A devastating medical event 7 years ago ensured that the road back to health, fitness and well-being would be long and arduous. Having all but given up pushing the immense boulder up the steep hill I wandered into DKB sick and tired of being sick and tired. My entry was Boot Camp. But Keira’s keen eye, expertise and training knew that I needed more. With individual sessions tailor fit to my needs and schedule, she slowly helped me build strength, perspective and confidence again. Integrated, well-rounded, and holistic - Keira delivers on both the transformation and community that she promises.

Keira and DKB Fitness are UNBELIEVABLE! I was always athletic growing up and have tried several different workouts over the years, but since meeting Keira and joining DKB my body has changed and tightened up in areas I didn't know were possible. Keira is an amazing trainer and motivator, and I've actually grown to love her grueling workouts! She is incredibly knowledgeable about the human body, and a big stickler for correct form to help steer clear of injuries and maximize a full body workout. I feel SO blessed to have Keira in my life, and can honestly say I'm addicted to kettlebell!!

Many changes have occurred in my body since joining DKB. At an average attendance of 2 classes per week (lucky if I can make 3!) I have noticed changes in a leg that had been shattered in a riding accident a few years ago. Increased muscle definition – I had given up on it looking anywhere near the other (normal) leg. Increased extension – my norm is hyper flexion 7% - it now appears at least “straight”, whereas I could not truly straighten it at any time after the accident. Flexion has increased as well – I can now sit in a “yogi” position with soles of feet together, whereas previously the compromised leg could not be flexed inward to meet the normal leg. I hope you get the picture! Also, in the right light (LOL), I can see a six-pack!

Having had a professional career as a dancer/choreographer spanning 25 years, I can say that I have obtained visible/measurable results from DKB in a shorter period of time than with any other training method.

Sheila Nixon

Keira was my Team Leader at RKC Chicago this past September. I have nothing but the highest regards for her leadership and skills. Keira has a sharp eye and is an excellent instructor. She personally guided me through my specific issues and helped me correct those in order to pass. I am eternally grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her for those three days. She is a model of the principles the RKC stands for.

Training with Keira at DKB has tranfsormed my life. My partner and I signed up for a bootcamp in January 2011 after a series of failed attempts to get fit through other exercise programs. I had heard about Keira and her kettlebells through quite a few people and decided that if it worked for them I'd give it a shot. The bootcamp was at 5:30am and gruelling but the energy was high and the trainers supportive. My goal for the bootcamp was to lose 10 pounds, gain more energy, and win some controll of my sugar addicted mood swings. The bootcamp provided those things, and showed me, through keira and her trainers, that a level of health and fitness i associated with professional athletes was accessable go me.

Keira has created a space that is friendly and supportive, a place where I always felt challenged to work harder and reach higher but in a way that made me feel good and strong and well loved. As a martial artist I have sustained many injuries through careless movement, and among the things I so appreciate about DKB is that Keira is rabid about form. She knows how important proper movement is and trains her students and instructors to pay attention to form at every moment.

I have become excited about health in a new way training with Keira and her team. Dkb's emphasis is not getting obsessively skinny but on getting strong, and learning to use your body like a high performance machine. This is the training that each of us gets at DKB, real personal training lead by people who love what they do.

Keira, Mark and their team at DKB have created something powerful. I have not only seen improvements in my martial arts training, but am learning about the neuropsychology and exercise, diet and longevity. So inspired by my experience at DKB, I have earned my HKC and am training towards my RKC in hopes of helping others make similar transformations in their lives. Thank you Keira!

This has been on my to do list for some time. In September I had the pleasure of being Keira's assistant at RKC Chicago, then observe her train at the recent body weight workshop. Keira impressed me with her patience, knowledge, ability to teach, strength, as well as her upbeat/fun demeanor. If I have one issue with Keira, it's she lives too far away to train with regularly.

DKB Fitness is unlike anywhere else I have worked out; it’s a remarkable place. In a sense, Keira deconstructed and demystified everything I have ever learned about fitness and nutrition. With so many trendy fitness places in Santa Fe, I was thrilled to find a place that wasn’t creepy or gimmicky. Working so intensely affected me much further than my classes at the gym. Through a 12-week boot camp and other classes, I realized a broad sense of improving the quality of my life. Plus, the welcoming atmosphere of DKB set aside any fears or intimidation of a class environment. The most remarkable thing is that I became less concerned with an end product or weight loss goal. It has truly become part of who I am.

My wife convinced me to try DKB Fitness after I saw the great results she had achieved for herself. I participated in Boot Camp which was perfectly tailored for learning proper kettlebell form without over doing the workouts in the beginning. It was still the hardest thing I have done in years. Then I went on to join the Advocare challenge which help me set my goals and good eating habits. I actually found cutting out certain vices not as difficult as I thought and I have not looked back after 5 months and 50 pounds weight loss. I have never been so tone in my life and am enjoying the benefits of being fit from running to mountain biking - it all comes much easier now. I was not prepared for the added expense of buying new clothes as my shirts have gone from XL to L and my pants from 36 to 30! Keira and her team are excellent skilled motivational trainers and while the workouts are never easy, the are completely effective when combined with a proper diet at reshaping what I thought was not possible.

Marc

In 2009 I took my first class with Keira. I was unbelievably impressed with her astute ability to take 20 of us newbie’s through a whole new world of exercise. Her concern for our safety as we learned these new skills was extremely important to Keira, as well as making it a fun experience. She is an excellent teacher, encouraging us all to reach our goals and to feel deeply empowered as we commit to a life of excellent health.

I most recently completed a twelve-week boot camp and a six-week extreme fitness class with Keira. As a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, a mother, a director of a healing center and the founder of a nonprofit organization, I have an exciting yet very demanding life and schedule. As a result of working with Keira, I am able to manage the dynamic demands of my life with much grace and ease. At the age of 46, I am happy to say, I feel stronger inside and out than ever before. It is wonderful to feel this way and fun to share these benefits with everyone else in the class. We have shed pounds, inches and fears while gaining overall wellness, friendships and personal awareness.

I feel strongly that Keira and DKB Fitness is a blessing for Santa Fe; where she has created an excellent class structure and a supportive community. We all have not only gained core fitness but also the courage to go beyond our comfort zone, and to apply these new strengths into our personal and professional lives.

A friend of mine first told me about DKB a few years ago and suggested that we join. I checked out the website and thought I would never be able to do kettlebell. Although I have always been athletic, I suffer from chronic joint pain in my hands and wrists. A few years passed and the undiagnosed joint pain remained along with my sluggish metabolism and extra pounds. I checked out the DKB website again and learned that Keira was also a Feldenkrais practioner which told me she knew a lot about body mechanics, alignment, and would not let me hurt myself. I picked up the phone and called Keira. I told her about my joint pain and asked if her if she thought I could do kettlebell. She explained to me that many DKB members suffer from various injuries and that I could do modifications. She encouraged me to attend a skills training class to see if I liked it and judge for myself. Well, I loved it! I joined the 12-week DKB Bootcamp the following week.

Kettlebell is different from anything I have ever done – I’ve played sports, I’ve danced, I swim, I’ve completed a half marathon and a triathlon. Keira and her team of trainers at DKB offer the best total body workout anywhere. Keira is very attentive to each member -- she knows us each personally and knows our strengths and weaknesses.

Keira has helped me to stay focused and to work through my physical limitations and to get what I need out of each class. Because of my joint condition, I can’t engage in high impact activity and I can’t use heavy weights, but she has helped me learn how to keep my heart rate up and keep moving throughout class. Keira is definitely the best trainer I’ve ever had the pleasure to know and work with.

Kettlebell has made me stronger and more confident than ever. I have now lost 23 pounds in six months and, even though my joint pain is here to stay, I am feeling happier in my body than I have in years! Thank you, Keira!