Performance High founder Michelle Wiens has been actively engaged in health and fitness pursuits for over 25 years. Her competitive career included 8 years of high school and collegiate long-distance swimming followed by 5 years of triathlon specializing in Olympic and half-Ironman distance races. She also completed the Seattle Mountaineer's Basic Course in glacier, rock, and alpine climbing.

She began her personal training and coaching career as a Volunteer Fitness Trainer for the University YMCA in Seattle, WA. While with the Y, she designed and instructed sports-specific conditioning classes for triathlon, distance running, mountain biking, snow sports, and weight training.

Since starting her coaching business in 2002, her portfolio includes:
 A professional 24-hour mountain bike racer
 A nationally ranked Xterra triathlon racer
 A competitive junior road cyclist
 Several first-time ultra-endurance runners and Ironman athletes
 Adults with significant fear/anxiety in water

A highlight of her coaching career was a 4.5-month internship at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego, CA. Working alongside the strength and conditioning coach, she refined and honed her ability to create effective and sport-specific weight programs for a variety of sports including triathlon, marathon, sprint cycling, kayaking, rowing, track and field events, and archery.

Coach Michelle develops close relationships her clients to empower them to smash their health & fitness goals.