If you are involved in the fitness world or even just watch infomercials, you have heard the name Chalene Johnson before. You may associated Chalene with her popular workouts , but do you know why she is so popular and what kind of background that she has that gives her the ability to make her workouts so popular? Here is just some background information on Chalene Johnson, as you may be able to learn from her motivation to succeed.
Chalene was born and raised in Michigan were she grew up taking aerobic classes with her mother, who was a Jazzercise instructor. She also started took dance and martial arts classes at a young age, as well as helping her mom out at the aerobics sessions. She was always interested in fitness and health even as a child.
Chalene Johnson went on to study at Michigan State University, where she continued taking Tae Kwon Do, aerobics and dance. After graduating from college, she moved out to California and that is when the idea of Turbo Jam came about. She decided to combine the aspects of dance, martial arts, and aerobics together into one workout. She also taught herself to be her own DJ, as she eddied and remastered songs for all of her workouts. Soon, word spread about her workouts and other people wanted to learn from her.
In 1997 she started teaching other instructors the workouts that she had come up with and soon after Turbo Kick (the original Turbo Jam) was formed. She started her own fitness company called Powder Blue Productions out her bedroom, which continues to sell Chalene's workouts, clothing and other fitness products. In 2006, she teamed up with Beachbody and released the popular workouts. In 2008, she expanded her workouts and released more of a circuit training routine that aims for maximum results in the least amount of time.
Mrs. Johnson is married with two children and runs her own successful company. She is active in her community as well as the health and fitness world. She still continues to teach Turbo Jam and other fitness classes in her home town at least 3-4 times a week. She is able to balance her work life with her family life. Since she had the motivation and desire to succeed since she was younger, she was able to make her workouts and products a success. She has a made a name for herself in the fitness world and is constantly coming out with new workouts and products to help people with their fitness goals.
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