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Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS, is a personal trainer, international presenter, author, and 25-year fitness veteran. She is a frequent contributor to consumer and fitness publications, including IDEA Health & Fitness Journal, Fitness Management, Shape, More magazine, Diabetic Living, and Heart Healthy Living. Irene presents for IDEA, SCW, Fitness Anywhere, DCAC, Fitness Fest, AFPA, the Mayo Clinic, and many regional venues.
In her forthcoming book, A Woman’s Guide to Muscle & Strength (Human Kinetics, February 2012), McCormick dispels five common fitness myths and explains why strength training should be a part of every woman’s fitness regimen. To lose weight, both cardiorespiratory exercise and strength training should be part of an exercise program. Resistance training has a positive impact on maintaining or increasing fat-free body mass while encouraging the loss of fat in a progressive-overload resistance ...
Find these and nearly 100 other exercises in A Woman’s Guide to Muscle and Strength. Read more from A Woman’s Guide to Muscle and Strength by Irene Lewis-McCormick. This is an excerpt from A Woman’s Guide to Muscle and Strength by Irene Lewis-McCormick.
Use the newest strength training concepts to enjoy better health, stronger bones, and a toned physique with A Woman’s Guide to Muscle and Strength app. A Woman’s Guide to Muscle and Strength includes over 50 exercises and 3 progressive training programs for beginning, advanced, and body-weight exercisers. She has been a featured presenter in several DVDs, including programs for pre- and postnatal exercise, water fitness, strength training, step, Pilates, and foam roller exercise.
This webinar examines the female athlete triad, focusing on health concerns and the potential impact imbalances create for many females. She is a frequent contributor to consumer and fitness publications, including IDEA Health & Fitness Journal, Fitness Management, Shape, More magazine, Diabetic Living, and Heart Healthy Living. The Raising the Bar webinar series provides personal trainers, group fitness instructors, strength and conditioning coaches, students, and other fitness enthusiasts...
Regardless of the uncertainty in the tennis forecast for the final Major of 2011, corporate America continues to love pro tennis and the U.S. Open. World #3 and popular U.S. Open defending champion Kim Clijsters is injured and unable to defend her title, Serena Williams is a low-seeded threat—a Tropical Storm at the moment. Regardless of the uncertainty in the tennis forecast for the final Major of 2011, corporate America continues to love pro tennis and the U.S. Open, its healthy TV ...