ABOUT US
OUR MISSION & VISION
Our mission is to Train Champions for Life!
We focus on engaging, encouraging, and empowering athletes to lead enlightened and inspiring lives full of peace, purpose, and power.
VISION
Blaze is the leading family of faith-based sports & fitness professionals who change the world one athlete at a time by training champions for life. Through our state of the art facility, training, gear, and competitive and recruitment services, Blaze transforms motivated athletes into inspiring, life-long champions who are the best leaders they can be while giving back to their communities.
Blaze is an organization that creates a positive environment built on high standards of excellence and a grounded set of values.
OUR CORE VALUES
CARING HEART - PRIORITIZING INTEGRITY - COMMUNICATING INTENTIONALLY - ENCOURAGING TEAMWORK - CHOOSING JOY - INSPIRING LEADERS - PURSUING EXCELLENCE
"Therefore I Remind You To Keep Ablaze The Gift of God That Is In You, through the laying on of my hands, for God Has Not Given Us a Spirit of Fearfulness, But One of Power, Love and a Sound Mind."
-2 Timothy 1:6-7
OUR HISTORY
Enspire365, doing business as Blaze, was founded on the ideal that given the right opportunities and support, athletes, whether novice or elite, could become champions in their sport and in life. Blaze is determined to change the landscape of athletics, and use sports as a platform to ignite its members' passion and use it to improve the functional skills, health, and longevity of people in every socioeconomic class and race. Enspire365 will use the best in technology, functional training, and psychological tools to improve the mental, physical, social, and professional livelihoods of its athletes, and use it as a means to positively impact communities.
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OUR LEADER
Lisa Van Wyk is our visionary. In the summer of 2013, she founded Blaze with a heartfelt desire in mind: to see others reach their maximum potential by living for God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength (Mark 12:30). As the sole owner of Blaze, her vision is to change the world one athlete at a time by training champions for life.
Blaze is a 100% Female Minority Owned business
Named Top 100 Wisconsin Athletes
25+ years of coaching experience
1991-1992
Basketball - Big East Conference Champ; NCAA Sweet 16 Tournament Qualifier
1993-1997
Track & Field - 16x All American; 2x National Champion; Hall of Fame
OUR HOME
Blaze Sports & Fitness is a beautiful 40,000 square foot state of the art facility with 28,000 square feet of professional grade hardwood basketball and volleyball courts and 5,000 square feet for adult and youth fitness. The facility has three distinct areas - our Performance Center, Training Center and Fitness Center. We also have a Skills Lab and additional space for offices, meeting rooms, locker rooms and personal training.
Our Performance Center features:
- 2 high school-sized basketball courts / 4 volleyball courts
- 1 collegiate-sized basketball court
Our Training Center features:
- 1 high school-sized basketball court / 1 volleyball court
- 1 private "Skills Lab" basketball hoop
Our Fitness Center features:
- Cardio equipment (elliptical, stationary bikes, treadmills, row machines)
- Free weights and weight machines
Blaze Sports & Fitness is located at 230 S. McCarthy Rd. in Appleton, WI, which is conveniently located off of Highway 41 at the College Ave exit between the Fox River Mall and Appleton International Airport.
