Meet Your Instructors
Heather
Edge Performance Cycle / TRX / Edge Strength
Heather has been teaching group fitness since 1990 and began indoor cycling while training for her first triathlon in 1997—and she’s been hooked ever since. She has taught throughout the Greater Cleveland area and is thrilled, alongside her husband Mike, to bring exceptional indoor cycling and group training back home. Heather holds certifications through ACE, Spinning, TRX, and Cooper Institute of Aerobics and Fitness.
In her classes, you’ll be pushed to work hard, stay focused, and reach new levels of strength and endurance. She’s known for her intensity, her no-nonsense approach (don’t be late!), and her passion for helping every participant get better. Expect motivation, challenge, and results.
Mike
Edge performance cycle / Cardio + Core
Mike grew up in Northeast Ohio in a very active family and carried that passion for movement into competitive sports. After playing football at St. Edward High School and Edinboro University, he transitioned into triathlons, completing more than 30 events. That discipline and training experience now shapes the way he leads cycling, cardio, and group training classes.
He also enjoys competing in and coaching adventure races, and alongside Heather, is proud to provide high-quality training experiences to the community. Mike’s classes are challenging, focused, and goal-driven, helping participants build consistency, strength, and confidence every time they train.
Denise
Edge performance cycle / Edge strength
Denise has been passionate about group exercise since the late 1980s, when she first discovered “Buckeye-robics” while attending pharmacy school at The Ohio State University. Certified through AFAA since 1991, she has taught a wide variety of classes including Hi-Lo Aerobics, Step, Kickboxing, and indoor cycling since completing Cycle Reebok certification in 1997. She is also certified in Edge Strength and Group Centergy.
When she’s not teaching, Denise enjoys running, staying active with her three daughters, and spending time with her husband. Though she works part-time as a pharmacist, fitness remains her true passion—and she loves inspiring others to feel stronger, healthier, and more confident.
Kelly
Edge performance cycle / TRX
Kelly has been teaching group fitness for more than a decade, but staying active has always been part of her life. Coming from a highly athletic family, she began teaching Body Pump and went on to earn certifications through AFAA, Spinning, Yoga, and Kickboxing. She loves the energy of group training and the sense of community it creates.
Kelly and her husband Mike, a former NHL player, live in Independence with their three daughters, all proudly following in their parents’ athletic footsteps. She is an avid runner, enjoys early-morning training with friends, and brings that same positivity and drive to every class. Expect a great workout, plenty of encouragement, and a smile by the time you are done, even if she is still trying to finally beat Heather in their lifelong rivalry.
Interested in joining our team of instructors?
Ask one of us after class for more information, and see if YOU have what it takes to take people to THE EDGE.
