1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: New Week New Hurdle. Hey guys, Emily Badi here, you 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: are listening to another episode of Hurdle, a podcast that 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: talks to everyone from top CEOs to entrepreneurs and athletes 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: about how they got through tough times hurdles of sorts 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: by leaning into wellness. On today's episode, I'm chatting with 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: Anna Kaiser. She's the wonder woman behind AKT, the Anna 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: Kaiser Technique. It's a dance based cardio, fitness and wellness 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: brand and she's got some pretty impressive clientele, from Kelly 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: Rippa and Alicia Keys to Carly klaus Or. On that 10 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: in a little bit. 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After what 27 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: I have to say is a super impressive career as 28 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: a professional dancer, working with everyone from Shakira to some 29 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: of the best choreographers and stints on Broadway and the 30 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: whole thing. We talk about one of her first teaching 31 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: jobs in the fitness industry that landed her in the 32 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: hospital with a dreanal fatigue and searching for purpose, and 33 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: she offers up a lot of really great advice about 34 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: following your passions, and she tells me a hilarious story 35 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: about her first time training one of her favorite alist clients, 36 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: and we just have a really genuine, warm conversation that 37 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: I think you guys are all going to really enjoy 38 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: as always you know the drill, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, at 39 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: Hurdle podcast. As some you know, I celebrated a birthday 40 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: over the weekend, so huge thanks to everyone for your suite, 41 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: dms and messages. Another year older, hopefully another year wiser 42 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: and looking forward to the good stuff that's to come. 43 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: If you have a hurdle moment of your own to 44 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: share or just want to say hi, send some love, 45 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: hit me up over email. It's Emily at hurdle dot us. 46 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: And that's it. With that, let's get to hurdling today. 47 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: I'm sitting down with Anakiser. She is a celebrity trainer 48 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: and the boss lady behind AKT. 49 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 2: Hey, Hi, thanks for having me Emily, thanks. 50 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: For coming in. I love when you say celebrity trainer 51 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: and people are like, well what does that mean? 52 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: Yes? 53 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: Known for babes, some total babes, Carli Klaus, Alicia Keys, 54 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: your besties with Kelly Rippa eleven years Wow. 55 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 2: Why did you be meek? 56 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 3: Through a friend, she had been doing bar and running 57 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 3: and she was plateauing and not getting results, and so 58 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 3: she said to her, from what are you doing? 59 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: You look amazing? And so we were introduced. 60 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: We worked out on Thanksgiving Day, after our first workout, 61 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 3: she went home. Mark handed her a glass of wine 62 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: and she woke up two hours later and she was like, 63 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: this is the workout for me, but everyone and all 64 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 3: the guests had gone home. 65 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: He said, I just didn't want to disturb you. You 66 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: were so pusful you obviously needed it. 67 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 3: So we've been together ever since. It's our eleventh year, 68 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 3: four or five days a week. 69 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: Wow. And I love her. 70 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 3: I think she's such a strong woman, mother, boss, businesswoman, 71 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 3: very smart, very tenacious, and has a sense of humor 72 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: through it all. Can we just all have a sense 73 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 3: of humor about life? It does need to be so 74 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 3: serious all the time. 75 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I hear that. All right, So before we dive 76 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: into your backstory, what I would love for you to 77 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: do is tell me a little bit about what AKT is. 78 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: For those that don't know. 79 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 3: So, AKT is really the marriage of dance and hit training. 80 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 3: It's a luxury boutique fitness studio that has four different 81 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 3: class offerings under one roof, so you have a tone class, 82 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 3: a circuit class, bands class, and a dance class. The 83 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 3: content for each of those classes stays the same for 84 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 3: three weeks, so that you get better every. 85 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 2: Time you come, and then we throw something new at you. 86 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 3: That means that any dance class you take in Nashville, 87 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 3: California and New York is the exact same class, exact 88 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 3: same strength, exact same dance that you're learning, so that 89 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 3: there is a level of quality control that doesn't exist 90 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 3: anywhere else in the industry. We're also the only concept 91 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 3: that guarantees results because we are able to offer every 92 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 3: muscular contraction, the right combination of strength, to cardio's stamina, endurance, 93 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 3: everything under one roof. It is not based in a 94 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 3: single modality. 95 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: Right guaranteed results. So, I mean that's interesting. I feel 96 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: like as someone who hears that, they're like, well, I 97 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: have to go to a KT. Then if they're going 98 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: to guarantee me results, what happens if somebody doesn't get results. 99 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 2: I've never seen that happen. I've never seen that. 100 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what happens. 101 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 2: You know, sometimes it's lack of commitment. 102 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's sorr. Are you saying that someone comes to 103 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: you four times a week for those results or what 104 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: are you telling your clients out? 105 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, four or five times a week because you 106 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 3: need to get everything in one place. No one has 107 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 3: the time and the money to run around to five 108 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 3: different boutique studios. The consumer is not educated in how 109 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 3: much of what they should be doing. That's not you 110 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 3: should be worrying about. That's not what you should be 111 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: spending your time on. You should just have to show 112 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: up because that's eighty percent of the equation. So go 113 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 3: to a place that gives you exactly what you need, 114 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: takes the guests work out, and literally all you have 115 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 3: to do is show up and have fun. 116 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 2: So if it's not fun, it's not worth doing now. 117 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 3: And you know, four days a week out of one 118 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: hundred and sixty eight hours is not very long. It's 119 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 3: like two to three percent of your week, and it 120 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: really changes everything. 121 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: I did a lot of quick math in my head 122 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: right now just to be like one hundred and sixty 123 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: eight hours two percent. Okay, okay, I got it all right. 124 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: So guaranteed results. I like that. It sounds nice, But 125 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: obviously you didn't just come up with this method that 126 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: guaranteed results overnight. So why don't we wind it back 127 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: and talk a little bit about your backstory and where 128 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: you come from. So where did you grow up? 129 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 3: I was born in Canada, and then I moved to 130 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 3: Switzerland for my father worked for Credit Swiss, and then 131 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 3: we moved to California when I was in third grade. 132 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: Okay, Switzerland, do you go back? 133 00:06:58,400 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 2: I do? 134 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 3: I mean, the other half of my family is still 135 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 3: over there, so I wish that my Swiss German stuck around, 136 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 3: but unfortunately you can't really learn that to dialect. So 137 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 3: we were really good with English and French. But they're 138 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 3: still in Geneva and Zurich, and so when we get 139 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 3: time to go over there, we love it. 140 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: Everybody has something that they dream about doing when they 141 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: grow up, Like, it's kind of crazy when I think 142 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: about the fact that I did dream of being a 143 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: journalist when I grow up, Like, I don't know, you 144 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: can think about being like an astronaut or something cool, 145 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: and I'm like, I want to be a journalist. So well, congratulations, 146 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: did it? So I can be done now and retire 147 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: to some islands. So what did you want to do 148 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: when you were younger? 149 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: Oh? Many different things. 150 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 3: My very first love was opera. I wanted to be 151 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 3: an opera singer in third grade. 152 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 2: I remember that very. 153 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 3: Vividly being a goal of mine, and so my mom 154 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 3: enrolled me in a in a. 155 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: Choir, which was not the same. I didn't want to 156 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 2: sing in a church choir. That was terrible. 157 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 3: I wanted to be a soloist, singing the Magic flu 158 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 3: E Queen of the Knights Aria. And then around eleven 159 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 3: I realized that that probably wasn't going to. 160 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: Happen because you didn't have the pipes. 161 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 3: Yes, didn't have the pipes. Oh, definitely not. No, it's terrible. 162 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 3: I really wanted private singing lessons, but it wasn't an 163 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 3: option at that point because most of the professionals said, 164 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 3: you can't do that until you reach puberty, otherwise you're 165 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 3: going to ruin your voice. So you should get the 166 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 3: basic training in coral and choir and chords. 167 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 2: And learning how to sing and hold a pitch and 168 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: sing with a group and harmonies. Nope, could not hold 169 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 2: a pitch, eyes with a group. 170 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: All right, So the choir, chorus, opera singer dreams go 171 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: out the. 172 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 2: Way, go out the window. 173 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 3: And then then I actually wanted to be an entrepreneur. 174 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: Oddly enough, I kept coming up with ideas in the shower. 175 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 3: What were products that I wanted that I couldn't get 176 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: and how could I start creating those and my mom 177 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 3: actually helped me put some of those ideas together and 178 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 3: pitch them to the school. 179 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 2: It set the groundwork for. 180 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 3: Knowing that I was capable of taking an idea to fruition. 181 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 3: And I have to I have to give a round 182 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 3: of applause to my mom for supporting that. I mean, 183 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 3: as silly as any of those ideas were, she was 184 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 3: really able to lay the groundwork for me to give 185 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 3: me the confidence to say, no, you can do something 186 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 3: that's not traditional and you don't have to go into 187 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 3: an office every day. Let's figure it out, you know, 188 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: let's solve a problem. Let's be creative. And I want 189 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 3: to make sure that that continues in our culture. Is 190 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 3: let's not fill you know, let's step out of the 191 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 3: box a little bit. Let's not just walk into an 192 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 3: office and take a job because it's going to pay 193 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 3: us X amount. 194 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 2: To allow us to survive. But what do you really 195 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 2: want to do? What excites you at the end of 196 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 2: the day, And. 197 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 3: Let's step out of that box and come up with 198 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 3: a creative solution that's not just going to make your 199 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 3: life more fun, but it's going to fill a void 200 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 3: that's going to help our communities and the world. 201 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: At large totally all right, So you start to have 202 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: some ideas that excite you. 203 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 3: Yes, And also I get very involved with dance. My 204 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 3: father died when I was twelve, and I was unable 205 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 3: to talk about it. 206 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 2: Couldn't talk about it. 207 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 3: The only way that I could express myself was through movement. 208 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 3: So I got really busy because I didn't want anyone 209 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 3: to talk to me about it. So I after school, 210 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 3: I would stay and get involved with extracurricular activities. I 211 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 3: started dancing three four hours a day. I would drive 212 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 3: to LA to work with the most prominent choreographers in 213 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 3: the industry at the time. It was about forty five 214 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 3: minutes each direction, and I didn't care. I just made 215 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 3: it happen. I would get up and be at school 216 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 3: at seven o'clock in the morning and work for an 217 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 3: hour with the dance company. I really just threw myself 218 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 3: into it, and I had a lot to learn because 219 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 3: I didn't come from a background that had honed my 220 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 3: ballet technique to the place needed to be in order 221 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 3: to be a successful dancer. 222 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 2: You really do need to learn. 223 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 3: How to dance appropriately and then develop the muscles and 224 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: the bone structure to support that so that you can 225 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 3: be successful in a lot of different types of dance. 226 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 2: I didn't have that background, so I had. 227 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 3: To work really really hard to develop into a technically 228 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 3: trained dancer. 229 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 2: So I did. I threw myself into. 230 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 3: It, and then my summer between junior and senior year, 231 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 3: I had an incredible mentor who started the dance department 232 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 3: at my high school. We did everything from choreograph to 233 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 3: raise money for the show, audition, take classes together, rehearse. 234 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 2: I mean, it was truly a dance company. She was incredible. 235 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 3: She said, go immerse yourself in the summer program, interlock 236 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 3: in Michigan for eight weeks and really learn the basics 237 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 3: of what you need to know, and then let's figure 238 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 3: it out if this is something that you want to do. 239 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 2: So I did that, I came back, I kept working. 240 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 3: I really really loved it, and I thought maybe this 241 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 3: was something I wanted to do in college. 242 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 2: So I applied to. 243 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 3: I think of fourteen colleges, I got into twelve ten 244 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 3: with full rides. I was all set to go to 245 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 3: UCLA for business and I had auditioned for the UCI 246 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 3: dance department, which at that point was top ten next 247 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 3: to Juilliard, really really well known dance department. They only 248 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 3: were going to accept forty people. Everyone flew in from 249 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 3: all over the nation to audition. I I just thought there. 250 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 2: Was no way. 251 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 3: It was a long shot, but I really wanted to try, 252 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 3: and so all set to go to UCLA. Got a 253 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 3: one sentence letter in the mail. I opened the letter 254 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 3: and it said, congratulations, You've been accepted to the UCI 255 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 3: dance department, and I just started balling. 256 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 2: I could not stop for like an hour. 257 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 3: I started crying. My mom looked at me, had no 258 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 3: idea what to say. She was a single mom raising 259 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 3: two girls. She had just gone back to school for 260 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 3: marriage and family therapy. 261 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 2: And I had a choice to make. 262 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 3: I could go to college for business or I could 263 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: go to college to be a dancer. And she looked 264 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 3: at me and she said, maybe you should do this. 265 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 3: Maybe this is a calling for you. I feel like 266 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 3: we need to support this dream and now's the time 267 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:25,839 Speaker 3: to do it. 268 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 2: So she did. She supported the decision, and. 269 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 3: I went, and I have that was the best decision 270 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 3: I've ever made in my life. It was an incredible, 271 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 3: incredible four years and I learned so much. 272 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: Can we talk about the stress that happens on your 273 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: body when you're dancing. I mean, obviously this kind of 274 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: goes hand in hand with what you're doing now as well, 275 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: working out so often. But what kind of stress were 276 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: you're putting your body under at that time dancing so frequently. 277 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 3: Well, you know, my body was built to support that, 278 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 3: so I didn't have I could. I couldn't do enough, honestly. 279 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 3: Sometimes I was in the gym at midnight, like working 280 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 3: on my stuff, coreographing, working out, working through some of 281 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 3: the ideas in my head. Then I would get up 282 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 3: and we would take class and rehearse for six to 283 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 3: eight hours a day. But it's not It's different, you know, 284 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 3: because you're in a room rehearsing stop and go, stop 285 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 3: and go, stop and go. 286 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 2: You're not just going for six to eight hours. It's 287 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 2: more about the mental endurance than the physical endurance. I mean, 288 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 2: because while you're doing that, you're also developing the strength 289 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 2: that you need to do it, and totally you know, 290 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 2: you continue down that path. 291 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 3: But it was I mean, at one point I was 292 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 3: performing Paul Taylor's Esplanade and the skin on the bombs 293 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 3: of my feet had come off completely and I had 294 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 3: to wrap my feet in tape and gauze to be 295 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 3: able to continue doing it, because you couldn't wear shoes 296 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 3: to do it, so. 297 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 2: You to keep going. 298 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: There was a crack down the center of one of 299 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 3: my feet. I mean, there were definitely moments when that 300 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 3: were challenging, but I loved it so much it didn't matter, 301 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: and that was part of the plight of the dancer. 302 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 3: You have to get through those and the strong will survive, 303 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 3: and you learn more and more as you do. 304 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: So you're dancing and dancing, you're graduating college and then 305 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: I'm guessing this just leads you to New York. It 306 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: does as all dancers too, well, not all dancers. 307 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 2: But I had done the la thing. I did not. 308 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 3: Want to be an industry performer in music videos and 309 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 3: that wasn't interesting to me. I wanted to be an artist. 310 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 3: So I moved to New York to dance for modern 311 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 3: dance companies. 312 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 2: And that was at that point. 313 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 3: I had been dancing for companies for five years. I 314 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 3: actually danced for Donald McHale for three of those years, 315 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 3: who just recently passed. He was one of the one 316 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 3: of the founders of modern dance in New York City, 317 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 3: with Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey. They still perform his 318 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 3: works to this day. I was so blessed to be 319 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 3: one of the youngest people to be accepted into his company, 320 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: and he was one of the greatest mentors I've ever had. 321 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 3: So he was one of the people that pushed me 322 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 3: to move to New York City and continue my career 323 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 3: as a concert dancer after. 324 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 2: Five years of that. 325 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 3: And again, you're taking class in the morning and you're 326 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 3: rehearsing for six hours post class, so at this point 327 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 3: it's about seven and a half hours of your day. 328 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: You have to go home, get ready. 329 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 3: Every day as an audition, there's four hundred people waiting 330 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 3: to take your spot. 331 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 2: It's just a lot of pressure. And then it. 332 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 3: Stopped being fun. It started feeling like work, and I said, 333 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 3: you know what, I want to have fun again. So 334 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 3: I went out, I auditioned, I booked then international tour 335 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 3: of fame. I went over to Europe and danced there, 336 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 3: came back. Actually booked a DVD for Denise Austin in 337 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 3: two thousand and three. It was her first customizable DVD 338 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 3: back in the day before. 339 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: We had on demand online anything. 340 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 3: And that was my first Foray into fitness really from 341 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 3: on the professional side of fitness, and then I went 342 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 3: on to do the Disney movie Enchanted with the choreographer 343 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 3: the de Mulin Rouge. I helped in the pre production 344 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 3: of that. It was shot in New York City. It 345 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 3: was such an in credible. 346 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 2: Moment to be a part of TV commercials. 347 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 3: I mean, I pretty much should any anything in everything 348 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 3: I wanted to do as a dancer. I was so lucky, 349 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 3: so blessed, and I've worked my ass off, to be honest. 350 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 3: My last job was dancing and choreographing for Shakira. I 351 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 3: was helping her create the Sheebel. 352 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 2: Video for the Bahamas in the Bahamas for six weeks 353 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 2: and then we went to La to shoot the video. 354 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 3: Hair and makeup, heavy wig. You know, shoes on plex 355 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 3: on a plexiglass stage. Hurry up and wait, hurry up 356 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 3: and wait, hurry up and wait for twelve hours. Finally, 357 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 3: four o'clock. 358 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 2: In the morning, I am standing on that stage. 359 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 3: They're like, all right, you guys, are up. I have 360 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 3: three chances to get this right. Four o'clock in the morning. 361 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 3: And I just looked around and said, you know what, 362 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 3: this is my last job I've done everything I've wanted. 363 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,679 Speaker 2: To do, and now is the time to move on and. 364 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 3: Do something, figure out what the next step of my 365 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 3: life is going to be. 366 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: Did you have any interest at that time to get 367 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: specifically into fitness. 368 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: Yes. 369 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 3: So while all of this exciting dance stuff was happening, 370 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 3: I also paralleled that journey with my journey in fitness. 371 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 3: So I moved to Norry Sitting in two thousand and 372 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 3: two started dancing, but the same time I also started 373 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,719 Speaker 3: working at the Rebox Sports Club New York, which at 374 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 3: that point was the premiere gym. There were no boutique 375 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 3: fitness studios. If you wanted to be in fitness, you 376 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 3: had to work at a gym, and that was the 377 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 3: place to work. So I started teaching dance fitness, a 378 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 3: ballet body strength class kind of like a bar class, 379 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 3: and then a yogas stretch class, And I remember I 380 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 3: walked into the group ex director's office and said I 381 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 3: want to teach her. 382 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 2: She looked at me like I was crazy. 383 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 3: People worked for years to teach at that gym, proved 384 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 3: themselves and develop the following and I. 385 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 2: Was so confident. 386 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 3: So she didn't give it to me at first, But 387 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 3: then there was a sloth that opened up at nine 388 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:54,239 Speaker 3: o'clock in the morning, and she said, all right, I'm 389 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 3: gonna give you a chance. 390 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 2: What do you want to teach? So I said, all 391 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 2: I'm going to teach ballet body. 392 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 3: And after five weeks I walked back into her office 393 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 3: and said, no, I'm terrible. 394 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 2: This class is not building. I'm so sorry. 395 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 3: I have so much to learn, and she just laughed 396 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 3: and said, that's fantastic, thank you for coming to me. 397 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 3: You know, will continue talking as you learn more. So 398 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 3: I got better and better and better, and then I 399 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 3: was actually given classes on the schedule dance, fitness, strength. 400 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 2: And yoga inspired stretch. 401 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 3: And then while that was happening, I was also getting 402 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 3: certified and wanting to learn more about the body. 403 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 2: And continuing my journey and education. 404 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 3: So I was certified in National Commy of Sports Medicine, 405 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 3: Corrective Exercise, pre post natal yoga, pilates. I went back 406 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 3: to study with the cadavers at Mount Sinai and really 407 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 3: understand the body from the inside out and how to 408 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 3: prevent injuries. I did everything as a consumer too. I 409 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 3: did pilates until I couldn't do another hundred and I 410 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 3: was so bored. I did yoga until sun Salitation A 411 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:58,479 Speaker 3: and B series just were not interesting to me anymore. 412 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 3: I really didn't get anything out of that and didn't 413 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 3: enough cardio, and I felt like that yoga it was hard. 414 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:06,919 Speaker 2: To find a good yoga teacher. They were allowed disingenuous 415 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 2: yoga teachers. And then I. 416 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 3: Went to powerlifting because I was dating a powerlifter and 417 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 3: I lost my neck. 418 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 2: And then I went to. 419 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 3: Spin with you know the people that started Flywheel back 420 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 3: in the day on the pod and she was at 421 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 3: Rebox Sports. Yes, we were both there at the same 422 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 3: time teaching and I couldn't fit into my jeans. I'm 423 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 3: a small person. That didn't work for me either. And 424 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 3: while I was trying all of these things, I always 425 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 3: went back to dance to reset and get back to 426 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 3: where I wanted to be overall functionally with strength and 427 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 3: cardio and the creative inspiration that dance springs. So while 428 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 3: all these things were happening, I was booked to to 429 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 3: do the Beach Body in Sandy Video that was back 430 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 3: in two thousand and nine, and that was my first 431 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 3: introduction into interval training, which I loved, and it was 432 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 3: really such an effective and efficient way to train but 433 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 3: it was built for a man's body, at least the 434 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 3: way they were doing it at Beach Body. So it 435 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 3: got me thinking, if there was a way for me 436 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 3: to combine all of these things I loved with dance 437 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 3: in an interval style format, so you really did get 438 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 3: that efficient and effective workout, but in a much more 439 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 3: fun way and built for a woman's body, a much 440 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 3: leaner figure overall. That would be transformative, That would be revolutionary. 441 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 3: No one's doing that, So I set out to create that, 442 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 3: all right. So and that was Oh, by the way, 443 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 3: that was the exact same year that I ended up 444 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 3: on Stave with Shakira, So my two worlds sort of 445 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 3: dovetailed and collided. 446 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: Okay, so around this time is when you actually just 447 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: start dancing a whole lot. Yes, yes, so what happens then? 448 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was booking everything right and left I started working. 449 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 2: That was also right. 450 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 3: When the boutique boom happened, and I started working with 451 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 3: different boutique fitness studios, one of which was a dance 452 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 3: based studio or aerobics in a really hot room, and 453 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 3: I was sweating and doing so much aerobics that I 454 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 3: ended up in the hospital. 455 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 2: My drenals failed. 456 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 3: I I was shaking, I couldn't move for four days, 457 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 3: and I said, something's got to give. This is not okay, 458 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 3: this is not healthy, and I need to figure out 459 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 3: a better solution because it's not just me. This is 460 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 3: affecting a lot of people. So and it was really 461 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 3: the breaking point for me. I had done everything in fitness, 462 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,199 Speaker 3: I had done everything in dance, and I wanted to 463 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 3: find sustainable solution that I was excited about that was 464 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 3: creatively fun and stimulating, but also smart and based in 465 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 3: sports medicine and effective and different than anything else that 466 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 3: was being offered in fitness. 467 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: Taking a quick break from today's episode to give my sponsor, 468 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: Athletic Greens a little bit of love. I had an 469 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: interesting question this week from a listener and they asked 470 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: me how I felt about taking Athletic Greens on an 471 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,679 Speaker 1: empty stomach. 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I didn't. 490 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 3: There was no pressure, there was no timeline. I just 491 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,719 Speaker 3: wanted to play and figure out what that was. And 492 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 3: so I was living in an apartment building with a gym, 493 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 3: and I would invite friends over a few times a week, 494 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:34,959 Speaker 3: and I would give class. 495 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 2: I would rent the space out downstairs. 496 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 3: And I would always give a different class and try 497 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:41,479 Speaker 3: and figure out. 498 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 2: I took feedback. It took a lot of feedback. 499 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 3: Would switch it up, try something new, switch it up, 500 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 3: try something new. And then one of my friends moved 501 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 3: to New Canaan, Connecticut b Market New Caan, Connecticut. 502 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 2: And said, I'd love to meet some people out here. 503 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,360 Speaker 3: Would you mind calming and teaching a class and we'll 504 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 3: get some girls together. So that class turned into a 505 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 3: class every week, which turned into two classes every week, 506 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 3: which turned into three classes every week, and I started 507 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 3: to hone the class model for this concept. It changed 508 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,199 Speaker 3: dramatically from the first day I taught to the end 509 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,879 Speaker 3: of that year, it really became what it is today, 510 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 3: which is a dance based interval workout where I was 511 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 3: able to combine everything that I loved on the strength 512 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 3: and dynamic flexibility portion of the workout with the excitement 513 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 3: of dance and dance cardio. 514 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: And that's pretty applicable to everything in life, right because 515 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: I feel like so often we have this idea of 516 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 1: where we think we're going to go and what we 517 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: need to do to get there, but it doesn't always 518 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: happen as we plan. 519 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 2: No, absolutely not. 520 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 3: And I love the organic growth of it because that 521 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 3: really is the way fitness thrives is getting into your community, 522 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 3: figuring out what the community needs and filling that void, 523 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 3: and then also doing something that you love really important. 524 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 3: So I was able to to sort of cultivate that 525 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 3: in a small B market community, and then at the 526 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 3: end of that year, I said, you know what, it's time. 527 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 3: I want to take this to New York. I want 528 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 3: to try this in name market. So I found a 529 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 3: space in Tribeca and baited in a NA market for 530 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 3: a year, and again from day one to the end 531 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 3: of that year, that workout changed dramatically. It was not 532 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 3: the same workout I went in with, but I needed 533 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 3: those two years to hone the class model, figure out 534 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 3: what it was. And then I said, okay, now it's time. 535 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 2: Let's build a space. 536 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,120 Speaker 1: What are you using money wise to support yourself while 537 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: you're in this like incubation phase, because I think that's 538 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: something that holds a lot of people back when they 539 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: have these big ideas. They're like, well, how am I 540 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: going to support myself while and building this big thing 541 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: which isn't bringing in that much money, And then I 542 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:45,880 Speaker 1: also need all of this money to build this other 543 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: thing that I want to do. 544 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 2: It's just a Yeah, that's a lot, you know. I know. 545 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 3: So I had saved up a lot of money before 546 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 3: doing that because I was working everywhere five jobs at 547 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 3: once as you know, along that journey. And then also 548 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 3: I was making money teaching and training. 549 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 2: But it was enough to survive. 550 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,640 Speaker 3: That's and that was all that mattered at that point. 551 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 3: I didn't want to lose money, but I needed to 552 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 3: be able to survive. So, yes, if you're building something, 553 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 3: you probably have to do another job or save work 554 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 3: really hard up into that point to save up so 555 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 3: that you do have the creative space and time to 556 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 3: not feel stressed and to work within those parameters to 557 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 3: build something new. 558 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 2: I don't I mean, I think there are very few. 559 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 3: People that can just go into an incubation period and 560 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 3: not work another job and not have to build something 561 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 3: up into that point. 562 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 2: So I did both. 563 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 3: I saved money and then I also worked my ass off, 564 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 3: like sixteen eighteen hours a day. 565 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 1: So the studio you built, your first studio was not 566 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:51,479 Speaker 1: in Dribeca. 567 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 3: No, it was on the Upper east Side. Yes, yes, 568 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 3: we found a beautiful space there. I had clientele that 569 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 3: was coming down to Tribeca from the Upper east Side, 570 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 3: and I actually my very first space I found was 571 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 3: in Soho and I had the plans, I had the 572 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 3: architect the space, and six months. 573 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 2: Later it fell through. 574 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 3: The landlord had issues with the building and so I 575 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:16,239 Speaker 3: lost all of it. 576 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 2: And we talk about that a little bit. 577 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: I feel like, I mean, I say this all the time, 578 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: but I feel like, whether you're an entrepreneur, you're not. 579 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,400 Speaker 1: There are so many things in life that you get 580 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: excited about, like a little twinkle if something comes to 581 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 1: you and you're like, oh my god, this is going 582 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: to be so great. And it's almost as though I've 583 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: kind of coached myself to not allow myself to get 584 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,640 Speaker 1: that excited until it's signed on the dotted line. Yes, 585 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: And I don't know if there's like if that's sad 586 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: that I do that now, or if it's smart. 587 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 2: Or oh it's one hundred percent smart. 588 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. 589 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 2: I was the same way I signed on the dotted line. 590 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 3: I had the plans, everything was happening, it was in 591 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 3: the right area, it was very exciting, and then it 592 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 3: fell through. And you know those things are going to 593 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 3: happen over and over again when you're starting something new, 594 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 3: even if you've put ink to paper and you think 595 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 3: it's gonna everything's going to fall into place. 596 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: How do you lift yourself up after a hurdle like that? 597 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 2: You just keep going. 598 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 3: You have to keep going. You can't stop. At that 599 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 3: point then it's almost worse than never starting. So went 600 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 3: back to the drawing board, continue to teach classes in 601 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 3: the rented space, and started looking for more space. 602 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 2: I mean, space in New York City is tough. It 603 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 2: is certainly a hurdle no matter what business you're in. 604 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 3: And I you know, I've had multiple leyes fall through 605 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 3: and you just keep at it. 606 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 2: It takes a lot of time. 607 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 3: It was a huge part of my life and journey 608 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,719 Speaker 3: that I don't really talk about that often, but you know, 609 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 3: starting a business is a really big undertaking. 610 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: So from when you signed that original lease to when 611 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: you actually opened your Upper east Side location, how long 612 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: of the time period is that? 613 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 2: Almost two years? Wow, you're in nine months. 614 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: It's a long time to feel like you're in limbo. 615 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 2: Yes, it was, Yeah, it was a long time. 616 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: So you open the Upper east Side studio, how long 617 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: between then? Spoiler alert Upper east Side and and then 618 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: you go to open your. 619 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 2: Sale akat Nomad and AKT East Hampton. 620 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 3: Two years after so I opened up east Side in 621 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 3: January of twenty fourteen, and I opened AKT East Hampton 622 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 3: summer of twenty fifteen, and AKT no Mead Fall of 623 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 3: twenty fifteen. 624 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: Okay, so we're just rolling right along now and then 625 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,000 Speaker 1: spoiler alert round two. I mean, there's so many more 626 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:22,959 Speaker 1: to come at the moment. 627 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 3: Yes, So last year March twenty eighteen, I partnered with 628 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 3: Exponential Fitness to franchise AKT. So now I can actually 629 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 3: scale the concept to hit the rest of the US 630 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 3: with an incredible operations partner that has approven track record 631 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 3: in scaling luxury boutique fitness and understands how important quality 632 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 3: control is, and bring something brand new to the market 633 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 3: for the very first time. There have been no other 634 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 3: dance concepts that've scaled nationally ever, were the very first 635 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 3: one scary. 636 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 2: No exciting. 637 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 3: So now let's see, it's been eight years since I 638 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 3: originally set out to create AKT and finally we are 639 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 3: able to bring it to markets outside of New York 640 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 3: City for the very first time. 641 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 2: It's really exciting. 642 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: It's exciting. 643 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 2: We're ready, We're ready, We're ready. 644 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: I was doing some research before you walked in and 645 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: you told Elle Ones that someone told you that to 646 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: find true happiness you need three things. Yes. Someone to love, Yes, 647 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: something to do, Yes, something to look forward to. 648 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 2: Yes. 649 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: Who do you love? 650 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 2: Oh? So many people. 651 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 3: And I love my family, my husband, my baby boys 652 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 3: two and a half. 653 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 2: I love my clients that I get to see every day. 654 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 2: I love my team. I have the best team ever. 655 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 3: I'm happy every time every day I go into work. 656 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 2: You're something to do, something to do? Yes, my work. 657 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 3: I am admittedly a workaholic, but it's because I love 658 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 3: it so much, and I try and find a way 659 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 3: to bring a little bit of my personal life into that, 660 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 3: a little bit of my work and my personal life 661 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 3: at all and all of our laps. And then something 662 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 3: to look forward to right now is this expansion. It's 663 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 3: my growing family, it's my growing team. It's giving so 664 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 3: many men and women the chance to be business owners 665 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 3: and entrepreneurs all over the United States with the amazing 666 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 3: support of Exponential and Akta and all of our background, 667 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 3: both on the creative and the operation side. 668 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: I'm a workaholic too, but in the last couple of years, 669 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: I've really worked more on giving back to myself and 670 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: finding those smaller aspects of self care, which might not 671 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: be traditional self care to everybody else. So how do 672 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 1: you give back to yourself aside from moving your body? 673 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: Because I think I feel about running as you feel 674 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: about dance, and so I run and that's how I 675 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: get back to myself. 676 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 2: But what else do you do? It's such a great question. 677 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 3: My husband and I always joke about the fact that 678 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 3: that I have the best job because I run indorphins 679 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 3: all day long and most people don't get the opportunity 680 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 3: necessarily to work out every day because life is very busy. 681 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 3: But outside of that, I've recently found acupuncture to be 682 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 3: very helpful to balance the yin and the yang, and 683 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 3: also you have the opportunity to meditate while you're getting 684 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 3: acupuncture done and allowing your body to relax and reset 685 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 3: on both physical and spiritual level too. 686 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 2: I found it to be really helpful, So I love that. 687 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 3: I also think that time alone, time to think, where 688 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 3: you put the phone down, you walk through the park 689 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 3: and you think big picture and you're just out in 690 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 3: the world taking it in and thinking is so overrated. 691 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:43,239 Speaker 3: I mean, we really need to do more of that, 692 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 3: or just sit at home with a cup of coffee 693 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 3: and think like, don't keep yourself busy with all these 694 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 3: things that can keep us busy. Now, I mean, we 695 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 3: have everything with us at all time, smartphones, but allowing 696 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 3: yourself that space to think about your day, about the 697 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 3: next step in your job, your journey, your life, your family, 698 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 3: whatever it is, whatever comes to mind or not, or 699 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,080 Speaker 3: just being still. But those things are really important to 700 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 3: help balance the kurdles that we go we handle every. 701 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 1: Day totally all right. And then I mean you're constantly 702 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: providing a source of I guess, calm, relaxation and outlet 703 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: for the people that come into your studios. Where do 704 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 1: you draw your inspiration from to provide inspiration to them? 705 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 2: Music. 706 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 3: Music is one of my biggest sources of inspiration. It 707 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 3: gets me moving, drives me. If there is a day 708 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 3: or a moment where I feel like it's hard to 709 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 3: get myself going or hard to create, I get into 710 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:43,760 Speaker 3: a space and I put music on and then. 711 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 2: I'll have a friend in the room that could also 712 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 2: give back energy. So it's not just. 713 00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 3: It's not just an empty open space that needs to 714 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 3: be filled, but there's conversation happening, there's energy moving and 715 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,120 Speaker 3: then I play. But you have to give yourself time 716 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 3: to play. It's not just going to calme. I never 717 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 3: know when creative. 718 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 2: Inspiration is going to hit. 719 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 3: That's one of the hardest parts of the job is 720 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 3: I can set time aside and try and walk into 721 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 3: that room and make it happen, and sometimes it doesn't. 722 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 3: Sometimes I'm a genius and it happens in ten minutes. 723 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 3: You just never know, and you sort of have to 724 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 3: keep yourself open to that. 725 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: A popular question that I get often is how do 726 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: I find the motivation to work out? And a lot 727 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 1: of the time that is by teaming up with a 728 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: friend or someone that can hold me accountable for what 729 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: we have going on and also make the whole thing 730 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: more fun. So for someone that also might be struggling 731 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:31,800 Speaker 1: to find the motivation. I mean, you're talking about clientsele 732 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 1: coming into your studios four times a week to get 733 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: guaranteed results, Like what do you say to them to 734 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:41,000 Speaker 1: make them to help them keep going when it feels tough. 735 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,760 Speaker 3: A lot of boutique studios in New York City don't 736 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 3: allow space or haven't put space aside for the community. 737 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 3: Really having that home base where you can come you 738 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 3: can meet members of the community. 739 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 2: It's just as important as the workout. 740 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 3: Some people are just interested in getting as many people 741 00:35:58,080 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 3: in the room as possible getting them out. I really 742 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 3: want to create a home where you could come and 743 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 3: meet people and hang out before and after class, beautiful locker. 744 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,360 Speaker 2: Rooms, infrared sauna, make some friends. 745 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 3: You know, it's so much more fun when you go 746 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,359 Speaker 3: and you support one another. And it's so hard to 747 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 3: meet people in the city or even over the age 748 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 3: of thirty in general, because we're all so busy doing 749 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 3: different things. That's the place they come to work out 750 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:22,919 Speaker 3: with their friends and dance with their friends. They walk 751 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 3: out of that class and they're running on doorphins and 752 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 3: they feel so focused and excited to hit the ground running, 753 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,000 Speaker 3: and they inspire one another. We have so so much 754 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 3: networking and sheeoing happening, and I love walking into the 755 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 3: studio and seeing those conversations happen and people are inspiring 756 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:44,360 Speaker 3: each other. So that's a huge part of staying motivated 757 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 3: and inspired to show up is the community. And the 758 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 3: way you feel after a fantastic workout that gets your 759 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 3: heart going and your mind focused and spinning. 760 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 2: Is that's the benefits of that are huge. 761 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,840 Speaker 3: So that's one part of it, and then also having 762 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 3: them notice your results. Friends are saying you look amazing, 763 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,480 Speaker 3: and that's. 764 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 2: A huge motivator. Two to keep yourself going. But it's 765 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:12,920 Speaker 2: not always about results on a physical level. It is emotional, 766 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 2: it is spiritual. 767 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,440 Speaker 3: It is a stress relief and an anxiety relief for 768 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 3: women who. 769 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 2: Are busy working moms. I mean, there's so much going 770 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 2: on in our lives. Be Able to go into that studio. 771 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,040 Speaker 3: For an hour and think about nothing but what you're 772 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,880 Speaker 3: doing in that moment is so liberating and you just 773 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 3: come out ready for whatever comes. 774 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 2: Your way that day. 775 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 1: You have an opportunity right now to offer the Anna 776 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: a piece of advice who maybe is leaving that hospital 777 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 1: and she's like, Wow, what am I supposed to do now? 778 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 1: I'm so tired, I'm confused, I'm spent. I need some 779 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,799 Speaker 1: help here. What do you tell her? 780 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 3: I tell her to take a break and sleep first 781 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 3: of all, and then create some time in her life. 782 00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:03,919 Speaker 3: Stop all the running around, stop the five jobs, take 783 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:07,799 Speaker 3: a minute and get back to what you love and 784 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:10,880 Speaker 3: get back in the studio. Use all of those years 785 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 3: of education and passion and love for what you do, 786 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:18,800 Speaker 3: and just play. Give yourself three months and just play 787 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 3: and take the pressure off and balance balance your life 788 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:23,759 Speaker 3: a little bit. 789 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,760 Speaker 1: Anna, thanks so much for sitting down with me today. 790 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 2: Thank you for having me Emily so fun. 791 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: Please take a moment to leave a quick review by 792 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 1: clicking the link with the description to this episode. We 793 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 1: all face multiple hurdles in life. I want to hear 794 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:37,920 Speaker 1: about yours. Reach out to me at Emily at hurdle 795 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,120 Speaker 1: dot us. Connect with the podcast on Instagram and Twitter 796 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 1: at Hurdle podcast. Anna. Where do they find you? Where 797 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:47,480 Speaker 1: do they find Akt? Give us the lowdown. 798 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:53,600 Speaker 3: Website, vakt dot com, Social, VAKT Studios, or the Anakheiser 799 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 3: and I can't wait to talk to you. 800 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:55,720 Speaker 2: Awesome. 801 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:59,560 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys 802 00:38:59,600 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 1: next time. 803 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 3: P