If you are looking for something fun and different this summer, Katelan Gale offers a unique variety of workout classes. She grew up in South Weber and considers it her home. She said, “The community is very welcoming, and I thought the Recreation Center needed group fitness classes because not everyone enjoys figuring out their own workouts or they don’t know where to start.”

Gale first started teaching High Fitness because that’s the format that made her fall in love with group fitness and cardio. “It’s set to music you know and love, so you don’t feel like you’re working out and it’s so much fun, everyone gets addicted.” She also teaches Upbeat Barre which is a muscular endurance high intensity type of exercise that’s also set to fun music. The class uses smaller weights, and it pairs well with High Yo (music driven stretching). Gale feels that nobody stretches enough, especially if they sit at a desk all day. She said her body craves the stretch and she has loved seeing her progress in flexibility.

Gale really enjoys fitness and instruction and says, “When I push play, I just feel in my element.” She says it’s a safe place for not just her, but for her class to let loose and have fun. She can be her crazy loud self because it’s a judgment free place (and the louder the better). Gale enjoys making people feel good and says her classes are not about being a certain size, weight, age or fitting a perfect image. She “simply wants people to find joy in moving their bodies, no matter what that looks like for them.”

Gale had to go through a training and certification process for each format she teaches. She received her first certification in High Fitness in June 2020 but had been attending a class as a participant since 2016. She became certified in UpBeat Barre in January 2022 and High Yo in October 2022. Classes are mostly attended by South Weber City residents, but Gale would love to teach more people and feels the more the merrier. She says that class size is not important to her, and she intends to deliver the same energy to a class of 1 or 500. 

Gale is currently getting certified in another workout format called “Surge Strength,” which is a high rep targeted all weight training workout set to great music. “There are so many benefits of lifting weights, and I can’t wait to bring this new class to my participants!”

Gale is a cancer survivor and has been in remission since November 2019. She married her husband Nick in August 2021 and said, “He is my biggest supporter; he comes to every class, and everyone loves him.” Together, they have two Maltese Yorkis (Snooki and Tazz). Her mom usually attends every class and sometimes even her dad. 

So, if you are looking for a good time that’s healthy too – visit a class at the South Weber Recreation Center, 1181 E. Lester Drive. No registration is necessary, and drop-ins are welcomed. Pricing is $5 per drop, 10 class punch is $40, and unlimited monthly (every class for the month) is $30. Gale’s Instagram is k8.motivated.