INTERVIEWED: Sarah McCormack
OCCUPATION: Group & Personal Fitness Trainer (and of course, therapist!)
Half in-class and half in-person. JCC, Renew Yoga, Salem State University and East Coast Paddle
(Classes include Yoga, Cycle, Strength, Sweat, Stretch, CycleSculpt, CardioWeight and Stand-Up Paddle
BACKSTORY: I’m the youngest of nine. We were encouraged to do fitness at an early age due to our family health history.
I started professionally at age 21. I eat, sleep and breathe for my workouts…
LISTENING: (music-home-car) I listen to music all the time and to all kinds of music. I teach 3 year olds to 103 year olds.
So it’s everything from Wiggles to Rap to Classic. (Don’t love rap but I keep playing it!)
I actually make playlists everyday.
WATCHING: You name it- anything that keeps me going! The Diplomat (Netflix), Shrinking (Apple)…I like
shows that are written well.
READING: ( or Audible) Always Audible…Loved:The Things We Cannot Say/Kelly Rimmer, and
The Giver of the Stars/Jojo Moyes,The Nightingale/Kristin Hannah, and
actually any of Kristin Hannah’s books.
SOMETHING PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU OR YOUR CAREER:
When I was 13 I was on a gymnastic team that did an exhibition for the JCC.
I did 12 backhand springs into a back tuck! And I work at the JCC today!
WHAT YOU ENJOY ABOUT MARBLEHEAD: Oh, I love the beauty of it – I’m an outdoor person, and I love taking my walks. And it’s always nice to have
this network of friends through community and classes. They feed me as much as I feed them.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE ABOUT MARBLEHEAD?: How difficult it is to get to places with the traffic…but that’s the beauty of it!
Weekly Recommendations is a column created by Frances Roberts Hill, who selects one Marbleheader each week to interview for entertainment recommendations. Originally from Philadelphia, Frances has lived in Marblehead, where she met her husband and raised their son, for more than 40 years. She has a background in advertising and education, and has always loved to write.
