The Barry’s red room is known for being a place where you leave everything you have on the floor. Between sprinting and shoulder pressing and dead lifting, the boot camp–style workout at Barry’s, which just celebrated its 25th birthday, is the apex of high-intensity struggle and euphoria. So what do you do if you’ve got a Barry’s or other high-intensity workout on the agenda, but you’re just feeling draggy and low energy? How do you find the balance between listening to your body’s needs, and knowing that finding that workout motivation and getting moving will ultimately, probably, make you feel better?
It’s a quandary that even Barry’s global CEO Joey Gonzalez faces. And it’s one of the reasons Gonzalez says that Barry’s classes start with the reminder, “Don’t be a hero, and go at your own pace.” The message is that you’re here for you, not to perform for someone else, so stay in tune with what you have to give, which can vary from day to day.
For Gonzalez, approaching a high-intensity workout is less about pushing through low-energy moments, and more about preparation.
“It’s vital to know your body, its rhythm, and when
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