Kayla is a 23-year-old NASM certified personal trainer, AFAA certified group fitness instructor, and musical theater lover working as the Social Media and Marketing Manager at ClassPass.
If you want to connect with Kayla, you can find her online here:
Blog: http://www.kaylainthecity.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kaylaruth
Instagram: http://instagram.com/kaylaruth
STATE: Have you found...
Kayla is a 23-year-old NASM certified personal trainer, AFAA certified group fitness instructor, and musical theater lover working as the Social Media and Marketing Manager at ClassPass.
If you want to connect with Kayla, you can find her online here:
Blog: http://www.kaylainthecity.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kaylaruth
Instagram: http://instagram.com/kaylaruth
STATE: Have you found that it is easier or harder to maintain an active lifestyle while living in Manhattan?
Kayla: I think maintaining an active lifestyle is much easier in Manhattan. First of all, New Yorkers walk EVERYWHERE. I briefly lived in Los Angeles after college and was shocked that people simply don’t walk there, but in New York I easily walk a few miles every day.
I also think fitness is far more accessible here compared to other areas. It seems like there’s a gym or fitness studio on every block in Manhattan plus all the great parks.
STATE: What is your typical day like as a social media and marketing manager?
Kayla: I try my best to workout before work so it’s over and done with. It’s pretty rare for a meeting or fun social plans to pop up at 7AM. I’m lucky that I get to take classes at a lot of NYC's fitness studios for free thanks to work, and I definitely take advantage of it.
From 9-ish to 6-ish I’m at our office in Chelsea working on all of our social media accounts, the blog and other marketing aspects. I wear a lot of hats but it keeps me busy.
If I didn’t work out in the morning I try to sneak out in the middle of the day for a quick sweat break… I’m terrible about working out at night.
STATE: You combined two seemingly unrelated fields - theater and fitness - into a successful career! What advice do you have for people like yourself with interests that seem unrelated?
Kayla: I think there’s always a common ground between your two passions. In college I worked as the dance specialist at a day camp in Westchester basically teaching zumba classes to kids. Teaching those classes gave me a similar rush to what it feels like when I’m up on stage performing. There’s actually a lot of overlap between the fitness and theater community in NYC. Both give you a similar feeling, it’s hard to explain.