Boss Bitch Radio w/IFBB Pro, Diane Flores

From Teen Mom to Empowering Women Over 40 (Interviewed by Gemma James)

·1 hr 16 min·5 clips

Diane Flores reveals how doing what your body needs for health makes you hot as an inevitable byproduct.

Host Diane Flores opens the episode by sharing a personal story about her son's car accident, linking it to gratitude and the theme of resilience. She introduces the interview with Gemma James, host of the Muse Yourself Podcast, which delves into Diane's life story. Diane recounts becoming a teen mom at 16, having two children by 19, and being left as a single mother. She relied on government aid, housing, and food assistance while working in the medical field. Her interest in fitness began through magazines like Oxygen, leading her to work at Gold's Gym and dream of becoming a personal trainer. Diane describes using exercise as mental health care during a toxic job where she took antidepressants for ten years. She and her sister started a pole dancing business after learning from a DVD called 'A Pole Lot of Fun,' booking their first client through MySpace. The business grew from home lessons to a studio with multiple locations. Diane simultaneously began bodybuilding, eventually competing in 16 shows and becoming an IFBB Pro. During COVID, she transformed her studio by removing poles and investing $60,000 in strength equipment, pivoting to a personal training model. She launched the Boss Bitch Radio podcast, which expanded into online coaching. Diane discusses the importance of strength training for women over 40, citing experts like Dr. Stacey Sims and Dr. Gabrielle Lyons. She critiques the bodybuilding industry's aftermath and promotes her Healthy and Hot Method, a 12-month program focused on sustainable health. The conversation covers themes like self-doubt, comparison, curating social circles, and visualizing future success. Diane concludes by sharing her vision of speaking on stages to advocate for post-competition wellness.

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A grounded case for treating exercise as family care when parental guilt gets loud.

This candid health conversation follows a single mother who found exercise through a Gold's Gym job that included free daycare and a gym membership.

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Need a reason to claim one hour for yourself while the kids, chores, and guilt all lobby for your attention?

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