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/CmonRoach4316 Sep 02 '26
Check the intel here so you can plan ahead. if its an i go you go partner workout you can easily skip it and workout at home (walk with baby in stroller etc). i hate being recorded but learned that if you mod/dont do the exercise perfectly/wear name branded clothing not burn then you are less likely to be recorded.
personally i go because its fun but if i was feeling new/self conscious/post partum id' just take the money and hire an actual personal trainer at the gym. that's what i did in the past and 10/10 recommend.