The mindbodygreen Podcast14 Sep 2025

615: How to fuel smarter, train better, & build lean muscle in midlife | Ashley Damaj, BCBA, CPT

“When you gain muscle mass, a lot of other things begin to happen,” explains Ashley Damaj, BCBA, MSW, CN, CPT. Ashley Damaj, BCBA, MSW, CN, CPT, board-certified behavior analyst, nutritionist, therapist, trainer, and the founder of Mothership Wellness, joins us today to break down what it really takes to change your body and your habits, covering everything from behavior patterns and mindset shifts to muscle-building, nutrition, and sustainable routines for women. Plus: - Damaj’s background (~2:30) - How to create long-term, sustainable change (~4:30) - How to increase lean muscle mass & decrease body fat (~6:45) - Holistic vs fitness nutrition (~8:30) - Understanding motivations & limitations (~13:38) - How to achieve your goals (~16:45) - Finding trusted experts on social media (~19:00) - Finding joy (~21:00) - Carving out time to work out for busy moms (~23:45) - How to model positive habits (~30:20) - Changing your perspective on weight loss (~33:15) - The importance of pre- & post-workout nutrition (~35:55) - The best way to do cardio (~40:00) - Rules of resistance training (~40:50) - Alternate strength vs. hypertrophy training (~41:00) - Increasing volume (~46:50) - Sets, reps, & weight (~19:50) - The power of functional training (~55:55) - The importance of mindset (~56:50) - The best way to optimize body composition (~59:50) - Don’t forget carbs (~1:00:00) - The importance of water & hydration (~1:01:50) Referenced in the episode: - Follow her on Instagram (@mothershipwellness) - Check out her company, Mothership Wellness (https://www.mothershipwellnessinc.com/) - Work with her (https://www.mothershipwellnessinc.com/coaching) - Don’t miss out on these free resources: - Free Boss Mom's 5-Day Challenge - Life Satisfaction Survey - Vision Board Template We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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670: Why food quality matters more than calories | Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D.

“The food industry is experimenting on us without data and knowledge,” says Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., DrPH. Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts Univers...

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669: The latest on how to prevent Alzheimer’s | Kellyann Niotis, M.D.

"What we know for sure is that Alzheimer's is a preventable disease. It's not destiny,” says Kellyann Niotis, M.D. Niotis is the world’s first fellowship-trained preventive neurologist. She is a Clin...

11 Okt 52min

Why 70% of American kids quit sports by age 13

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4 Okt 23min

668: What 200K full-body scans reveal about how we age | Andrew Lacy, Founder & CEO at Prenuvo

"I hope in 20 or 30 years time, a clinical diagnosis is something that's rarely given because most everything has been caught before it rises to that stage,” says Andrew Lacy. Lacy is the CEO and fou...

28 Sep 42min

667: Why this doctor stopped fearing sugar, ice cream, & alcohol | Keshav Grover, D.O, M.S.

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20 Sep 50min

666: Is wellness culture making us less healthy? | Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, MsC

“I don't need to track it. I just listen to my body,” says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Ms.C. Dr. Emanuel is an oncologist and world leader in health policy and bioethics. He is the Vice Provo...

13 Sep 41min

660: Why adding more to your diet beats eliminating | Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, MA, RDN

"The diet you'll stay on is a diet that's enjoyable and not too hard,” says Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, MA, RDN. Bazilian is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, American College of Sports Medicine Cert...

8 Sep 44min

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6 Sep 11min