Want to Quit Mid-Workout? Me Too. Here’s What Keeps Me Going

Some days the gym feels amazing. Other days you just want to walk out. In this honest Q&A episode, Ashley answers your real questions about staying consistent when it gets hard.

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Yes, Even Ashley Wants to Quit Sometimes

Let’s be honest. There are days when working out feels like the last thing you want to do.

You show up. You start. And somewhere in the middle of it, a little voice says, “I’m done. I want to go home.”

That happens to Ashley Grant too. Yes, really.

In this Q&A episode of the More Movement Please podcast, Ashley answers three listener questions with total honesty. No sugarcoating. No pretending fitness always feels great. Just real talk about what it actually takes to keep showing up.

If you are trying to start working out, or trying to get back into it after a long break, this episode is for you.

Question 1: Do You Ever Want to Quit Mid-Workout?

Short answer? Yes. Absolutely yes.

Ashley shares that there have been days where she felt so weak, so emotional, or just so off that she had to walk out of class just to breathe. There was even one day she could not go back in at all. She had to have someone bring her gym bag out to her.

That is not failure. That is being human.

What Actually Keeps Her Going

Even on the hard days, a few things help Ashley push through most of the time.

Knowing how good she will feel after. Even when the workout hurts, even when she feels weak, finishing feels better than quitting. That payoff keeps her moving.

The people around her. This is a big reason Ashley loves group fitness so much. When she looks around and sees other people struggling too, she does not feel alone. That shared experience makes a real difference.

The music. On the days when the workout itself is not doing it for her, she locks in on the music. Sometimes that is all it takes to get through to the end.

Action Item: Build Your “Why I Keep Going” List

Think about what keeps you going when it gets hard. Write it down. Even two or three things. Post it somewhere you will see it. On rough days, look at that list before you decide to quit.

Question 2: What Is the Difference Between a Bad Day and a Bad Week?

This is such a good question, and Ashley breaks it down simply.

A bad day can happen for all kinds of reasons. You did not sleep well. You did not eat right. You have a headache. You are dealing with something personal. Those things happen. They are normal.

A bad week is different. A bad week is when you are not feeling it for the whole week, not just one session.

Ashley says the closest she came to a truly bad week was a stretch of eleven days when she could not get to the gym and had to work out on her own. She hated it. She missed her gym community badly.

The Key Point About Bad Days

Working out on a bad day will not magically fix everything. You will still walk out and have to deal with life. But here is what it does do: it gives you better mental clarity to handle whatever is waiting for you. That is real and worth something.

Action Item: Give Yourself Permission to Have a Bad Day

One off day does not mean you are failing. It does not mean you should quit. It just means you are human. Show up anyway, even if you only give fifty percent. Getting there is still a win.

Question 3: When Did Fitness Become Part of Your Identity?

This one is Ashley’s favorite to answer, and she is refreshingly honest about it.

She says there are still moments where she feels like she is just playing at this whole fitness thing. She is not as strong as she wants to be yet. She has not hit all her goals.

But the moment it started to feel real? Day 100.

What Happened at Day 100

Around day 100 of consistent training, something shifted. Working out stopped being something she was trying and started being something she was. She began craving the gym. She could feel the difference on days she did not go as hard.

By week two of getting serious, she was craving it. By week three, she could not get enough. But the true identity shift came around that three-month mark.

People started noticing too. Her accountability posts on Instagram meant that if she missed a day, people were sliding into her DMs asking where she was. That kind of community pressure in the best possible way kept her going even harder.

At the time of this episode, Ashley is more than 200 days in. She was sedentary for almost two decades before this. Now she says she cannot imagine a single day where movement is not part of her life.

Action Item: Track Your Days

You do not need an app or anything fancy. A simple tally on a notepad works. Watching that number grow is motivating. And when you hit day 100, you may just feel that same shift Ashley describes.

The Bigger Picture for Anyone Starting or Restarting

If you are brand new to working out, or if you are someone who used to be active and fell off, here is what this episode is really saying:

Hard days are part of it. Wanting to quit is part of it. That does not make you weak. It makes you real.

What matters is what you do with that feeling. Do you walk out and never come back? Or do you take a breath, come back in, and finish?

You do not have to be perfect. You just have to keep showing up.

Onwards and upwards, my friends. Have you worked out today?

Want to Send Ashley Your Questions?

Ashley loves hearing from listeners. You can find her on Facebook at Famous Ashley Grant, drop a DM, leave a comment on one of her posts, or head to https://famousashleygrant.com/fitness/ to leave a voice note. Whether you are a fitness pro or just someone who wants to move more, she wants to hear from you.