Transcript
Welcome to More Movement Please. I'm famous Ashley
Grant and today I want to talk about the importance
of commitment. So back in August 2023 I joined
the local Y here in Richmond, Kentucky and the
goal was to finally start working out again and
this is after several years of inactivity like
a redonkulous amount of years. I'd say a good
12 years and I decided that, you know, whenever
I joined, I was going to really, really work
out like that was the plan. Unfortunately, I
didn't commit fully. And that is why I failed
so miserably. And so that's kind of what I want
to talk about as the point of today's episode
is that if you're going to commit, you better
go all in. You've got to commit for real. And
what I mean by that is. Don't half -ass it. Don't
just say, I'm going to start working out. Put
more to it than that. You need to say how many
times you're going to work out, how regularly
you're going to be doing it. You need to start
thinking about it as a lifestyle change, not
a challenge. And whenever I did my 100 days of
fitness, That was one of the things that kept
coming up is people were like, OK, so once 100
days is over, you're going to stop, right? You're
going to calm down, right? You're not going to
keep going to the gym as much as you are. And
the thing is, no, that wasn't the plan. It wasn't
the plan at all. This wasn't a challenge I was
doing. Yes, I was challenging myself, but it
wasn't a, OK, I'm going to do this. And then
at the end of 100 days, I'm good. That's not
how fitness works. It's a lifestyle change. And
so. I had to go all in to mean it. I had to go
all in to build the habit. I had to go all in
to finally make the changes that my body was
needing and to make it an addiction, honestly.
If I had just done what I have previously done
in years past and just said, oh, I'm going to
start working out, that doesn't put any skin
in the game. Yeah, sure, I was paying for a gym
membership, but... The whole point of doing the
accountability posts and telling people that
I was really getting serious and constantly updating
my Instagram feed with whether or not I was working
out was because I knew that if I didn't go all
in, I'd be all out. Because it's too easy to
give up. It's too easy to quit. The thing is,
when I start thinking back on all the times that
I... actually did something in my life. It's
when I really made the decision. It's when I
drew the line in the sand, when I got serious.
And so that's what I want to encourage you to
do. I want you to get serious. If you are considering
working out and starting a lifestyle change of
being healthy and getting fit, you can't half
-ass it. So go all in. I dare you. See what you're
capable of. See what you can handle. I bet you
if you go all in and you commit, you'll be surprised
by just how much you really can do. I know I
am. I'm really surprised by all I can do. And
I'm loving every minute of it. I want more. And
that's the fun thing about when you start getting
serious about fitness. It starts to become fun.
You get these amazing endorphins. And it's more
than just endorphins. You feel like you're accomplishing
something. You're watching your body change in
the mirror. Now, grant you, I'm not going to
lie. I talked about this recently on my Instagram
posts. I do have a little bit of body dysmorphia.
I still see that fatty. I do. I still see the
fatty. But I'm trying to recognize that, well,
my pants are fitting better. I'm trying to...
pay attention to the changes that I can't necessarily
see, but that I can feel. And that's helping
me. And I don't know if that will help you or
not, but it's definitely helping me to start
focusing on more on the inches and the pant sizes.
Because like I said, when I look in the mirror,
I'm still seeing the fatty, but I'm going to
keep showing up because now I'm addicted. Now
it's a lifestyle change. Now it's something that
I am a fitness person. That feels really fun
to say. And the truth is, previously, I would
have never said those words. I never would have
said I was into fitness. I would have said I
was into, you know, traveling or going out to
eat or whatever. And those things are still true.
But to be able to also now say I'm into fitness,
it feels really good. And I want that for everybody.
I want everyone to start committing to more movement
because when you move your body, it just feels
better. Yeah, you might feel sore in the moment
or you might have some soreness after you exercise.
But it feels so much better than the pain that
I would feel whenever I'd take a flight of stairs.
It feels so much better than the pain I would
feel, the discomfort I would feel getting winded,
going from the Kroger parking lot to the Kroger
front door or even walking around the store.
It's insane how different I feel. And I want
that for you, too. So. I challenge you today,
go all in. If you're thinking about working out,
if you're thinking about changing your body,
if you're thinking about finally getting physically
fit, just go all in. Commit to it. Don't half
-ass it. Get serious. You can do this, and I
believe in you. Onwards and upwards, my friends.
Have you worked out today?