btone Fitness Brickyard
“Slow Movements. Fast Results. That is the promise inside btone Fitness Brickyard, and it is the heartbeat of owner Janeen McCormick’s journey - a journey that has taken her from a small farm town in Northern California, through corporate America and two battles with breast cancer, and finally to Millcreek, where she has created far more than a fitness studio.
Janeen grew up in Orland, California, about twenty miles west of Chico. “I was on a horse as much as I could be.” She showed horses, raised sheep through 4-H, and rode her bike three miles to school each day. Exercise was not a formal part of her life, and she remembers being a heavy child in a home filled with homemade meals and nightly dinners around the table. It was not until her late twenties, after meeting a personal trainer, that everything changed. “He taught me about proper nutrition. I went from thirty two percent body fat down to sixteen percent body fat.” She discovered cycling, raced competitively, began running five Ks, practiced yoga - and eventually found her way to Pilates.
After graduating in 1994 from California State University, Chico with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Janeen built an impressive medical career. She worked as an ICU nurse, transitioned into pharmaceutical sales, rose to corporate training roles in New Jersey, managed teams in Ohio, and moved into cardiac medical device sales with Johnson and Johnson. Her career spanned multiple states including Kentucky, Minnesota, and eventually Boston where she was recruited to build a national sales division.
In 2010, while living in Massachusetts and traveling across the country for work, her life shifted in an instant. Her younger sister was diagnosed with breast cancer. “I had missed my forty first year mammogram. I had one at forty.” Janeen scheduled an appointment. She was forty-two. She, too, was diagnosed - stage zero, but an aggressive form. She underwent a double mastectomy.
Three years later, in 2014 the cancer returned to the exact same spot. This time the treatment was extensive - chemotherapy, radiation, and a year of recovery. “I lost all my hair on my body.” Yet even then, she continued working, adjusting her travel while building her team. The experience reshaped her priorities. Strength was no longer about appearance or performance. It was about resilience, healing, and mental clarity.
It was in Boston that a friend introduced Janeen to Pilates. Traditional reformer classes, however, did not challenge her the way she hoped. Then an Instagram message appeared announcing that btone was opening near her home. The concept had been created by Jody Merrill in Boston In 2010. Jody developed a resistance based, modernized reformer system rooted in her own personal fitness needs - forty-five-minute sessions built on controlled, slow movements designed to fatigue muscles deeply and safely.
Janeen signed up for her first class and fell in love immediately. “By my third class, I was asking to speak to the owner.” She was looking toward the next chapter of her career and knew she eventually wanted to move back west to be closer to her parents, who still live on the family farm.
In October of 2024, Janeen opened btone Fitness Brickyard, the first btone studio in Utah and the farthest west in the franchise system.
This is not traditional Pilates. It is resistance based, slow tempo training that activates stabilizer muscles and builds functional strength. Classes are capped at around ten machines - never more than thirteen - to preserve a one-on-one feel. Instructors provide hands-on adjustments, offer both modifications and challenges for every movement, and guide clients through precise form. The result is an intense, low impact workout that is repairing to joints while building remarkable strength.
Janeen has seen firsthand how powerful this method can be. One client who combined btone with high intensity training broke her ankle climbing Mount Olympus. Surgeons initially predicted surgery and six weeks of non-weight bearing. Her orthopedic specialist, impressed by the strength of her stabilizer muscles, opted for a boot and minimal downtime instead. She avoided surgery entirely. Janeen believes that is not a coincidence. Strong stabilizer muscles protect joints, enhance balance, and allow cyclists, skiers, hikers, and bodybuilders to perform at higher levels with less risk of injury.
Yet what moves her most is not the physical transformation. It is the mental one. “I knew the impact we would have on people’s bodies. What I underestimated was the impact we have on mental health.” Janeen often becomes emotional when describing it. For forty-five minutes, clients step away from work, family stress, and life’s noise. The studio is bright and airy - not dark or intimidating. Ages range widely, with men in classes alongside beginners who never thought they would stick with a fitness routine and now celebrate one hundred classes completed.
Janeen is deeply intentional about inclusivity. She rejects the stereotype of a “Pilates body.” “We do not see anybody as competition. People find their tribe. There is something to love about every workout.” In a state filled with gyms, yoga studios, boxing facilities, and boutique fitness concepts, she believes there is room for collaboration rather than rivalry. Her ethos is simple - "people helping people."
During her grand opening, Janeen invited six local businesses to showcase their products. Over the past year, nearly fifty businesses have partnered with the studio through pop ups and events. Janeen has hosted author signings, while also welcoming community leaders to attend classes. The studio was named Business of the Year by the Millcreek Business Council in 2025. She genuinely tries to think of everything including decorating a small room that is for children to play in and can include childcare. According to Janeen, "Feedback is actively encouraged. I am continuously trying to improve,." This principle is one that she carried from corporate America and remains central to the culture.
Janeen’s larger vision is ambitious. She hopes to open fifteen more studios throughout Utah - from the Salt Lake Valley to Park City, Farmington, Logan, and St. George - thoughtfully expanding as walkable communities grow around them. But for now, her focus remains on what happens inside these walls each day - fun, yet structured classes, the personal training, as well as the cheers when someone takes a challenge. This shared encouragement, and the quiet strength built rep by rep is what thrills Janeen. “btone is more than just a workout. It is a place where people can come to do really hard things - and feel completely supported while they do them.”
