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 a Russian Kettlebell Instructor, Level 2 Instructor (RKC2), 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 Level 2 Instructor 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.

Kevin Perrone, Kettlebell / Z-Health Instructor

Kevin has been involved in training for over 6 years. He earned a B.S. in health and exercise science from Wake Forest University and has done graduate level work at University of Massachusetts-Amherst and UNC-Chapel Hill. He holds a Health/Fitness Specialist certification from the American College of Sports Medicine. Additionally he is a Level 2 RKC, Battling Ropes Level 1 instructor, Level 4 Z-health trainer, Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist (NC #8991) and is Active Release Techniques upper extremity certified. Before joining Rapid Results he worked in a cardiac rehabilitation program, taught gymnastics and motor skills to preschoolers, and worked in corporate wellness centers. Using his diverse background, he specializes in finding solutions for performance and pain relief.

Kevin works with a wide range age groups as well as people with varying conditions such as cardiovascular, neurological, and orthopedic concerns, as well as individuals with other special needs. Whether you want to be able to walk up stairs without experiencing pain or working to set a new state record, he’s helped others and he will help you.

When he’s not working or in class, Kevin spends his time climbing, working on grip strength feats, making sculptures, or is out with his dog.

Christy Rutan, Yoga Instructor

Christy was initially drawn to yoga because of the way it made her body feel. It was that simple. Having been involved in dance from a young age, yoga was a natural transition for her as an adult. The more classes she took, the more she felt there might be something more. In 2008, she stumbled upon a free class at a local Power Yoga studio. The exhilarating whole-body experience of Power Vinyasa Yoga was exactly what she had not known she was missing.

Soon thereafter, Christy realized her desire to share this experience with others and enrolled in a Yoga Alliance 200-hour teacher certification program. She has trained with various master teachers, including Baron Baptiste, Ana Forrest and John Friend.

Christy’s yoga journey has been a great transformation—physically, mentally and spiritually (in spite of her best efforts to the contrary). Although yoga has not helped her survive a great tragedy or overcome an addiction, it has drastically changed her worldview and the way she walks through everyday life. She firmly believes that this is what it’s all about . . . radiating a little more joy, offering a bit more kindness and striving to be a little less reactive in everything you do.

Christy, her boyfriend, Ryan, and their dog, Oliver, are proud to call Durham home. In addition to yoga, Christy’s interests and activities include traveling (near and far), exploring the great outdoors (to a reasonable extent) and experimenting in the kitchen. She is an active member of the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties and volunteers with Caring House. In her spare time, she works at the North Carolina Business Court in Raleigh.

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

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. 

Geoff Neupert, Co-Founder

Geoff Neupert has been in the fitness profession for over 15 years. During that time frame he has worked as a personal trainer, a NCAA Division 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach at Rutgers University, and been the owner/co-owner of three successful Personal Training businesses.

Geoff is also a Senior Russian Kettlebell Challenge (Sr. RKC) Instructor, one of nine in the world, who teaches other fitness professionals how to correctly use and instruct others the correct use of the Kettlebell, at the world's leading kettlebell instructor certification, the Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC). Geoff is also one of eight individuals who are members of the prestigious Beast Tamer Hall of Fame. Go to http://www.dragondoor.com/beastchallenge.html to see more.