SPENGA CREW Spotlight: Heather
My fitness career began in 2007 when an Instructor approached me one day at the end of her class about becoming an Instructor. After getting over my fear of getting in front of a group, I decided to take on the challenge and went on to get certified. Once I was certified, I was terrified to actually teach and didn’t do so until months later when that same Instructor gave me the push I needed. I first started out teaching cardio kickboxing and absolutely fell in love with teaching. Not long after, I began to get certified in a variety of other formats including Les Mills BodyPump, completed 200-hour Yoga teacher training (and currently working towards 500-hour) and have taught many other formats including TRX, Bootcamp, HIIT, Strength, Zumba and more. 
My true fitness story however began in about 2001. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I gained a lot of weight and remained overweight for years after. It wasn't until I made the decision and commitment to become healthy not only for my sake, but for hers that I began to put in the work. I know the mental and physical struggle of working towards fitness goals. I feel this has fueled my passion to help others reach theirs, whatever they may be. I love the community that group exercise classes bring, watching people get stronger and accomplishing things maybe they didn’t think they could. I enjoy all types of exercise whether it be cycling, strength training, running, Yoga. I love the challenge of a tough workout and feel we are blessed to have able bodies that can accomplish whatever we choose to work towards.
Fast forward to 2020 when I first came to SPENGA after the Bloomingdale location opened up when I saw my friend Michelle was teaching. I took her class and instantly loved everything about SPENGA Bloomingdale, the whole environment, staff, members and the format itself. I knew it was a place I would love to be a part of so I took the training in early 2021. I look forward to every time I have the honor of leading a class as well as taking all the other amazing instructors classes.
