Marathon Fitness: Our Trainers

Our Trainers

Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson is co-founder of Marathon Fitness. He has a Bachelor of Science, a Masters of Science degree in Biology, and is currently a Doctoral candidate in Gastrointestinal Physiology. He has an extensive personal training background and is a former competitive power lifter and body builder. Currently, Joe serves as a lead trainer for many entities such as the EGX Lifestyle (Eddie George Experience), Professional Football Players Mothers Association (Donavan McNabb’s Mom) – weight loss program for television, Two episodes of MTV Made, Talk of the Town, and the Exercise Segment as the featured expert with Channel 4 News in the morning (9am and 10am show).
Motto: Lead by Example!

Morris Jamison

Morris Jamison is the president and co-founder of Marathon Fitness Company. He is an. ISSA certified personal trainer with CPR and first certifications. Jamison is a proud graduate of Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. As a ISSA certified personal trainer, he has extensive training experience over the past fifteen years. Jamison has worked with the likes of gospel legend BeBe Winans, his very first client whom he travelled with and trained on the road for over six years. Morris has been asked to speak for several notable organizations over the years such as; Inroads, Vanderbilt Hospital, and most recently HCA. Jamison is known for his unique ability to educate, motivate, and love his clients all at the same time.
Motto: “Anybody Can Do Easy!”

Michael Ramos

Michael Ramos is a certified personal trainer through the America Fitness Training of Athletics. AFTA certified personal trainers focus on understanding and applying the principles of the appropriate amount of recover time needed for top performance. Mr. Ramos has been a fitness instructor for 5 years. Michael works with NFL athletes to your everyday average person. He is a very high energy and motivated teacher that specializes in weight loss, strength and conditioning. As a member of Marathon Fitness, he practices what he teaches and has the ability to customize exercise to the level of one’s fitness.
Motto: ” I love to help people change their life style.”

Derrick Hill

Derrick Hill has been a personal trainer at Marathon Fitness for 10 years. Mr. Hill is certified through the America College of Sports Medicine. ACSM certified personal trainer is qualified to develop and implement exercize programs for individuals seeking over health improvement. Mr. Hill specializes in working with both amateur and professional athletes. Mr. Hill also utilized his knowledge to help individuals improve their overall health strength and flexibility.
Motto: “The only competition is you”

Harold Lercius

Harold Lercius is a dually certified ExpertRating professional. His certifications are personal training and sports nutrition. While on a full athletic scholarship to Vanderbilt University, Mr. Lercius obtained a Bachelor of Science and Master’s in Human and Organizational Development at this University. As a Marathon Fitness certified personal trainer, Mr. Lecius trains any individual that is looking for a change to living a healthy lifestyle. He creates a full fitness regime for each client and therir personal goals. Mr. Lercius strongly believes that your body is your temple. The foundation of his training is being physically fit leads to mental and spiritual fitness.