Power Sculpt Fitness and Ray Meyer Fitness & Recreation Center-DePaul University
Heather Hughes is originally from Naperville, Illinois and has been a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and exercise physiologist since 1997. She has worked at some of Chicago’s premier fitness facilities but most notably has been with DePaul's Ray Meyer Fitness & Recreation Center since the doors opened in 1999. She has served as the Group Fitness Program Coordinator and has taught and trained thousands of participants over the years. Heather currently instructs 12+ classes a week at DePaul and every class is jam-packed with participants who crave results! Recently, Heather has started her own fitness company, Power Sculpt Fitness™, where she has taken her vast experience and knowledge and created the ultimate body sculpting class. Being a busy mom of three young children, Heather is an expert at maximizing class time and her approach is always high-energy to keep her clients moving and motivated! She believes that participants at every level should feel welcomed in group fitness classes and her unique ability to challenge the most advanced participant, while simultaneously modifying movements for beginners, has made her classes safe, effective and extremely popular.
In addition to her Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Iowa and master's degree in Health and Physical Education from DePaul University, Heather is an ACSM and ACE Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor and holds several other advanced specialty certifications. Heather is a former state-recognized high school health and physical education teacher and now instructs undergraduate courses at DePaul University in both Fitness Management and Physical Education. As a former collegiate gymnast she still enjoys a little competition and in her "free time" participates in road races and triathlons.
Heather is beyond excited to be a lululemon ambassador for the Halsted store and is looking forward to the opportunity to bring a healthy and fit lifestyle to our community.