Bethany Nelson, at the age of 28 decided to become a Fitness and Figure competitor because of her love for hip-hop dance and performing. She loves to create her own choreography with her signature flirty, strong and powerful style.
After discovering she had a severe gluten allergy in 2010, Bethany quickly adapted to a new healthy lifestyle of eating clean and feeling fit for the first time in her life. In just the 15 months she has lost more than 20 pounds and cut her body fat in half!
In May 2011, Bethany entered her first competition and stunned the crowd with her fast-paced, energizing Fitness routine. She won 2nd place in Fitness and surprised herself by becoming the Mr and Mrs Natural MN Figure Beginner Overall Champion. She then decided to strut her stuff at Fitness America in November 2011. There in Vegas, Bethany placed 6th in Open Figure Short and won over the audience with her heart-pumping Beyonce Fitness routine. Her goal was to make it into the Top 10 AND she did! She finished with an impressive 8th place out of 35 competitors for her first time in the Open Fitness Class. Bethanyââ¬â¢s fitness journey has given her a new life as a trainer, model and fitness coach. She also stays busy as a production manager for a commercial advertising photographer and has a blast working on both sides of the camera! Friends and fans call her ââ¬ÅPeanutââ¬ï¿½ for her compact, strong and petite frame at only 5 foot 1 inch. In 2012, Bethany created her TEAM PEANUT FITNESS brand for coaching services and also designed artwork for ââ¬ÅTeam Peanut Apparelââ¬ï¿½. She loves making flirty fitness looks for all of the ââ¬Ågym bunniesââ¬ï¿½ out there!
After getting a taste of Fitness America in Vegas, Bethany set her eyes on Fitness Universe in Miami. In June 2012, she made it one step closer to the TOP 5 with 7th place in in the Open Fitness class. She also became the Figure Universe Short Champion and won one of the very first Figure PRO cards to be handed out by the Fitness Universe federation. Last November, she gave it her all in Fitness division with a new fierce Rihanna routine at Fitness America in Vegas. She finally made her name known in the TOP 5 with 5th place and her Fitness PRO card! It has been an absolute dream come true to become the only Figure AND Fitness Universe PRO in her second year competing!
She dove right into her third year of training with coaching at fitness camps and a Guest Performance at the Fitness New Mexico Championships in June. At Fitness Universe, Bethany proved she was a force to be reckoned with as she placed 6th in both Pro divisions in Figure and Fitness. She only wants more!
With 20 years of self-training in dance and her physical transformation Bethany finally feels like an athlete and the ââ¬Åreal dancerââ¬ï¿½ that she always wanted to be. She loves what fitness has done for her body, mind and soul. Her favorite exercise formats are Dance Fitness, Strength Training, and Yoga. Bethany aspires to be a proud example and an approachable resource for how to live a healthy and happy lifestyle, especially to our younger generations.