Who is Jump Start Jonny?

Loved by over 1 million children and 5,000 primary schools, Jump Start Jonny creates high-energy dance-fitness and mindfulness videos that get pupils active, calm and ready to learn.

Jonny has always been full of energy. Growing up, exercise helped him channel that energy, express himself and manage life with Tourette’s.

After college, Jonny went to Brighton University to train as a primary teacher, but soon realised his real passion was fitness, music and movement. He trained as a fitness instructor and began teaching dance-fitness classes in his local community.

To promote the classes, Jonny organised a flashmob in his town centre and uploaded the routine online so people could learn the moves. The next morning, his sister, a primary school teacher in London, played the video to her class as a way to get them active.

The children jumped up, joined in and loved it — and that was the moment Jump Start Jonny was born.

Jonny began creating videos especially for primary schools, and today his songs, workouts and mindfulness videos are loved by schools across the UK. He also tours schools every spring with a high-energy, interactive live show packed with movement, music and fitness fun.