And that should"

When does a habit stop being a habit and start being who you are?

answered

Ashley describes the shift as already having happened — she's no longer 'the person who sits at my desk all day' but 'the girl that wants to move as often as I can,' framing it as something that became part of her identity.

"and then stop. It's become part of my identity. I'm no longer just the person who sits at my desk all day. I'm now the girl that wants to move as often as I can. And I'm excited for what's"

Should my fitness goals change after I've built the habit?

answered

Ashley's year two goals do look different — more specific, heavier weights, smaller pants, more variety — whereas year one was simply about showing up every day.

"what I did. And so some of my year two goals do look different than my year one goals. My year one goals were basically just show up every day and move your body every day. And it wasn't"

What do you do with all the activities you abandoned for twenty years?

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Ashley frames year two as the moment to reclaim them — hiking, biking, country line dancing, kickboxing, Taekwondo — things she describes as having been on the back burner for two decades.

"about all kinds of movement that I put on the back burner for two decades. For year two, I just, I know that I want to move a hell of a"

Setting expectations: This episode is not a goal-setting framework or a breakdown of how to structure a fitness year. It's Ashley talking through the specific things she wants to do in year two — heavier dumbbells, smaller pants, hiking, country line dancing, maybe Taekwondo — as she approaches day 365 of moving her body every single day.

Tone & style

Ashley opens by reframing her approaching Day 365 not as a finish line but as proof that this was always a lifestyle change, not a challenge. She pivots forward into year two goals — heavier weights, a smaller pant size, movement breaks during work, hiking, dance, and possibly Taekwondo again — ending on open-ended excitement: 'I don't know exactly what comes next, but I'm excited for it.'

Personal experience and forward-looking intentions. Ashley is sharing her own goals and reflections, not offering fitness advice or instruction.

toneWarm & forward-looking

focusAshley shares her personal goals for year two of daily movement — heavier weights, smaller pants, more varied activities, and building a community — as she approaches Day 365.

stylesolo_monologue

energymedium_high

complexitybeginner

pressure Levellow

emotional Textureexcited, proud, nostalgic, open-ended

Notable quotes

"I plan to amp things up. Because this was never a challenge. This was about actually making a sustainable lifestyle change. And that should"

— Famous Ashley Grant

"pants. Previously, I didn't even think that was in the realm of possibility. But to lose four pant sizes in one year, I feel like I might actually have a shot at getting down to smalls. And I"

— Famous Ashley Grant

"I'm no longer just the person who sits at my desk all day. I'm now the girl that wants to move as often as I can. And I'm excited for what's"

— Famous Ashley Grant

Episode transcript

Organized into 4 chapters — open any part to read the full text.

0:001. Year One Was Never a Challenge — It Was a Lifestyle ChangeAshley frames the approaching Day 365 not as the end of a challenge but as proof of a permanent lifestyle shift, contrasting it with short-term diets and 30-day challenges.1:442. Year Two Goals: Heavier Weights and Smaller PantsAshley shares her specific physical goals for year two — consistently reaching for 20-pound and 10-pound dumbbells, and getting down to a small pant size after losing four pant sizes in year one.3:353. Building a Community and Moving More Throughout the DayAshley talks about wanting to inspire others through an accountability community and plans to set timers during work to do Zumba dances, jumping jacks, squats, and other movement breaks throughout the day.5:104. Expanding Beyond Gym Classes — Hiking, Dance, Martial ArtsAshley describes wanting to move beyond structured gym classes into hiking, biking, country line dancing, dance classes, and possibly kickboxing or Taekwondo — activities she put on the back burner for two decades.

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Mentioned in this episode

personFamous Ashley Grant

The host of More Movement Please, approaching Day 365 of her daily movement commitment and sharing her year two goals.

organizationYMCA

The gym Ashley attends regularly to work out with her gym buddies, which she says she loves and doesn't want to stop going to.

websiteFamousAshleyGrant.com/group

Ashley's accountability community group page, which she invites listeners to join to share their movement goals.

Key themes

This was never a challenge

Ashley repeatedly insists that her year of daily movement was not a finite challenge but a permanent lifestyle shift, contrasting it with 30-day diets and short-term fitness plans.

Reaching for the 20s and 10s

Ashley sets a specific year-two strength goal of consistently using 20-pound dumbbells for big weights and 10-pound dumbbells for small weights, and looks forward to the day even those feel too light.

Four pant sizes down, aiming for smalls

Ashley shares that she lost four pant sizes in year one and now believes getting down to a small pant size — something she previously didn't think was possible — might actually be within reach.

Building an accountability community

Ashley describes launching an accountability community as a year-two goal, framing it as a 'movement of movement' she didn't fully achieve in year one.

Moving throughout the workday

Ashley plans to set timers during her work hours to get up and do Zumba dances, jumping jacks, squats, planks, or wall sits — recognizing she's been too sedentary while sitting at her desk.

Zumba as the non-negotiable

Ashley names Zumba as her favorite way to work out and explicitly says she doesn't want to stop it, even as she plans to move beyond structured gym classes.

Activities she put on the back burner for two decades

Ashley lists hiking, biking, trails, dance classes, country line dancing, kickboxing, and Taekwondo as forms of movement she shelved for roughly twenty years and now wants to reclaim.

Identity shift — no longer the person at the desk

Ashley describes a change in how she sees herself: she's no longer just someone who sits at a desk all day but 'the girl that wants to move as often as I can.'

Wanting others to achieve things they don't see as possible

Ashley reflects that some of what she's achieving now she couldn't have imagined a year ago, and says she wants that same experience of surprise for other people more than anything.