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Ali Wendt — Quotes from The Business Spotlight

Ali Wendt of Discover Strength in Draper, UT discusses Why the 40+ Age Group Is Leaving the Gym | Ali Wendt, Discover Strength. These quotes come from the conversation on The Business Spotlight with Peter Anthony. Watch Ali Wendt's episode

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About Ali Wendt

Co-owner and operator, Discover Strength

Ali Wendt is the co-owner and operator of Discover Strength in Draper, Utah, alongside her husband Jeff Wendt. Ali Wendt has been a Discover Strength client for over 10 years, beginning in Minnesota, where the brand originated, and after moving to Utah three years ago, she and Jeff opened the Draper location because they couldn't live without the model. Ali Wendt brings a decade of lived-in operator experience to the floor: she has personally trained inside the system since long before opening the studio, and her own parents have been Discover Strength clients for over 10 years (her 64-year-old mother can perform six body-weight pull-ups).

Ali Wendt discusses Why the 40+ Age Group Is Leaving the Gym | Ali Wendt, Discover Strength.

AI has never done a push-up. Discover Strength is futureproofed because the personal connection with our exercise physiologists is irreplaceable.

Co-owner and operator, Discover Strength

Ali Wendt discusses Why the 40+ Age Group Is Leaving the Gym | Ali Wendt, Discover Strength.

Twice a week, 30 minutes. That's all we ask people to do, and it's been proven, science-based, to be effective. The gym industry has lied to you about everything else.

Co-owner and operator, Discover Strength

Ali Wendt discusses Why the 40+ Age Group Is Leaving the Gym | Ali Wendt, Discover Strength.

Strength training is not about vanity. It is about all the things it creates for you in the rest of your life, independence, capability, and the ability to keep up with the people you love.

Co-owner and operator, Discover Strength

Ali Wendt discusses Why the 40+ Age Group Is Leaving the Gym | Ali Wendt, Discover Strength.

You can't know your limitations if you never reach them. Discomfort doesn't mean you're wrecking something, it actually means you're making progress.

Co-owner and operator, Discover Strength