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CJ'S FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A FIGHTER TO FEEL LIKE ONE - SO LET'S TRAIN"

Cleon Joseph (CJ) is the CEO of CJ’s Functional Fitness and Self-Defense L.L.C. He has over 26 years in Fitness and Martial Arts, with fitness certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as an elite trainer and nutrition specialist via Sharecare.
Along with this certifications comes teaching experience in multiple self-defense disciplines. It is these credentials that led CJ to train and teach people from all walks of our communities, from everyday people, to law enforcement and celebrities, like Jesse Campbell of The Voice and The Steve Harvey Morning Show’s Adai Lamar.
He has also teamed up with The Center for Lupus Care and The American Heart Association to further spread the message of wellness all over Southern California via lectures and fitness workshops.
Along with this certifications comes teaching experience in multiple self-defense disciplines. It is these credentials that led CJ to train and teach people from all walks of our communities, from everyday people, to law enforcement and celebrities, like Jesse Campbell of The Voice and The Steve Harvey Morning Show’s Adai Lamar.
He has also teamed up with The Center for Lupus Care and The American Heart Association to further spread the message of wellness all over Southern California via lectures and fitness workshops.
NOTABLE MENTIONS
2007
• Gladiator Magazines School of the Week 2008
• 102.3 FM KJLH’s 8th Annual Women’ Health Forum • Grant A.M.E. Featured Speaker |
2009
• St. Andrews Church-Keynote Speaker • Antioch of Long Beach Featured Wellness Speaker • 102.3 FM KJLH’s “Love in the Spirit” Featured Guest |
2010
• City of Refuge Digital Magazine Columnist • 102.3 FM KJLH’s “Real Life” Featured Guest • Judge Hatchett’s Nationwide Fit Family Fun Day Trainer for Southern California • Fitness Syndicate vs. Obesity |
2011
• LAPD Ladies Night Self-Defense Program • Network of Empowered Women Guest Speaker • Pastor Lester Barry’s Market Place of Ideas Guest Speaker • Southern California Leadership Conference for Law Enforcement Guest Speaker • 102.3 FM KJLH’s “Real Life” Featured Guest • 102.3 FM KJLH’ s Taste of Soul • YWCA’s Feed the Homeless Veterans for the Holidays • Host of The CJ’s Functional Fitness Show – New Day Talk Radio |
2012
• American Heart Association Go Red For Women Featured Speaker • National Association of Federal Retired Employees • KJLH’s 12th Annual Women’s Health Forum Featured Panelist • Toyota Employee Wellness Seminar • Host of CJ’s Functional Fitness Show- Twilight Talk Radio |