Kaia FIT

What a great way to stay healthy and get in shape. It is wonderful as cross-​training for other sports, or just a workout on its own. A variety of exercises including a TRX class and outdoor run, jog for you, your friends and family. Challenging for all levels. You choose how hard to make it for yourself.
Every class is different and the group of women are all very encouraging. Highly recommended! This is a review for the Santa Rosa AND Sebastopol location.
Thanks KAIA ladies!

Kaia Fit has done several things for me that no other «outfit» has achieved — provided motivation, weight loss/​inches, made exercising fun, and introduced me to a whole new level of movement. I tried so many other things — working out at the gym 5 days a week, Weight Watchers, nutritionists and other ‘promise’ gurus and none of these met my needs for staying active and fit. Meagan has the right amount of spirit and support to make you want to achieve your own personal goals without «cracking» the whip. It’s also the first program that truly combined the right «food» choices and varied movements. As in all «programs» — you get out what you put into it — but truly you have a better chance of succeeding in this environment.

Kaia F.I.T. is the best exercise class I have ever been to. It never gets boring or old because the routine is different every day. I am stronger and healthier than I have been in years! It’s not just exercise but also nutrition, and a super positive environment!
Important note: it is for all ages. You work to your level and build on it. You don’t get attitude from anyone in the class, just supportive kindness!
Linda

Kaia is the best way to get into shape and feel great all over. I am a mom of 2 kids under 2 and Kaia is perfect for my lifestyle. I go to the 5 am class before my kids even wake up. The workouts are tough but doable and really make you feel empowered! And the trainers are passionate about what they do. Their energy and motivation really helps you to do your best.

Kaia F.I.T will change your life, no joke. Being an athlete all of my life, I had difficulty acclimating to life with a sedentary job and no real outlet for activity. I mean, I hate the gym, I really do. Years of playing soccer, track, swimming, has wired me to be outside when being active not indoors on a treadmill watching someone else play sports.
At this point in my life I really needed a change and was having a hard time sleeping through the night when I happened upon a Living Social deal at 2 a.m. for Kaia and I decided then and there to give it a whirl. Wow! I was so intimidated, Kaia F.I.T. is based on muscle confusion, so every day it’s different and 3 months later, it is still challenging and fun. I don’t respond well to drill sergeant type tactics, and Meghan is far from it she’s absolutely AWESOME! She’s encouraging without being overbearing and inspiring without being pompous.
I have lost 5 inches overall and continue to stay with Kaia in an effort to be strong, not necessarily skinny. Since I work in the healthcare field and am working on becoming a clinical health educator, it is imperative for me to set a good example for my patients. Kaia is helping me to change lives; Meghan is helping me to change lives.
Kaia also incorporates nutrition into their boot camp and has three levels of nutrition to assist any to incorporate healthier food habits into their lives. I simply can’t say enough good things about Kaia F.I.T. and what it has done for me. Come try it out you won’t be sorry. Oh, and that insomnia thing? I’m sleeping through the night, every night, blissful, sweet sleep.
Thank you Kaia F.I.T and Meghan for making me stronger every day!

I’m hooked!!! This is the best decision I’ve ever made for working out. I love the fact it’s all women… so there’s no creepy feeling of weirdo’s watching you while you work out. The hour goes by quickly and I feel so great after we’re done. I’ve lost inches all over and have toned spots I thought could never be toned. I look forward to the mystery of the workout every day. It’s always different so it’s not the same old mundane routine. Megan is a fantastic instructor. She’s so very knowledgeable, upbeat, and funny. She keeps you engaged and flows with positive energy that rubs off on everyone in there. The morning group I’m with is a quiet one… considering it’s the 5AM group… but everyone is very encouraging and nice.
This class just makes me want to show up everyday and I’m so glad I found this for my life. I’ve noticed such great changes in my body, strength, endurance, and energy. I feel so great inside and out.
Thank you Megan!!! xoxo

I hate working out. I mean, I really hate working out. I hate being out-​of-​breath and would never add «sweating through my clothes» to my list of … well, I’d add it to my list of things that are uncomfortable, and bordering on embarrassing.
I also don’t really like team things. And I don’t have much good to say about over-​enthusiastic people and their over-​the-​top motivational slogans, trying to fool everyone into «getting excited» about something crappy. Like working out.
That being said, I love Kaia F.I.T. Love it. I was super unsure at first, but after even just the orientation, I knew it was going to be awesome. And horrible, because I really do still hate working out, and you do a lot of that, there. But I knew it was different than any other place I’d been to, so I was hopeful.
I was worried about being the oldest girl in there (41). I was worried about being the person in the worst shape. About being the only one not able to complete the exercises. I was worried about passing out or throwing up or peeing my pants (six kids).
But it turns out, it doesn’t matter if I’m the oldest, or if I’m in the worst shape of the bunch. It doesn’t matter if I am the Rock Star of Kaia, or a sweaty, vomit-​covered pile of flesh laying in her own urine (too far?) — the girls there are awesome.
And the part about not liking being a part of a team? I take that back. Just this one time. The other girls are so encouraging. And never make me feel like an idiot. Everyone cheers each other on, and that really does get you through that last little bit, when you think you can’t hold that plank for even one more second.
At orientation, Megan (I’ll get to her in a bit!) said, «Don’t worry if you’re sweating or if your shirt rides up and your belly is hanging out. Nobody here is even going to notice, because we’re all just focused on doing our best.» Or something like that. I don’t know, but the part about not worrying if your belly hangs out? That part I remembered, because let’s be real: It’s a legitimate concern. But to know that you can show up with no make-​up, with wild hair and in a dumb t-​shirt AND you don’t have to worry about your shirt riding up during Standing Mountain Climbers? Prime.
The workout is amazing, as well. I’ve lost 16 pounds (down to 140) and can DO things. I can do things I couldn’t do when I started. I am getting stronger and more agile. I have energy. I feel really proud of myself, and I don’t say that often. Or, really, ever.
Each day is different. It’s broken down into small chunks, so it always seems manageable. It’s brutal, I’m not going to lie. I’ve never sweat this much in my life. Every session leaves me spent, but feeling — and I’m really going to say this — revitalized. This isn’t a «Show up sometimes and eventually, maybe you’ll see a little results» routine. This is a, «Commit to showing up, workout until you think you may actually die (maybe that’s just me) and get amazing results» routine.
Oh, and girls only. I love that.
Fridays are Yoga, Wednesday is a running class (never gone, too scared), Saturday is a walk/​run that you can bring friends and family along to. The other days are a boot camp style workout that will kick your (getting-​to-​be nicely toned) butt.
Megan Powers is the owner and coach and everyone loves her. You can’t not love her. Remember my earlier reference about the awful over-​the-​top, over enthusiastic, let’s make everyone feel uncomfortable with my sugar-​coated, sing-​song voice? That’s not Megan. Megan is funny and easygoing. Easygoing, but super motivating. She knows how to get the best from everyone, without making anyone feel like a loser. She puts everyone at ease right away.
Megan has encouraged me to re-​examine what I believed to be my limitations. It takes a pretty unique person and place for me to be comfortable enough to even attempt something that could very easily end up being incredibly humiliating. But I felt comfortable enough to try hard things and it turns out I could do them, after all.
She’s really knowledgeable about fitness and nutrition. My husband is a fitness and nutrition superstar, and she tells me the same things he tells me, so I trust her.
Plus, you can’t argue with results. I’m getting smaller AND stronger. And while I can’t say that I bounce out of bed each morning or that I arrive to class thrilled to be moments away from a hard, hard workout, I can tell you that I really do love (and hate) each day there. At the end, I always love it. In the middle, it’s a love/​hate thing. But if it was easy, this would all be a waste of time.
The hour is going to pass one way or another — better to have it pass with a workout that will really, really count.
Longest review I’ve ever written, but I couldn’t leave any of it out!