About
Jon Quinn
“I started Quinn Essential Fitness because I am passionate about fitness and serving others through fitness education. This is a second career for me. I believe deeply in the power of fitness to transform lives.”
- Jon
Jon Quinn is a Certified Personal Trainer and former Air Force Captain. His dedication to fitness has spanned over twenty years of service in the military, the private sector, and in non-profit organizations.
From his initial weeks of basic training, to graduating first in his Reserve Officer Training Program at Syracuse University and throughout his career as an Air Force officer, Jon experienced first hand the benefits of group exercise – military style. As a training officer for new recruits, Jon designed and led programs to develop the strength, endurance, confidence, and discipline essential to active duty military service and leadership. From those early days of designing and running health and fitness programs for Air Force officer candidates, through preparing active duty military personnel for the physical and emotional rigors of deploying around the globe, to coaching and training family and members of his Brooklyn community, to working in health & fitness clubs, and even running marathons, Jon has experienced first hand a very fundamental truth: A healthy body – a body ready, able, and eager to move, to jump, to walk, to run, to work, to play – is the foundation for a healthy, happy mind and soul.
“Fitness is essential and should always be FUN!”
Qualifications
Certified Personal Trainer – American Council on Exercise
CPR/AED Certified – American Red Cross
Professional Training in:
- Functional Strength Training
- Cardiovascular Conditioning
- Healthy Weight Loss
- TRX Suspension Training
- High Intensity Interval Training
- Running Form and Technique
- Advanced Running (5K, 10K, Half-Marathon, Marathon)
- Fitness Program Design for Special Populations
Lauren Howe
Lauren is an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor and ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant. She is also certified by Les Mills (Body Pump), the Nautilus Institute (Schwinn Indoor Cycling), the Pilates Institute of America (Pilates Mat) and American Red Cross (CPR/AED).
Lauren began teaching group fitness classes while studying Art History at Columbia University and continued to teach after college while working in the art world. In 2010 she realized that fitness instruction was her true passion and began teaching full time.
Her classes include Kickboxing, Strength Training, Core Conditioning /Pilates, Step Aerobics, Circuit Training as well as Youth Fitness / Sports Training.
Lauren encourages her students to push themselves to their personal limit and find their inner strength to accomplish goals they never thought possible. Her own motivation for achieving greatness stems from her background as a competitive skier.
Lauren began skiing when she was nine years old for the Olympic Mountain Whiteface’s NASTAR Youth Alpine Racing Team. Lauren continued to race throughout high school and college. During the off-seasons she was committed to dry run training, consisting of various calisthenic and plyometric exercises.
Her positive mental attitude and high energy will motivate you to PUSH yourself to your limits and achieve your goals. Although it’s up to YOU to be the CHANGE you want to see, Lauren will definitely help you get there!!
Renée Hermiz
In 1997, Renée’s Jane Fonda dream came true when she led her first dancercize class to the tune of Love Machine. Still in love 15 years later, she teaches multiple formats,
designing, choreographing and “tailor-fitting” workout regimes for personal clients and classes.
National Certifications and genres include: Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), World Instructor Training Schools (WITS), CPR/AED and Basic First Aid, ZUMBA, Hi/Low, Spin (Johnny G & Reaction), Yoga, Aqua, Kickbox, Bone Building (Osteoporosis/Arthritis), Step, Belly/Line/Latin Dancing, Hip Hop, Urban Rebounding (Mini-Trampoline), Balance, Bootcamp, Stability/Bosu/Med Ball and Bar, Body Sculpt/Build, Stretch and Tone, weights, resistance bands/tubes, machinery and other gadgets that go on forever in the “work-your-body” world.
Early in her career, she did exercise orientations and taught “Safety in the Gym” sessions to beginners and led the Women’s Wellness walks to inspire those gals in Michigan, her home state, to feel great about their bodies.
Also an actress and a spokesmodel, Renée has been a Key Note and Motivational Speaker for Sheisedo (Qiora Brand) regarding Yoga and Relaxation, The Girls in Sports Organization discussing the involvement and import of self-esteem with fitness, and throughout various public schools in Michigan and California.
