Michelle Jones has been a certified group exercise instructor and personal trainer since 1998. She left the corporate life to make health and fitness her career and it's the best choice she could of made. Michelle worked for the Warren Family YMCA in Warren, Michigan before they closed their doors in April of 2009. She was the Health and Fitness Coordinator, Group Exercise Instructor and headed the personal training department along with being one of the YMCA's Master Personal Trainers. She now teaches kickboxing on her own and a few other classes at local area gyms. Along with training fitness professionals as a Fitness Workshop Presenter through Sassy Workshops, Michelle also certifies new and upcoming personal trainers through World Instructor Training Schools (W.I.T.S.).
Michelle holds certifications in AFAA Group Exercise, AFAA Step, AFAA KickBoxing, AFAA Personal Trainer, Turbo Kick, KickFit kickboxing, Reebok Studio Cycling, Reebok Coreboard, Reebok Flexible Strength (Yoga), Principles of YMCA Health & Fitness, YMCA Foundations of Group Exercise, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Fitour Group Cycling, Drums Alive, and Prenatal Exercise. She has trained with some of the fitness industry's best instructors in New York City through ECA an international Association for Fitness Professionals.
Michelle has a passion for fitness and can't get enough. She has an in-depth knowledge of personal fitness and the ability to provide the most motivating support. She finds great joy in motivating people, keeping them fit through inspiration and music all while making it FUN!
Michelle lives in Michigan with her husband Ken and two young children, Gabe and Marina. She loves to spend time with her family, running, working out, and shopping.
