About the instructors

Dedicated to...well, seeing you hurt...

BASIC TRAINING instructors have years of experience in exercise and fitness instruction. Using innovative motivational techniques and professionally designed programs, your instructors will continually push you beyond your comfort zone -- and let you enjoy it!

Rod Clayton

Rod Clayton studied Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and now owns CyberScribe Web Solutions, a web development company in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

He received his Personal Trainer Certification from the American Council on Exercise in 1992. He formerly served as the Fitness Director at Ronny Barnes Fitness Training Center in Greensboro, NC, and as director of The Training Firm, a personal training group also located in Greensboro.

Kari Wilkinson

Kari has 15 years under her belt as a competitive age group runner, 5 years as a triathlete, and 3 years in natural bodybuilding.

Kari has been an AFFA certified personal trainer for 6 years and holds a current USA cycling expert coach and club coach license. She is also a USAT level one triathlon coach and a Schwinn cycling coach.

In her real job of 20 years, Kari is a chemistry and AP environmental science teacher with the Chapel Hill/ Carrboro City Schools. She is also the advisor for the cycling/triathlon club and implements a faculty wellness/fitness program at the high school.

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook, our most famous local elementary school physical eduction teacher, is a veteran BASIC TRAINING graduate and instructor. He fell in love with BASIC TRAINING over five years ago and has had students trembling ever since.

Russell used his BASIC TRAINING experience as a springboard into the grueling sport of triathlon - he placed 2nd in his age group in the 2005 North Carolina Triathlon Series and is looking forward to competing at the Boston Marathon and Ironman Lake Placid in 2006.

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