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With each new episode of The Bachelor [1], more and more ladies are starting to stand out from the crowd. Though she's been eliminated by now, we couldn't help noticing Krystal Nielson [2] for, well, upsetting some of the ladies in the house for taking more of her fair share of Arie Luyendyk Jr [3].'s time. But it's no wonder that the 29-year-old is competitive — she's a fitness coach! Nielson even said in her ABC bio [4] that one of her biggest fears is unused potential, so she tried her best to capture the leading man's heart.
Here's what you need to know about the blonde bombshell — and that's Coach Krystal to you.
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- She left her journalism career and found her passion. After graduating from Boise State University, she worked [6] as On-Air Talent on 103.3 KISS FM and also had other radio gigs. But she decided to leave that career and found [7] her purpose as a health and fitness coach.
- She's from Missoula, MT, but now lives in San Diego, CA. This girl traded in all that wide-open space for a life by the beach, but she seems to still love the snow [8] when she goes home!
- She works at a gym you've probably heard of. It looks like Nielson stays busy at Orangetheory Fitness! According to her profile [9], she is an NASM-certified personal trainer, NASM MMA conditioning specialist, yoga sculpt instructor, ambassador for Yoga 4 Homeless, and sponsored athlete.
- She's a crazy dog mom and totally embraces it. Anyone who treats their dog like a human [10] is A-OK in our book! Nielson has two pups [11] — Wayne and Chucky — who seem to love the beach as much as she does.
- She's rocked the stage in a bikini competition. And in her first competition, she took second place [12] in Open Bikini and qualified for nationals. Yeah, she can train us any day!