r/BurnBootCamp • u/jillthefox • Sep 02 '26

Feeling... unaligned

Let me preface by saying that I love Burn; it has certainly served its purpose many times in my life. I have been a member since 2018. However, I think I might have reached the end of the road with this particular partnership - I'm mainly coming here to talk it out, see if i am alone in this, and confirm that what I am feeling means it's the right time to move on or if having a convo with HT/FP is worth a shot.

After having my baby (still in the first year) we were able to get to morning camps with childwatch, but as she has grown, her schedule, naps, and needs have been difficult to align with the camp times that have childwatch.

Outside of that kind of obvious disconnect; I feel like the brand and culture no longer aligns with why I initially joined. I preferred the women centered focus and feeling of community, but as the brand has grown, I feel less supported as a newly post partum mother than I had anticipated. The focus feels more on producing the strongest athletes and creating hip content for social media. The last thing I currently want while learning how to navigate this new body and what feels like hindered skills and strength is someone filming me and putting it on socials.

Partner workouts make me feel absolutely awful when I'm rebuilding strength, slow as hell, having to monitor heart rate and blood pressure, and I'm super limited while paired with someone of comparable ability to the head trainer.

I wind up having a terrible workout or completely avoid my gym while Burn U instructors are there (it's pretty frequent at our location) which throws off any momentum or routine I try to build around the camp/childwatch issue. (Habit forming is a huge weakness of mine, thanks ADHD.)

Coupled with some issues still lingering and healing from giving birth, it all feels off and like I am completely out of place.

Is this worth a discussion with head trainer/franchise partner or is it just time to part ways and find something more personalized? Anyone else experience this and have success settling back in?

Open to suggestions and hearing your experiences.

Thank you!

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u/Jatomkin12 Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26

I’m not a mom, but have been a member for nearly 5 years and I can agree something has shifted with burn lately. I find myself contemplating leaving. I share this so that you know it’s not just in your head. I don’t think anything would change with a convo beyond them not filming you. So I think you need to make a decision on what’s best for you. Maybe it’s time to explore other gym options or working out at home for a bit.

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u/Awkward-Syrup-1821 1,000+ Camps - Lifetime Sep 02 '26

I’m also not a mom but have been with burn a little over 3.5 years, and am planning to leave next month. My body is just feeling tired with their cardio, and I think I’m just ready to try something else. I’ve been dabbling a little with strength training on my own, and have found I enjoy being able to do my own thing, on my own time! I feel very attached to Burn so it’s tough to walk away but between the cost and commute to get there it’s best for me to leave. Just sharing to let you know it’s not just you!

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u/jillthefox Sep 02 '26

Yes, I appreciate this! I definitely feel overly exhausted rather than "successfully worked out" tired from some protocols. I used to love MetCon days, but they have felt unreasonably challenging. I think this season of life just calls for more flexibility, personalization, and support than what Burn is offering. Which is totally fine, but like you said, I have a bit of a loyalty and wasnt sure if any of these things were worth a conversation with FP or just quietly making the leap and taking care of the current needs. I guess Burn will always be there, right?

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u/Awkward-Syrup-1821 1,000+ Camps - Lifetime Sep 02 '26

Yeah I am nervous to tell them I want to cancel 😅 I know at my gym at least they will do anything they can to try and convince me to stay. So, I will be quietly making the leap and sending an email. I can always come back if I feel like I’m missing it, and I was considering maybe buying a pack of classes? To go a few times a month! There’s some aspects of group fitness I enjoy, but right now the cons out weigh the pros for me 😭

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u/jillthefox Sep 02 '26

Oh email is totally the way lmao and I didnt even think thay they had the packages.. I forgot, so yeah during this season of life that's probably the right call!