About

Meet Kristie and Michelle, identical twins, who have created a professional private personal training studio with over 24 years of combined experience in Nutrition and Personal Training. After the Twins graduated from Kansas State University with dual degrees in Nutrition and Exercise Science, they pursued personal training with an emphasis on nutritional counseling. Kristie and Michelle followed their dreams and opened their own personal training studio, “TwinFitness”, in 2003. With just the two of them and 25 clients, the Twins put their heads together and came up with a plan to be the most successful private personal training studio in the KC area. They accomplished this with a "customer’s always first philosophy", creative marketing, hard team work, and a lot of dedication.

The success of TwinFitness has allowed the Twins to double the size of the original 2003 studio, adding three highly qualified trainersworking with over 200 clients. Their achievements have won them appearances on local and national TV commercials, sports talk shows, fitness modeling, autograph signing, instructing Professional Fitness Institute students at a Las Vegas boot camp. In addition, McGraw Hill asked them to contribute to a PFI training book. The Twins have also had several photo shoots with Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines.


About the Twins

  • 24 years of combined experience in Personal Training and Nutritional Counseling
  • Dual Bachelor Degrees in Nutrition and Exercise Science
  • ACE Certified Personal Trainers, 1997
  • ACE Certified Group Exercise Instructors, 1997
  • Group Exercise Director for 5 years
  • Personalized Nutritional Programming, 1997
  • Specialized Training for Fitness, Figure and Bikini Competitors

The Twins Professional Accomplishments

  • Two time National level competitor, Bikini 2009 top 5
  • Muscle Mayhem Bikini competitor – 2nd Place
  • Multiple articles for Kansas City Fitness Magazine, 2009-2010
  • Appearance in Oxygen Magazine, 2009 and 2010
  • Train national level competitors in Bikini and Figure
  • Achieved 6 pro cards for Bikini and Figure competitors
  • Olathe Marathon 5K, 2009 -1st Place
  • KC relay Marathon, 2009- 6th Place
  • KC relay Marathon, 2008-1st Place
  • Professional Fitness Institute (PFI) Guest Educator, 2007- present
  • Penned a book for McGraw Hill Publishing Company, 2007
  • Jan Tana spokes models, 2001-present
  • Arnold Classic tanning team for the pros, 2001-present
  • Jr. National Top 15 Figure Competitor, 2004
  • Pilot for TV show, 2004
  • Excalibur Figure Championships, 2003-5th Place
  • Excalibur Figure Championships, 2003-3rd Place
  • Photo shoot and articles for Flex Magazine, 2003
  • Television and radio commercials

Trainer Bios

  • Kendra Harbaugh
    Education:
    Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Kansas State University

    Experience:
    - 6 years personal training
    - 4 years group exercise

    Certifications:
    - National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA Certified)
    - Pilates Instructor Certification (Mat and Reformer)
    - CPR, AED, and First Aid

    Figure, Fitness, and Bikini Competitions:
    - 3rd place Rocky Mountain Classic, 2009
    - 15th in D Class NPC Nationals in Las Vegas, 2009
    - 4th Place Muscle Mayhem, 2009
    - 3rd Place Southern States Classic, 2005
    - 4th Place National Triple A Fitness & Aerobics, 2002
    - 1st Place Triple A Fitness & Aerobics, 2002
    - 3rd place Rocky Mountain Classic, 2009

  • Angie Killion

    Angie received a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from Kansas State University. After working as a Design Manager in the architecture field for several years, she accepted a position with Michelle and Kristie at TwinFitness. Angie has worked out with us since we opened our doors and has a background in athletics and coaching. Architecture’s loss was Twin Fitness’ gain as Angie is now employed as our Office Manager keeping everything (and everybody!) in line behind the scenes. In addition to training groups and individuals, Angie is also a member of our Elite Coaching Team and trains competitors with workouts and posing. She enjoys working with all types of clients and understands that everyone may have a specific goal in mind when it comes to training, whether it is to lose fat, gain muscle strength, balance and endurance or just to improve overall health.


    Experience:
    - 2 years personal training
    - 4 years basketball and softball coaching

    Certifications:
    - American Council on Exercise (ACE Certified Personal Trainer)
    - American Heart Association CPR/AED

  • Abbey Snell

    Abbey has a strong background in personal training and working with college athletes on form, speed and agility. With a focus on strength, conditioning and cardiovascular fitness, she also enjoys training groups and classes paying close attention to form, posture and quality of exercise. Abbey takes great pride in helping you set and attain your goals. In addition, Abbey brings a new dimension to Twin Fitness with her background as a LesMills Certified Body Jam Instructor.

    Education:
    Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas

    Experience:
    - 2 years personal training
    - 1 year group exercise

    Certifications:
    - American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM Certified)
    - Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA Group Fitness Instructor)
    - LesMills Certified Body Jam Instructor - American Heart Association CPR/AED


  • Beth White

    Education:
    Dual Bachelor Degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science from Kansas State University

    Experience:
    - 4 years personal training

    Certifications:
    - National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM certified)
    - National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA Certified)
    - CPR, AED, and First Aid

    Figure, Fitness, and Bikini Competitions:
    - IFBB Professional Bikini
    - 1st place and Overall Bikini Division- ABA Land of Oz Classic, 2009
    - 9th place Bikini Division- NPC Rocky Mountain Classic, 2009
    - 1st place and Overall Bikini Division, 2010
    - 1st place Figure, short class- ABA Kansas City Classic, 2010
    - 1st place and Overall Bikini Division- NPC Muscle Mayhem, 2010
    - 1st place NPC Junior Nationals Chicago, 2010