New Orleans Personal Trainer

Program Director and Head Coach

Jonas Deffes Is the Owner/ Head Instructor of the New Orleans Adventure Boot Camp .

Also, Jonas is Program Director and Owner of the Metairie and Mandeville Adventure Boot Camp locations.

His mission is to reduce stress, increase health performance and boost metabolism in the body.He is very serious about building long-term relationships, achieving positive results and upholding his commitment to excellence.

Jonas is a NESTA (National Exercise and Sports Trainer Association) Certified Adventure Boot Camp Instructor/Owner and a Certified Personal Trainer Strength Trainer In New Orleans. He also holds a license with the Louisiana State board of health as a Sports Therapist. Jonas is dedicated to further continuing his education in the fitness industry and helping rebuild New Orleans starting with it's Health

He has designed a program to help you gain strength, confidence and have fun in a womenss only action packed fitness boot camp. New Orleans Adventure Boot Camp has created a supportive knowledgeable and driven environment for women of all ages and fitness levels to improve there lifestyle, diet, self confidence and much more.

Assistant Intructors

Metairie Boot Camp

Mark Thonn, Instructor of the Metairie Adventure Boot Camp.

A Native of NOLA, Mark now lives in Metairie with his wife of 14 years and their 2 young children.

He originally worked in the service industry with a Safety and Security background. During that time he was Certified by the Crisis and Prevention Institute to teach both verbal and physical techniques to safety control to prevent harmful situations.

Mark is a Certified Personal Trainer with 12 years of experience.
He is excited about being a part of the Metairie Adventure Boot Camp Program and is looking forward to the opportunity to help an even greater number of people Jumpstart their fitness goals

Certified Adventure Boot Camp Instructor - NESTA

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Mandeville Boot Camp

Joe Macedonia, Instructor of Mandeville Adventure Boot Camp

Originally lived in PA for many years and moved to New Orleans in 2004. He then Started Working at the Vitamin Shoppe located in New Orleans and became a Certified Vitamin Shoppe Health enthusiast and Assistant Manager.

Joe is a NESTA Certified Adventure Boot Camp instructor and has been in the health industry over 4 years. He has helped guide many people in getting healthy and losing fat safely while increasing their quality of life!

He is very excited about being the Instructor of the Mandeville Adventure Boot Camp and looks forward to bringing his positive motivation to the Mandeville area!

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Lakeview Boot Camp

Jonathan Kaufman, Instructor of the Lakeview Boot Camp

Jonathan knows from a first hand experience of what it feels like to be over weight, out of shape, and having physical challenges because, he use to be 375 pounds at his heaviest and ended up losing 225 pounds!

Going throught this massive body transformation himself, has spawned passion and knowledge for him to become Personal trainer that has influenced and motivated others to losing fat for over 24 years in the fitness industry!

Jonathan is a NESTA Certified Adventure Boot Camp instructor and is known for his Great energy and ability to create a Super Positive Atmospher to keep you pumping through your workout!

Support Staff

Dr. John Spencer Ellis

Each week, over one million people around the world enjoy a fitness program created by John Spencer Ellis. His fitness programs are implemented in the top resorts, spas and health clubs. John is the President of NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association) and the Spencer Institute for Life Coaching. These two professional associations have 45,000 members in 30 countries. John is on the Advisory Boards of the National Health, Wellness and Prevention Congress, Exercise TV, Conference for Healthy Living, Irvine Valley College, Get America Fit Foundation, and is a Fellow of the National Board of Fitness Examiners. He is the author of"How Badly Do You Want It? - Your Ultimate Guide to Optimal Fitness," and a contributor to "Power of Champions." He created Adventure Boot Camp, the largest fitness boot camp program in the world. His signature series of outdoor fitness equipment is used in communities worldwide. John has been featured or quoted in every major fitness publication, and held the post of Fitness Editor for OC Flair magazine. John has been featured on NBC, CBS, PBS, SPIKE, ESPN & Bravo. He serves as an on-air expert for Life & Leisure Television and Health Journal Television with General Norman Schwarzkopf. He is the producer and host of The OC Body on The Healthy Living Channel. John is a Nautilus sponsored athlete and stars in the workout DVDs Playground Boot Camp™ & Kung-Fu Fitness™. John created the fitness program used by the U.S. Secret Service and he consults the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships).

John has been continuing his professional education since 1987, and holds bachelors degrees in business and health science, an MBA, and a doctorate in education. He is currently completing a second doctorate in naturopathy. He has fifteen certifications including massage therapy, plyometrics, self-defense, fitness kick boxing, fitness boxing, water fitness, exercise rehabilitation, golf conditioning, Pilates, personal training, clinical hypnotherapy, sports hypnosis, PACE circuit training and yoga. He holds a 2nd degree black belt in kung-fu, has completed the Ironman triathlon, and finished 5th at the U.S. National Biathlon Championships. His medical training includes a license in radiological technology, a medical assisting certification, and training in McKenzie rehabilitation. John was nominated for the California Community College Distinguished Alumni Award.