Our Philosophy
Alta Health and Performance Solutions was founded on the principal that one’s health is the keystone to the quality of life, supporting and enriching all the elements that constitute our day to day lives and ultimately providing the pathway to uncover the potential to realize our dreams for a future rich in happiness, purpose, and accomplishment. As oxygen is to sustaining life, physical movement is intrinsic to our health for it is the medium that we express our existence and it is the driving force from which our health is nourished and derives its vitality.
Mike's Bio
Mike Weiss
Alta HPS Owner and Founder
Michael D. Weiss, M.S., ACSM: EP-C, EIM 2 is a former university professor of exercise science. He is an exercise physiologist, endurance sports consultant, as well as an avid endurance
athlete engaged in trail running, cycling, and cross country skiing. Through the American College of Sports Medicine, he is a Certified
Exercise Physiologist® and holder of the Exercise is Medicine® credential.
Michael is a frequent speaker and lecturer to the corporate and academic communities on topics ranging from health and wellness to exercise science. On the community level Weiss provides talks to local running groups on performance testing along with training and conditioning the body for trail running. Moreover, he has offered his expertise as a speaker at sports conferences as well as health and fitness summits.
His research interests in environmental exercise physiology and metabolic conditioning associated with muscle fiber development specific to distance running have been the subject matter of numerous podcasts and webinars. As a contributing writer, many of his articles have been published on the health benefits of physical fitness along with conditioning programs specific to trail running.
Since establishing Alta Health and Performance Solutions in 2012 the company has expanded to provide metabolic and cardiorespiratory testing to serve athletes and coaches in developing high performance endurance training programs.