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Aly explains how to choose the “right” weights for your body, your goals, and your season of life. She breaks down the magic of bodyweight, light, medium, and heavy loads, explaining what each uniquely contributes to strength, bone density, endurance, and overall resilience. Her message is clear: the best weight is the one that meets you where you are today.

Throughout the conversation, Aly dispels myths (“bodyweight is not enough,” “light weights don’t build strength,” “heavy is best”), while building a compelling case for using a full menu of weights—light, medium, and heavy—to support a balanced, well-fed movement system. Listeners walk away with a clear, confidence-boosting understanding of how to use weights without overwhelm and how to explore strength training in Modern Body through Simply Strong, Empowered Strength, or the weekly movement map.

Want to dive deeper? The Modern Mover’s Guide is your roadmap to understanding how movement evolves through life’s seasons. It’s the perfect complement to your Modern Body membership—or a great place to start your journey. You'll also be able to grab your copy of the Core Guide mentioned in the episode. Get your copy here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guide

Want help with production of your podcast? Contact Michelle Sanchez [misanchez21203@gmail.com]

If you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days. It's a great time to join because we're currently offering 50% off the annual membership cost. Click here to get 50% off a full year of Modern Body

Stay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiroma

In this week’s episode Aly invites listeners into a conversation about why “more” isn’t always better when it comes to movement. She unpacks the lifelong philosophy that has shaped her own practice—quality over quantity—and explains why careful, attentive movement often outperforms gritted-teeth repetition every single time.

She breaks down the “quality checks” she teaches—alignment, positioning, neuromuscular connection, and performance cues—and explains how these micro-details can completely change how we feel during (and after) class.

Aly illustrates what happens when good form quietly unravels and how our bodies remember the repetitions that weren’t so supportive. Rather than treating this as something to judge, she frames it as valuable information, inviting listeners to adjust, pause, rest, or personalize their movement so the body can store higher-quality patterns over time.

Aly’s overarching message is simple and liberating: when you prioritize quality, quantity naturally rises to meet you, not the other way around.

Want help with production of your podcast? Contact Michelle Sanchez [misanchez21203@gmail.com]

Stay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiroma

If you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days. It's a great time to join because we're currently offering 50% off the annual membership cost. Click here to get 50% off a full year of Modern Body

Want to dive deeper? The Modern Mover’s Guide is your roadmap to understanding how movement evolves through life’s seasons. It’s the perfect complement to your Modern Body membership—or a great place to start your journey. You'll also be able to grab your copy of the Core Guide mentioned in the episode. Get your copy here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guide

Want to try a free Modern Body class that supports your SI Joint? TRY Hip Restoration: Lower Body.

Our SI joint is a small but mighty crossroads where the upper and lower body meet—and when it’s irritated, it can throw off everything from walking to standing to simply getting dressed. In this episode Aly breaks down why SI joint pain doesn’t happen at the joint alone, but because of the surrounding systems that influence it. She explores why flare-ups happen, what patterns tend to aggravate this area, and how thoughtful movement can relieve stress and restore balance. Aly goes beyond surface-level fixes to explain the role of breathing, pelvic-spine alignment, hip strength, and the difference between supportive exercise and over-doing.

Stay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiroma

If you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.

Want to dive deeper? The Modern Mover’s Guide is your roadmap to understanding how movement evolves through life’s seasons. It’s the perfect complement to your Modern Body membership—or a great place to start your journey. You'll also be able to grab your copy of the Core Guide mentioned in the episode. Get your copy here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guide

Ep. 46: My Birth Story: Navigating the Unexpected

Ep. 57: Return with Grace: My Slow & Steady Road to Postpartum Movement

In this reflective episode, Aly steps away from the anatomy deep-dives and guest features to offer a personal look at her first full year postpartum. She takes listeners through the physical, emotional, and energetic shifts that defined her return to movement. Aly shares five lessons she discovered on the road from recovering from an unplanned C-section and adapting to the new demands and rhythms of life as the mother of an infant. She touches on topics like internal healing, the cultural pressure to “bounce back,” redefining movement expectations, and the deep necessity of rest. Aly paints a relatable picture of what it really looks like to recover, recalibrate, and reconnect with yourself in a new season of life.

Check out these Prenatal & Postpartum classes on Modern Body. (Membership required)

Want help with production of your podcast? Contact Michelle Sanchez [misanchez21203@gmail.com]

Stay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiroma

If you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.

Want to dive deeper? The Modern Mover’s Guide is your roadmap to understanding how movement evolves through life’s seasons. It’s the perfect complement to your Modern Body membership—or a great place to start your journey. You'll also be able to grab your copy of the Core Guide mentioned in the episode. Get your copy here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guide

Ep 15: “Fueling Your Body Well” - Holistic Gut Healing, Hormone Support, and Blood Sugar Balancing Practices to Fuel Your Body Long Term

Ep. 43: Are You Supplement Savvy? Find What's Right for You-A Conversation with Holistic Nutritionist McKenna Garrison

Aly welcomes back Modern Body’s “resident holistic nutritionist,” McKenna, for a deep dive into perimenopause—the often-misunderstood hormonal bridge between reproductive years and menopause. Aly and McKenna unpack what’s actually happening in the body during this sometimes decade-long transition and how nutrition, mindset, and self-care can ease the ride.

McKenna breaks down the science of perimenopause: how estrogen and progesterone fluctuate wildly before tapering off, why symptoms like hot flashes, weight changes, or brain fog arise, and what everyday strategies—like gut support, balanced meals, and stress management—can make an enormous difference. She also shares how the Dutch hormone test can reveal the “hidden pathways” of estrogen metabolism, helping women tailor nutrition and lifestyle choices to their unique bodies.

Aly brings her own postpartum experience into the mix, drawing parallels between hormonal recovery after childbirth and perimenopause. Together they dismantle diet culture myths (“no, you don’t need protein-everything cereal”) and champion a more intuitive, body-supportive approach rooted in nourishment rather than restriction.

Back to Basics

Want help with production of your podcast? Contact Michelle Sanchez [misanchez21203@gmail.com]

Stay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiroma

If you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.

Want to dive deeper? The Modern Mover’s Guide is your roadmap to understanding how movement evolves through life’s seasons. It’s the perfect complement to your Modern Body membership—or a great place to start your journey. You'll also be able to grab your copy of the Core Guide mentioned in the episode. Get your copy here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guide

Ep 6: Should I Be Stretching?

Ep. 24: Mobility Training-What It Is and Why You Need It

Ep. 55: Hypermobility Explained: Strategies to Support Your Joints in your Movement & Mobility Training

Aly explores the essential duo that quietly shapes every movement we make: mobility and stability. She explains the often-confused distinctions between flexibility, mobility, and stability, guiding listeners through examples like the shoulder joint—our mobile multitasker—and the sacroiliac joint, the sturdy stabilizer of the pelvis. Listeners will come away with a deeper understanding of why every movement—whether it’s a bridge pose or reaching into the back seat—requires both stability and mobility in harmony.

Stay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiroma

If you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.

Want to dive deeper? The Modern Mover’s Guide is your roadmap to understanding how movement evolves through life’s seasons. It’s the perfect complement to your Modern Body membership—or a great place to start your journey. You'll also be able to grab your copy of the Core Guide mentioned in the episode. Get your copy here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guide

The Nurture Revolution

Spoil Your Baby Podcast

Our nervous system is constantly whispering to us—sometimes in the language of tension, other times through calm. In this episode, Aly DiRoma explores how movement, breath, and simple daily rituals can help us tune back into those signals and create balance from within. Building on last week’s conversation about “self-mothering,” Aly takes listeners deeper into the concept by reframing nervous-system regulation as an act of everyday care—a way to parent yourself with compassion and curiosity. Aly offers a refreshing, doable list of practices—each one a gentle invitation to “do what you can,” not strive for perfection.

Listeners are also invited to join Aly and collaborator Jess inside the Self-Mothering Series, a five-day exploration of short movement and self-massage sessions designed to help you nurture your nervous system in just minutes a day.

Want help with production of your podcast? Contact Michelle Sanchez [misanchez21203@gmail.com]

Stay connected with Aly DiRoma and the Modern Body community: https://link.me/alydiroma

If you aren't already a member of the Modern Body Online Studio , you can experience that too with a free 7-day trial. Explore the full catalog of classes for free for the first 7 days.

Want to dive deeper? The Modern Mover’s Guide is your roadmap to understanding how movement evolves through life’s seasons. It’s the perfect complement to your Modern Body membership—or a great place to start your journey. You'll also be able to grab your copy of the Core Guide mentioned in the episode. Get your copy here: https://modernmoversguide.com/guide

Ep 7: Deep Dive Spine Pt. 1

Ep 8: Deep Dive Spine Pt. 2 -Why Your Disk Health Matters

Lower back pain might be common, but that doesn’t make it simple—and in this replay episode, Aly unpacks exactly why. Aly explores the complex mix of physiological and lifestyle factors that influence how our lower backs feel and function. She starts by tackling a dangerous online trend—the “POV: one move cured my back pain” videos—and explains why no single exercise can solve the problem. Instead, Aly invites listeners to understand their bodies as an interconnected system where breathing, alignment, fascia, and even emotional stress all play a part.

Through her own story and client experiences, Aly reveals how the path out of pain is rarely linear or quick—but it is absolutely possible with consistency, curiosity, and the willingness to move differently. By the end, listeners will see lower back pain not as a random ache to be “fixed,” but as valuable feedback from a body asking to be understood.

Want help with production of your podcast? Contact Michelle Sanchez [misanchez21203@gmail.com]