For more than a decade, Mike Thornton has been changing the way we think about fitness.  As a nationally-certifed Lifestyle and Weight Management Expert, Fitness Visionary, and Motivational Speaker in the areas of personal power, transformation, and fitness independence, Mike continues help thousands of individuals realize their potential and experience lasting change.

As the Founder and President of his own company, Fitness Now, Mike has been sought out by Olympic gold medalists, Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, and by men and women of all backgrounds seeking change in their lives.  He has been featured numerous times in the Dallas Morning News, Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, and the Allen American Statesman.

In 2003, Mike created the Transformation Boot Camp - a non-military approach to fitness boot camps focused on transforming participants minds, bodies, and lives by providing environment centered around positivity, teamwork, and bolstering belief systems.  The overwhelming success of the participants has led to the opening of new Transformation Boot Camps across the United States.

Dedicated to a vision of helping the world transform it's approach to fitness, Mike realized that any transformation begins by AWAKENING the personal power we all have within.  He believes that through awakening dormant powers that we already possess, we can move from being fitness dependent to fitness independent. 

Equipped with a background of motivational speaking, self-improvement leadership, and an exceptionally positive outlook, Mike combines inspiration, education, a touch of theatrics, and most importantly a sense of humor to his approach to change.  He possesses a fitness philosophy that digs a lot deeper than quick fixes and temporary solutions to create lasting results with his clients. 

What began as a simple step in the right direction to change the world of fitness has now become a movement of people seeking the truth about fitness, their personal abilities, and the answer to lasting fitness success.  A shift is occuring in the way we view fitness.  A FITNESS AWAKENING has begun!