Why Her Gym Schedule Outranks Soccer Practice (with Amanda Rand)

Four years ago, Amanda Rand answered a Facebook ad, then said "I don't have time" — three times. Maria kept calling. Today Amanda is a 5 a.m. regular who went from not being able to do a single sit-up (after two C-sections and a spinal fusion) to knocking out 20 push-ups from the floor.Amanda, a teacher and mom of two, joins Bobby and Maria to talk about why she stopped putting herself last: losing both parents young, the gym schedule that lives on the family fridge calendar, monthly mental health days, and why "no is a full sentence." Plus: the therapist who told her she needed to hit things, going alcohol-free, recruiting her best friend Lindsay, and the Poshmark side hustle that pays for it all. And yes — the wool t-shirt story.The Big Day Fitness Show is hosted by Bobby Gasdia and Maria Gutierrez of Big Day Fitness, with locations in Norwell and Duxbury, MA, specializing in strength training for adults over 40.Visit bigdayfit.com, email hello@bigdayfit.com, or call/text 781-886-7444.Chapters:(0:00) The wool t-shirt story(3:12) Saying no three times(4:45) Losing her parents young(5:54) The fridge calendar(6:53) Mental health days(8:37) "No is a full sentence"(9:39) Oxygen masks and mom guilt(10:35) Boxing out the rage(11:26) Rebuilding after C-sections(13:36) Still on the fence(14:35) Accountability and community(15:28) Lindsay's dead hang record(19:41) 20 push-ups from the floor(22:31) Alcohol-free since 2020(23:31) Becoming a 5 a.m. person(26:36) Protein and diet changes(27:41) Three fun facts and Poshmark(28:57) Get in touch