This conversation focuses specifically on that journey, and the research that Ashley has uncovered in adopting this approach to her nutrition. Ashley’s road to a healthy lifestyle has been paved with powerful life lessons. Life lessons that had torn her down, then pushed her to become a better version of herself. Struggling with drinking in her early 20’s, Ashley went through incredibly difficult times for years on end. Rather than simply accepting defeat, Ashley rose to the challenge to turn her life around. She saw sobriety as the only way out. Living a clean, healthy lifestyle was her light at the end of the tunnel. This critical moment in Ashley’s life has become the foundation for her very life’s purpose-- it now fuels her everyday. In seeing the radical impact that fitness and nutrition played in turning her life around, Ashley became obsessed with helping others make the transformation in their lives. Ashley firmly believes that getting fit allows you to feel like the most ideal version of yourself, and that inner sense of self-love and confidence carries throughout every aspect of your life. Getting fit in mind and body is what helped Ashley make a massive transformation in her life, and that is the driving force behind every product and service she offers as a coach.

In this episode, we discuss:

- The importance of fitness and exercise for the sake of feeling good in your skin

- Ashley's decision to follow a plant-based diet, and more recently, a vegan diet

- Some of the common misconceptions around being vegan and/or plant-based

- Finding the specific diet that works BEST for you

- The benefits of weightlifting to build the "toned" physique that so many women seek

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Fill your coffee cup, sip away, and get your FYX of Coach Krysta and her guests on The FYX podcast. Connect with Ashley on Instagram. Learn more about Ashley's coaching services via her website: www.ashleykingfitness.com.

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