“It is an honor to help individuals move intelligently!  I love working with clients to help them discover healthy and balanced movement in their bodies - while having fun and challenging themselves - whether training for competition or restoring their health."

- K. Veltkamp

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Kristen holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of California, Davis in 1994 and her Master of Science and Physical Therapy degrees from Duke University in 1996.

Kristen has over 25 years of clinical experience in neuromuscular rehabilitation, sports specific performance and women’s health.  She saw the tremendous value in the Pilates method of teaching both healthy clients and patients with varying levels of injury/illness and has been teaching Pilates in studios and rehabilitation settings across the country since 1998.  Kristen is the Founder of Integrated Balance Education® and the IB Pilates® Teacher Training program.  which is how she met Kathy & Pamela over 20 years ago.  The IB Pilates® program is committed to providing instructors with an education that emphasizes critical thinking and integrates the original work of Joseph Pilates with current research in the movement.

Kristen currently lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband and two sons.  She teaches private lessons, integrated PT/Pilates sessions and small group classes at Absolutely Pilates.