Edge Performance Fitness

Kate Fischer

MS, RD, LD, Owner / Nutritional Coach

Kate is the extremely energetic owner of Edge Performance Fitness. Her background includes both nutrition (Registered Dietitian) and fitness (Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology) and her passion for helping people discover what their amazing bodies and minds can do. Aside from that, she’s unpretentious and approachable and honestly invested in every one of her returning and new clients. Kate coaches numerous classes at the Edge and is also Edge’s own dietitian and knowledgeable resident Nutritional Coaches.

Alexandra Burton

Massage Therapist, LMT

Alexandra’s lifelong participation in sports has steered her massage career toward a focus on sports massage, injury prevention and injury care. Alexandra is a massage therapist and also an athlete. Her goal as a massage therapist is to facilitate a greater balance of health and function within her clients. She is a nationally certified licensed massage therapist who received her degree from the Oregon School of Massage in 2005. Alexandra believes massage is a collaborative process between the therapist and the client. In her sessions, client and therapist work together to design the best massage that suits the athletes’ needs.  Her experiences as both an athlete and massage therapist provide her a deep understanding of the athlete body and a strong foundation for understanding the muscles specific to an athletic lifestyle.

Robyn McGillis

Marketing/Operations Support Team Member

Robyn has a wide range of experience in marketing and human resources that she uses to support the Edge team!  Her main focus is to support Kate with event management, marketing efforts, operational effectiveness and miscellaneous projects.  Robyn received her MBA from the U of O in 2000 with a focus on sports marketing and management.  While attending the U of O she completed internships with USA Track and Field and the Prefontaine Classic.  Robyn is a local competitive runner with the Run Portland club team.

Bill Amadon

General Manager of EDGE Fitness

As GM, Bill is here to do whatever it takes to build our community through fitness and fun!  From helping members with specific questions, issues and supporting the team of professionals at EDGE Fitness to planning for “next year” and improving the EDGE experience, Bill wears many hats.  Bill’s primary goal is to help Kate with day-to-day operations, provide assistance in boot camp and fitness classes, and to handle the back office business functions at EDGE.

Prior to forming EDGE with Kate in 2009, Bill served for 12 years as Chief Financial Officer of David Evans and Associates, Inc. one of the largest and most successful design consulting firms in the country.  He was recognized by the Portland Business Journal as a finalist for the prestigious CFO of the Year Award in 2008, has had a number of business related articles published, and has been a featured speaker at several national conferences of CFO’s.

Kim Cottrell

Feldenkrais Coach

Kim has been teaching her students to improve their movement habits and quality of life for more than 15 years using the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education. In this go-go-push-push world, it’s all too easy to overdo and end up injured, so Kim teaches clients to modify their options and use-of-self so they can continue to participate in their fitness practice. Kim’s interests have always included walking, cycling, hiking, and swimming. Over the years, she has grown even more aware of the ways self-image, physical capacity, and identity shifts influence an individual’s fitness level and ability to be resilient in the face of loss. Kim believes that life will always carry some degree of loss but that it is possible to live a satisfying life even while processing grief. Kim lives and practices in Portland, Oregon.  For more information about Kim and her practice please visit: www.kimcottrell.com.

*The Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education is a educational method. A person uses the method/strategies to learn what they are doing so they can do what they want. Individuals skilled in the methodology are able to prevent injury, recover faster, and live more comfortably because they have a keen awareness of their own physical experience.

Kevin MacBearach

Personal Trainer

Kevin studied at the CHEK Institute and is a CHEK Practitioner and Holistic Lifestyle Coach. He is also a Swaroopa Yoga and Kettlebell instructor, and has 18 years experience in the martial arts, 10 of which in the internal arts of Hsing-I, Ba Gua, and Tai Chi. Kevin is a member of, and very much involved with the Price, Pottenger Foundation, which provides scientific validation for ancestral wisdom on nutrition and traditional diets.

Chris Bathke

Personal Trainer and Coach, MA, CSCS

Chris is a fitness coach specializing in body recomposition and performance improvement. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA) , holds coaching certifications from the International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation and American Kettlebell Club, and is pre and post natal certified.  His approach to training is to integrate research with hands-on experience. For the last 4 years he resided in Santa Monica, CA where in addition to educating the training staff at Equinox, he worked with athletes, celebrities, post-rehab clients, and those just looking to get fit.  He has studied martial arts in Japan and the U.S. for more than15 years, competes in kettlebell sport, and is an avid surfer, snowboarder, and mountain bike enthusiast.

Todd W. Wojchik

CSCS, Certified Personal Trainer, USAW, USATF

Todd comes to Edge with a unique background of fitness, performance and counseling. He uses an integrated, client-centered approach to help individuals reach their personal fitness and performance goals. Todd is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), Sports Performance Coach (USAW), Level 2 Track Coach (USATF), Certified Personal Trainer (AFAA), and trained Motivational Interviewing coach.  He has coached collegiately in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado, and is currently coaching with the University of Portland Track & Field team.

Ian Rubin

MA, CPT, LWMC, Wellness Coach, Counselor and Movement Specialist

Ian’s approach to training is one of inclusiveness, intuition, fun and effectiveness. He incorporates both Western and Eastern philosophies of movement to design a custom program to fit your needs on a workout-to-workout basis. He has extensive experience and training working with those individuals who have health concerns and injuries. always engaging, challenging and specific to your goals, training with Ian is part laughter, part hard work and all about you.

DeeAnn Nelson

Personal Trainer / Pilates Instructor

DeeAnn has ten years of experience in Pilates instruction. Beyond her Master in Fine Arts Degree from New York University, she has certifications in Pilates, Personal Training, GYROTONIC®, and GYROKINESIS®.

DeeAnn’s teaching style helps people learn how to use their mind and body to function at a higher level. Whether your goal is better posture and flexibility, increased coordination and balance, or personal growth she will be able to help you achieve your goals.

Paul Munoz

Certified Spinning Instructor

Paul completed his Spinning certification in 2005. He taught in New York City at the YMCA-Prospect Park (Brooklyn) and New York Sports Club. After moving to Portland in 2007, he continued teaching weekly classes before joining Edge Performance Fitness. As a longtime runner and cyclist, Paul enjoys the cardio and cross training benefits a Spinning Class provides. Check out Paul’s spinning class Wednesdays at 6:30pm.

Becky Owston

Personal Trainer and Group Cycling Instructor

Becky is an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer, group cycling instructor and bicycling coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. All her workout programs feature exercises that are geared toward functional strength and stability and can be utilized in real-life situations, from playing sports and running marathons to playing with your kids. Check out her classes on Tuesday morning at 5:45am and Thursday evening at 5:30pm.

Vince Schreck

Yoga Instructor

Vince has been practicing and teaching yoga since 2001. Prior to Edge Performance Fitness, he practiced and taught (exclusively) under the guidance of Timo Jimenez at the Yogapada Studio. Vince has taken many workshops, covering many different forms of yoga, from some of yogas best teachers including: Tias Little. Kristin Locke, Peter Sterios, Ramanand Patel, Nicolai Bachman, and Ranjani.