Irene McCormick, M.S. is a group fitness instructor, consultant, author, and personal trainer with over 25 years of fitness-industry experience. Her personal training clients have included professional and collegiate-level athletes, members of police departments and security teams, fire fighters, active men, women, and children. One client lost over 100 lbs with Irene and was featured on NBC’s the Today Show!
Irene hold’s an associate’s degree in athletic training from Moorpark College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in child development from California State University Northridge, and a Master of Science degree in exercise and sport science from Iowa State University. She has twice been a featured personal trainer in Shape Magazine (April and November 2001), and is an editorial consultant for the Meredith Corporation writing for publications including Diabetic Living, Heart Healthy Living, and Better Homes and Gardens magazines. She is also a contributing author to IDEA Health & Fitness Journal, ACE Certified News, Fitness Management, SCW Fitness Edge, and on the highly respected fitness resource “www.ptonthenet.com.”
Current certifications include AEA, ACSM, ACE Group Fitness, Personal Trainer, and Lifestyle & Weight Management, AFAA Primary, Step and Weight Room certifications, and the National Strength & Conditioning Association as a CSCS. Irene also holds several specialty certifications in Pilates mat, Yoga, water fitness, Fusion Fitness, The Arthritis Foundation, kickboxing, Mom’s in Motion, Kids in Motion, and group cycling.
Irene has brought exercise-based education, training, and ACE and AFAA approved continuing education workshops for over 15 years to both fitness professionals and consumers for such organizations as NIRSA, Fit in the City, IDEA, Exercise Science Alliance (ESA), Des Moines Area Community College, Fitness Fest, SCW Fitness and many other fitness-based venues.
Irene is a test item writer for the American Council on Exercise and is an adjunct faculty member at Upper Iowa University in Des Moines, Iowa. A master personal trainer at Ames Racquet & Fitness Center in Ames, Iowa, she is featured in a several DVD’s including Gentle Aqua, Mom’s in Motion, Foam Roller Fusion and many more. Contact her at www.irenemccormick.com.
