Meet Our Coaches

Kyle's passion has always been to stay active and healthy. In high school, Kyle was a three-sport varsity athlete where he played football and basketball as well as ran track. Kyle was an All-State football player and was apart of two state championships: one in football and one in track and field. While he was in college, Kyle became a nationally certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE). He graduated with a B.S. in Sport and Exercise Science and double minored in Nutrition and Coaching from the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). He also continued his education at UNC and graduated with a M.S. degree in Sport Administration. Kyle holds national certifications as a Medical Exercise Specialist (ACE) and Functional Training Specialist (ACE). His experience includes Personal Training at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute as well as serving as a Strength and Conditioning high school track coach.

Currently, Kyle has been the Fitness Director and Head Personal Trainer at Balance Health since 2014. Kyle was a part of creating and developing the SOAR program in 2014. In August of 2019, Kyle became an owner of SOAR. Kyle is a highly motivated fitness professional who strives to provide excellent fitness services to meet the individual goals of his athletes. Kyle continues to be passionate about his own fitness and wellness as well as play sports and be outdoors. Kyle enjoys spending quality time with his wife, son, and daughter whom you may see time to time at the gym!

Keith Carlisle is a Sport Performance Trainer and Personal Trainer at Balance Health. He grew up in nearby Longmont, Colorado and went to Longmont High School. Keith has always been an avid athlete. He played football at Longmont and lacrosse at Alexander Dawson. After graduating, Keith chose to attend The University of Northern Colorado and pursue a degree in Sport and Exercise Science. During this program, Keith discovered a passion for training athletes specifically.  Keith graduated in 2013 with a B.S. in Sport and Exercise Science with a minor in nutrition.  In2014, Keith started working at Balance Health as a volunteer for SOAR and soon was hired full time to work as a personal trainer and in sport performance. Keith also got his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  Since 2014, Keith has utilized his knowledge to help build and develop the SOAR program and in 2019, became an owner of SOAR.

Currently, Keith has been pursuing interests in the strongman style of weight training to fulfill his fitness journey.  He is very passionate about developing long lasting relationships with the athletes that come in looking for help in their development.  Keith is always looking forward to new athletes and all the potential they bring into the SOAR program.

Kris Bayne is currently a middle school Physical Education teacher and loves teaching but also has a passion to train athletes. He has been a high school basketball and track coach for over 9 years and has helped coach state level competition in both. His love for coaching and training started after his college basketball career and after graduating from the University of Northern Colorado with his degree in Sports and Exercise Science with a focus in Sports Coaching. He has helped Kyle and Keith start the Game Changer Basketball SOAR program and has watched that grow over the past 3 years. None of this would be possible without the support of his wife and daughters at home. They are his world and his motivation to be the best version of himself every day. He is excited to see what the future has in store for him with SOAR and help others reach their dreams!

Monica grew up dancing at a pre-professional ballet studio in Montana. There, she danced with their Company and performed in ballets such as Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Don Quixote, and many more. Monica also studied Horton and Graham Modern technique, both at her studio and in college. Monica began teaching dance in college as well, and she has been teaching for eleven years now. Recently, she earned her master’s degree in dance education from UNC, culminating in a thesis project investigating the impact of a strength training curriculum on the technique of middle and high school dancers in Ballet, Jazz, and Modern. 

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Monica also has a love for strength training. She has been weightlifting since high school, and now participates in a powerlifting program designed by her husband, Kyle. She loves breaking the stigmas that often surround dancers and weightlifting, as well as women and powerlifting, to prove that female dancers can lift heavy while maintaining flexibility and without “bulking up”. Monica’s expertise in dance and experience with strength training, combined with Kyle’s expertise in sports performance and appreciation for dance as an extremely athletic art form, make Elevate a unique opportunity for dancers to experience growth in new ways.

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