Advice from BURN Coach: Kayla Galvin
What’s your advice for people looking to get back into a regular fitness/health routine this Fall?
Start with exercises that you really enjoy. If you don’t know what exercises you actually like, try a variety of classes until something resonates with you. You will be so much more likely to maintain your routine if you enjoy what you are doing. Otherwise, it will feel more like an obligation and you will likely fall off course.
What’s your favorite part about your class?
The period before and after class starts when I get a chance to chat with students and connect with them on a more personal level. I think that as a teacher, this is the most effective way to gain your students’ trust and really learn about what their goals and expectations are. I’m also a people person so I thoroughly enjoy having different conversations with new people.
What would be your best advice to those who have never tried a yoga class at BURN?
Don’t worry about not being flexible enough for yoga. Being flexible is not a prerequisite for yoga, but your flexibility will definitely improve if you continue to practice.
Do you regularly switch up your workout routine?
All of the time. My favorite types of workouts are running and yoga so that is what I do most often. However, I try to incorporate spin and metabolic conditioning type workouts into my routine as well. Changing it up prevents me from getting bored or feeling burnt out. It’s also important to change it up every once in a while so that your body doesn’t get too used to your routine. When your body becomes too efficient doing a certain routine it becomes harder to burn calories.
What’s the most rewarding part of working out for you?
Nothing improves my mood or energizes me more than a great workout (endorphins are no joke)! Running and yoga also allow me to observe my thoughts from an impartial viewpoint. I’m able to recognize which thoughts are unhealthy or no longer serving me, and make a conscious decision to alter my thoughts. Throwing out these “junk thoughts” also improves my mood and just gives me a general sense of ease and contentment.
– BURN Coach: Kayla Galvin
