Cleon Joseph

Cleon (CJ) Joseph, CEO of CJ’s Functional Fitness, is a premier fitness coach, in Los Angeles, with almost 30-yrs of fitness and Mixed Martial Arts training. He has multiple fitness certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is also a 23-year law enforcement veteran in Los Angeles and recently accepted a role as a supervisor for his department’s self-defense and fitness unit. CJ has been featured as a guest trainer on the Radio Free 102.3 FM KJLH’s Steve Harvey Morning Show with Adai Lamar for a segment called The Summer Fitness Minute, KTLA Channel 5 with Gayle on the Go, KCBS/CAL 9 for South LA Gets Fit and The Word Network. CJ has worked tirelessly with non-profit organizations like The Center for Lupus Care, The American Heart Association, The American Diabetes Association, and Special Needs Network to further spread the message of wellness all over Southern California and abroad, along with his own community program called Battle of the Bulge LA - www.bobla.tv. Annually, CJ selects twelve individuals struggling with obesity from all walks of life and trains them for eight-weeks to become disciples for wellness to better educate their communities at no charge. It is CJ’s spiritual mission to create a force multiplier for wellness and is done out of his love for humanity. CJ is married to Health Educator Eva Joseph of twenty-one years and has two daughters, Cheyanne and Zaire, following in his footsteps. He also does motivational speaking engagements, wellness and women’s rape prevention workshops. For more on the author go to www.cjffpublishing.com or for CJ's Functional Fitness go to www.cjffla.com