Ashleigh Hughes

I am a wife, and a mother of two beautiful boys. I currently am living in Castle Rock, Colorado.  I took my first Zumba class in Atlanta in 2008 and was hooked. I moved to Colorado in June of 2011 and couldn't find a Zumba instructor that I liked so I got certified in July. I met the owner of a studio named Hot Fitness that was in Castle Rock, the city which I lived in. She hired me on the spot and I started teaching at her studio the next week. In 2012 I went on to get my AFAA certification so I could teach Barre, which I also did at Hot Fitness and later in 2012 became the studio manager of Hot Fitness. Sadly, Hot Fitness closed in January of 2014. I found a great new place to teach which is where I am currently. Canyon Fitness in Castle Pines. I am teaching Groove (A Dance Fitness that I created that is very similar to Zumba in format, just a different type of style music. Much more mainstream music and a little hip hop) I am also teaching Barre and Zumba at Canyon Fitness. Along with Groove at another local gym...named The Gym. I have been lucky enough to participate in over a dozen fundraisers to raise money for breast cancer awareness, autism, and childhood cancer. A few of the fundraisers I have made videos for. I will copy and paste the links here. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPddf5nO-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moUraygr7O4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP8d1eWyEWc

I have a passion for teaching fitness because I believe with the right format and instructor fitness can be fun! It can make you want to come back for more! I love seeing the lives and bodies that have changed before my eyes because they have found a fun fitness class. It is the students that inspire me to keep going!!