Just below the surface Revolutions smolder, waiting for the right energy and catalyst to set them ablaze. Years in the making or kindled by a moment, Revolutions unleashed have the power to spark change in yourself and your world. Such is the flame that ignited a shared passion into a reality.
A gym rat since high school and her days at the University of Florida, for years Michelle Andres Manrique stepped, lifted, powered and aerobicized herself through countless workouts. Through it all, however, the HR specialist and trainer never found that which truly made her feel fit in mind, body and soul. In 2008, however, Michelle took her first indoor cycling class and something clicked. It was different. A richer connection. SPARK.
For the next two years Michelle took classes all over South Florida, knowing indoor cycling held the potential she sought but never truly finding "it." In 2010, she convinced her husband John to try a class when she agreed to run a half-marathon with him. That's all it took the writer and marketing executive, and after one class Michelle had an equally enthusiastic ally join her quest. For another year and a half the two searched.