Movement gave her a reason to take care of her body so she could perform better. “It really became a habit to celebrate my body and it helped me keep showing up and sharing my experience with my clients and online,” she says.
Her healing journey has fueled her quest to see communities of color, especially women, live well. “I learned on my own journey that fitting in or struggling to be accepted would never be as rewarding or impactful as creating and nurturing these spaces of your own,” she says.
After years of training classes at city gyms, he began his own website in 2020, where clients can book sessions and sign up for Hustle and Flo, an eight-week course that takes into account a woman’s unique biological makeup: menstrual cycles, hormonal fluctuations, cravings and energy levels. The curriculum was built from her experience with premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
“I became a trainer because there has been a lot of discrimination and surveillance in the wellness space by minorities, and it has drastically affected the health of our families,” says Jones, who also teaches weekly classes at Naval Urban Boxing Yard. “I knew that if I learned, I could help my family and community get better.” She is also an Under Armor athlete who is often featured in the company’s global marketing campaigns and has had brand associations with PopSugar and Ouidad.
It’s no surprise that the Navy Yard resident’s commitment to wellness extends to her ideal day in DC, which is spent largely working out and training with her boyfriend, LaCadre Howard, who happens to be her boxing trainer.
I love Monday because it feels like a new opportunity. I feel like we can create opportunities at any time, but I like to change people’s minds about Mondays. It’s about adopting our own rhythm: Monday is a great opportunity to alter social norms and do it for ourselves.
Ideally, I wake up at 6 am and go for a walk. I moved to the Navy Yard specifically because I wanted to be in a very walkable neighborhood. I would walk to the Capitol or Yards Park on the Anacostia River. Going for walks has been huge for my mental health. After the walk I would stop In some place And get me a decaf with oat milk. Then she would go home and make breakfast. I would have egg whites and oatmeal with sunflower seed butter or maple syrup.
Then I usually like to work out around 9 or 10am so I would go to Urban Boxing to hit the bag, or could appear to portable stereo because I know the two owners there. I usually stay in the gym for 45-90 minutes because sometimes I do a combination of boxing, weightlifting, and conditioning. After training, I would go home and create content for Instagram, blog posts or develop a podcast episode. Then I would get another meal on me before another workout. I like to make MightyMeals; is a meal preparation subscription service. The meal would be chicken or salmon, sweet potato, brown rice, and some type of vegetable. I would then go to MADabolic on H Street and did whatever exercise I didn’t do in the morning, so I’d either get up or box with my boyfriend.
Then I would go to the Whole-grain foods At H Street, he takes calls from customers and helps people set up their training plans for the coming week. Next, my boyfriend and I headed to swahili peopleand I would order grilled goat, kachumbari salad and chapati flatbread.
Later, my boyfriend left me in Lydia in H and I had a few drinks with my friends. When redrocks at H Street closed, I was heartbroken, so Lydia has become my new RedRocks. She would order a black leaf martini. Then we’d find another place in the @jointhemvemnt app with good music, and that’s how my day would end.
