By: Lynzee Mychael, Digital Writer Intern
John “JC” Jones has been in the fitness industry in one capacity or another for the last 45 years. Building a career based on intense motivation and invaluable knowledge, Jones has a reputation for extreme transformations and reversed medical diagnoses. By merging mental discipline with bootcamp style workouts, members receive a total change in overall health, restraint and nutritional intake. Jones brings his personal training expertise and experience into a class setting creating comradery and support amongst members.
In 2010 the JC Jones Bootcamp, which started as personal training sessions within third party gyms, moved to its own brick and mortar. Having a location gave a centralized setting for members to come, focus, support and transform. After seeing a disproportionately small number of gyms and healthy food options within the predominantly Black areas in the city, he decided to help those in his community start and maintain their fitness and wellness journeys.
“What we are doing is important and we’re in the hood because we don’t get this. All around us in coney island, fast food restaurants and liquor stores. Everywhere. We are being fed garbage that is readily available and cheap. Processed food is cheap. They are not trying to educate us. We fill up hospitals, we take all the medications and we fill up funeral homes.”
The JC Jones model is to promote full mind and body transformations by influencing healthy decisions with education, inspiration and motivation. Jones, who said he has an anointing to teach, has never had a problem with sharing his knowledge about physical ability and life lessons. A father, grandfather, owner, teacher and natural motivator, Jones has always had a passion for changing lives. The unique approach to the JC Jones experience is the incorporation of mental support along with workouts and diet modifications.
“We are not trying to transform bodies. We’re trying to transform minds. When the mind changes, the body changes as evidence of what’s happening on the inside,” said Jones.
Jones had his own transformation which sparked his fitness journey 20 plus years ago. After getting up to 300 pounds he decided he was ready for a change. When he learned about the health complications he was developing it motivated him to take better care of himself. “My doctor told me I was borderline diabetic, needed blood pressure medicine and my cholesterol was high. I did not want to take medications. That’s what motivated me to push for results and within 3 months, I lost 65 pounds.”
The raw and real attitude of JC Jones Bootcamp has built a reputation that is respected and appreciated in the community. New fans and admirers follow its social media accounts to get a glimpse of the work that’s being done, taking notes and getting motivated in the process. Jones said there is no greater gratification than helping pull people from a dark place into a better headspace and physical space so that they can also be a blessing to others with their testimony and results.
“Life is about impact. We are here to impact other people. Your whole being here is not just for you to survive and outbreathe the next person. Your whole being here is to do what you were designed to do, which was to be productive in life; to multiply causing others to become productive around you; to replenish and add something to wherever you go. Bring your life into submission of your purpose and mission.”
After years of hard work and dedication to the mission of JC Jones Bootcamp, the transformation expert and change enthusiast is taking his message and motivation national, helping inspire not just here in the U.S., but more recently Dubai and coming soon the UK. After being invited to guest host on “The Spiritual Injection” podcast, which brought him national exposure, he was brought back for a second time due to the response from the public. The response was positive and now he has been invited to London to host a spiritual bootcamp later this year.
“Seize this day and do with this day what you need to do. Be intentional in all that you do. Failure may be accidental, but success is deliberate”.
JC Jones Bootcamp continues to introduce change while motivating people to take control of their life and their future. If you are ready for a change JC Jones Bootcamp is located at 6 Mile near Southfield freeway. New members are encouraged to stop by for a class and take that first step towards change. To keep up with progress, specials, and see motivational posts check out @jcjones_bootcamp on Instagram.