About the Owners

Mike Krauchak, CPT

Originally from small town Butler, Pennsylvania, Mike moved to the Portland area in 2015 after graduating from Slippery Rock University with a Bachelor’s in Marketing. This wasn’t before taking that summer to take two months off of work to drive 8,000 miles all around the country to determine where he wanted to live. Mike enjoys road trips, seeing new places, and nature. He enjoys big cities just as much as a drive through the countryside. Deep, meaningful friendships, connections, and conversations are of the utmost importance to him!

Since he was in high school, Mike had been wanting to own his own business, more specifically a gym, and the want for that has not changed over time—only grown. He has a passion for fitness and is working out at least 5 times per week. Mike lives a plant-based, drug free diet (yes, including no caffeine), and tries to take very good care of his nutrition, physical fitness, and health. He loves to share this knowledge, advice, and experience with others; this want to help people, especially in the fitness industry, is his drive!

Eddie Camargo, CPT

Eddie moved to the US in 2019 after living his whole life in Mexico. Growing up in a small town in beautiful Michoacan, he cares a lot about family values and hard work ethic. When he moved to Oregon, he started his career in construction, working and driving to jobs sometimes from 5am to late in the evening, all the while studying to become a fitness instructor, and to become certified in nutrition, since it has always been a passion for him in his life. In 2022, these two certifications and dreams became a reality, and now while doing construction during the day, trains clients during the evening here at Balance Fitness.

He loves it in Oregon, because he enjoys nature, hiking, and road trips by the mountains and the beach. Like Mike, he is a very spiritual person and enjoys connecting with others and the earth.

Eddie joined the team here, and Mike’s life, in 2020, has been helping to manage the gym ever since then. Now as part owner and certified personal trainer, he brings his good energy and bilingual skills to help with the wonderful Latin community of Hillsboro. Both are proud to share the wonderful gym community that is Balance Fitness with Hillsboro, and glad to be known in the community for its friendly atmosphere and environment!