How Strength Training Can Transform Your Life with Amanda Ford

Strength is essential for handling life's challenges, especially as we age. In this episode, Brea Johnson chats with Amanda Ford, a strength and conditioning coach known as Movement Muse, about the importance of building strength and functionality. Amanda shares her journey from discovering her love for movement as a child to becoming a strength coach who focuses on helping those over 40. She highlights the necessity of self-directed movement practices and debunks common misconceptions about strength training.

Amanda explains that strength training is crucial for maintaining muscle mass and mobility, allowing us to confidently face life's adventures. She emphasizes starting with simple, accessible moves like squats and hinges for the lower body and pushing and pulling exercises for the upper body. Amanda's approach is about meeting yourself where you are and progressing at your own pace.

The conversation is filled with inspiring stories of clients who have regained their strength and improved their quality of life, demonstrating that it's never too late to start strength training. Whether you're lifting a 10-pound dumbbell or just beginning with bodyweight exercises, any effort to improve strength is significantly better than none. Join Amanda and Brea as they explore how strength training can enhance your life at any age.

About Amanda Ford

Amanda Ford (She/Her) is a strength coach, movement and yoga teacher based in Seattle. She's also a poet, artist and all-around amazing human being. Not to mention the best style when it comes to workout clothes. Amanda is a favourite teacher here in the online studio with her smart approach to functional strength training.

Website: https://movementmuse.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movement.muse/?hl=en

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Strength Training and Amanda Ford

08:07 Amanda's Personal Journey with Movement

19:27 Starting Small: Incorporating Strength Training into Your Routine 21:10 Addressing Misconceptions about Strength Training

25:13 Tailoring Strength Training to Individual Needs

27:03 Focus on Movement Patterns

27:52 Training Upper and Lower Body

29:26 The Body's Ability to Adapt

35:54 Any Effort is Significant

41:25 More is Not Better

45:31 Strength Training as a Non-Negotiable