About our Exercise Physiologist

Kayla, Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Master's in Clinical Exercise Physiology

Fit for Birth Pre & Post Natal Corrective Exercise Specialist

ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Group Exercise Instructor

Hey, I'm Kayla Thomas! I grew up in Helena, MT and have been living in Bismarck since 2012 to attend the University of Mary. My husband and I spend most of our time involved in athletics in some way. We both coach on and off throughout the year, and compete in recreational volleyball and walleyball year-round. If we are not coaching or competing, we are probably in the stands as spectators. We enjoy spending time with friends and family, gardening, and enjoying the warm weather during the summer months.

My goal is to change my client's everyday life by helping them improve their physical functionality and emotional resilience- components people forget that exercise can also improve.

My passion lies in exercise is medicine. I strive to share that passion and assist others in becoming healthier and happier through lifestyle changes.

Being a part of the Active Life Chiropractic team is more than just going to work. I love being a part of a business that helps people every single day. Lives are changed in our office everyday!

Our Functional Training Center is not your “normal” gym. Our programs are designed and supervised by an exercise professional to provide a safe exercise environment.

Here’s what makes us unique...

Functional training

Our functional training programs are centered around corrective exercise and using exercise as medicine to improve our client’s everyday lives. Functional training focuses on loosening tight tissues and then strengthening the whole body in a proper and full range of motion. Each session includes mobility, corrective exercise, strength training, and cardiovascular training.

Corrective exercise

Corrective exercise is about muscle balance. There are muscles in our body that are constantly “turned on” and are working too hard, while other muscles are “turned off” and not doing their job. Long term, corrective exercise is about reprogramming the brain’s neuro-muscular patterns to maintain muscle balance. Reestablishing muscle balance helps relieve stress on the joints and surrounding tissues.

Prenatal corrective exercise

Imagine deciding to train your body differently for nine months, by wearing a weight vest that gets progressively heavier every week and never taking it off during your daily activities. With the help of a Pre Natal Corrective Exercise Specialist, women embrace this challenge by appropriately training their whole body and inner core unit to emerge from the experience far stronger and more functional than ever before. This is the amazing training opportunity that every pregnant woman has and we are here to help!

Post natal corrective exercise

Postnatal moms who establish healthy habits of diaphragmatic breathing, exercise, hydration, mindfulness and whole-ism can dramatically change the health of their families. We take a whole-istic look at how the human body functions- hormones, inner core unit rehabilitation, stress, etc - in order to understand each mom’s journey and how we can assist in not only improving her health, but the health of her family.