About Mind & Body Fitness

The History of MBF


Mind & Body Fitness, Inc. was founded in 1994 by John Henry Creel.  John Henry started MBF because he wanted to establish a gym where people learned not only how to exercise correctly but how to begin to change the way they think about exercise and nutrition.  He was confident that he could help change peoples' mindsets about fitness and nutrition so they could physically begin to see results and feel empowered to continue to lead healthy lifestyles.

John Henry is so passionate about his members and clients having the right mindset that he strategically named his personal training studio Mind & Body Fitness.  Notice he didn't name it 'John Henry's Gym' or 'Muscles R Us' or even 'Body & Mind Fitness'. John Henry insists the mind must come first! Then, lasting physical results will come along with a whole lot more.


"I care more about how you THINK than how you look! That's because I know for a fact that the body is representative of the mind. If your thinking doesn't change, your body won't change either. Think about how many people are slaves to the gym, yet their bodies seem to remain the same."

-Excerpt from C-REEL RESULTS


MBF began as a 900 square-foot personal training studio with John Henry as the sole trainer. It has now grown to an 8,000 square foot personal training studio and gym with a full-time staff of medical and fitness professionals to help members and clients C-REEL RESULTS.


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