Kevin, training with you has really been a great thing for my daughter. This past weekend she was able to get up on the surfboard without a helper for the first time. She also had no problem providing ...
Elisabeth Wiener from Durham, NC
Betsy Collie, Owner, Co-Founder, Head Kettlebell Instructor
Betsy Collie has been in the fitness profession for 20 years, specializing in group exercise and fitness and dance. She has spent her entire life moving--starting dance at the age of 3 years old! She has had extensive formal dance training over the last 20+ years including ballet, jazz, modern dance, hip-hop, and gymnastics. She received a scholarship to and attended the very prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts for Dance in Winston-Salem, NC and was also chosen to attend the exclusive Governor's School of North Carolina for Dance.
Betsy’s professional background is evident in her graceful, elegant, and fluid movement. She has instructed and choreographed dance and movement for everyone from pre-schoolers to debutantes, to collegiate dancers. She has taught group fitness classes to all populations from the early days of aerobics and step through the current trends of Pilates, Bosu, Cardio Box, and Muscle Pump. Betsy has done it all and concluded that kettlebell training provides THE BEST fitness solution for all populations.
Betsy is currently certified as an RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge) Team Leader, through Z-Health Level 1 Certified trainer, Battling Ropes Level II Coach and through the American Fitness and Aerobics Association (AFAA) to teach Group Fitness, Pilates, and Personal Training.
As an RKC Team Leader she has trained all walks of life from housewife to grandfather and everything in between. In addition she instructs at the national RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge) certification courses that are taught throughout the year in various states. Just recently, she was appointed by Pavel Tsatsouline along with 9 other instructors to train the Navy SEALS in Kettlebell training.
Undoubtedly the most unique thing about Betsy’s background is that she was a professional cheerleader for professional football’s World League.
Betsy is also a national figure competitor having competed in the NPA and NPC federations. She placed 2nd in the NPA Figure Competition in July 2008.
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Naina Bhasin, PhD, Kettlebell Instructor
Naina discovered kettlebells in 2005 and she has been hooked ever since. Unlike many fitness instructors, Naina’s comfort with physical fitness did not begin until her late twenties. She began her journey by following along with fitness videos in her living room and gradually built up the confidence to join a gym, where she learned how to use the weight machines and participated in some fitness classes. She soon graduated to using free weights. After swinging the kettlebell for about 30 seconds, she knew she had stumbled across something unique and powerful. Very quickly, the blend of resistance and cardio training provided by the kettlebell resulted in major gains in functional strength. No longer did she have to ask for help getting her luggage into an airplane overhead compartment! In addition, the confidence that that training provided empowered her to try new activities that she had only dreamed of like rock climbing, kayaking and snowboarding. By 2006, Naina had traded in her traditional gym workouts for kettlebell training and was inspired to work toward obtaining the RKC certification.
Naina earned her RKC Level 1 certification in Spring 2007 and was recently invited to assist at the national certification course. She works full-time in a non-fitness related environment and is uniquely qualified to teach as she has personally experienced the transformative power of kettlebells on the “50-hour plus work week body.”
Bonnie Boone, Kettlebell Instructor
Bonnie Boone joins the Rapid Results Fitness family from a background in Dance, Gymnastics and Fitness. Bonnie received her BFA in Dance from East Carolina University. She began a twenty-five year career of teaching all facets of Dance to students of all ages. Bonnie owned and operated The Studio, Dance and Gymnastics Center and Bull City Gymnastics before giving it all up to concentrate on her three children and husband Nick.
Bonnie has always been involved in fitness, teaching aerobics, water aerobics or participating in sports. She participated in her first Kettlbell class at RRF in early 2007. It only took one session for her to appreciate the work out. Bonnie continued training with kettlebells, quickly realizing that it truly is the most time efficient, results oriented workout available. Setting the goal to attend the national RKC1 certification in September 2009, Bonnie is thrilled with her accomplishment and excited to be a part of Rapid Results Fitness as a trainer.
Bonnie is a lifelong resident of Durham and enjoys playing tennis, working in the yard and hanging out with her family.
Lionel M. Nelson, DMD, RKC I
Dr. Lionel Nelson began using kettlebells as a member of Rapid Results Fitness in 2008. After increases in muscle mass, strength, mobility, flexibility and overall fitness, he decided to become certified as an instructor. He was certified as an RKC instructor in April of 2010. Lionel received has BA in Chemistry from Miami University (OH) and his DMD from Temple University School of Dentistry. As a full-time practicing dentist, Lionel understands the value of consistent core strength and mobility. Kettlebell training has allowed him to minimize the adverse effects of chairside dentistry on his spine, neck and back.
Lionel is a married father of three sons and one puppy who resides in Durham, North Carolina. In addition to kettlebell training, Lionel plays basketball, cycles, jogs, plays flag football and has participated in three triathlons. Lionel’s enthusiasm for fitness and activity spill out into his training sessions where he focuses on teaching proper form and technique to get the absolute best out of each repetition and every single class session.
Outside of fitness, Lionel enjoys traveling, music, fishing and reading. Lionel operates dental offices in Durham, NC and Asheboro, NC. He also is the offensive and defensive line coach for his son’s youth football team, The Durham Firebirds.
David Helwig, RKC Instructor
David has been training with kettlebells since taking his first Jump Start class at Rapid Results Fitness in 2007. He was immediately fascinated by the pure simplicity of the kettlebell and the natural feeling of movement with the bell. He progressed quickly, developing a love for working towards perfect form and experiencing a newfound awareness of his body and its abilities. Interested in conquering the challenges of the RKC program, David went for, and received, his RKC Level 1 certification in April of 2010.
David has an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. After graduating, he joined a computer software company in The Triangle. He continues working at this company as a technical support analyst.
Prior to discovering kettlebells, David enjoyed finessing cars around race tracks. Most of his driving has been at eastern tracks such as Sebring International Raceway, Road Atlanta, Virginia International Raceway, and Summit Point Motorsports Park. He finished first in his class in the North Carolina Autocross Championship in the early 90’s, then directed his focus to instructing teens and adults in car control and accident avoidance and in high speed performance driving.
David understands the importance of the quality of movement. Training with kettlebells, like racing, is more about developing the skill rather than the complexity, size, or horsepower of the equipment.
Jennie Brown, RKC I Instructor
Jennie has been a part of the Rapid Results Fitness family since July 2009. She completed the Russian Kettlebell Certification in April 2011 and happily joins the Rapid Results instructor team. Jennie received her BA from The University of Richmond. Her career was in the pharmaceutical industry but Jennie has taught various group fitness classes since college.
Jennie currently stays at home with her three children. “I have always been involved in some form of fitness. However, I have never participated in a fitness form as time efficient as Kettlebell training. This is the ideal workout for a busy mom that wants both strength and cardio conditioning; achieved in a time efficient manner. What makes the Kettlebell instruction at Rapid Results Fitness so unique is the focused attention you receive from the instructors. The environment is much more of a personal training situation which ensures proper form, safety and results in each workout.”
Jennie looks forward to assisting other clients in developing their full body awareness and potential with Kettlebell training; both in a personal training setting and the class setting.
Jennie is married and loves spending time with her family. She was born in Durham and has lived here since 2000. Jennie’s first fitness choice is Kettlebell training but she spends all the time she can outdoors.
