wellness

Sticking to the Routine

by Ronda Williams on August 4, 2011

Sticking to a routine isn’t always easy. In fact, it’s hardly ever easy unless the routine doesn’t require us to do much work. For instance, if I lived in Barbados, I think I could gladly start up the routine of getting up every day to chill in beach chair under some palm trees. Or better [...]

Trainer Feud 2011

by Ronda Williams on July 26, 2011

What exercise should you do every day? Name an animal that is easy to imitate? Which trainer is most likely to lose it? These were just a few the questions that our trainers had to answer yesterday during our first ever Empower Personal Training Trainer Feud. This challenge, created by our very own Caroline Crocker [...]

Trainer Development

by Ronda Williams on June 17, 2011

At Empower, we have all kinds of “fun” equipment that we use to train our wonderful clients. At any given time, you may come in and see someone using Dynamax balls, sand bags, ropes, sleds, TRX straps, free weights, medicine balls, etc… The list really goes on and on. Now that its nice and warm [...]

Lift Weight to Lose Weight…and Jack LaLanne

by Ronda Williams on January 27, 2011

Many people today believe that the most effective (and often only) prescription for weight loss is cardiovascular exercise. “Yep, just hop on the treadmill for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week and you will be slim in no time. Watch your diet a little, but it’s really all in the cardio. Oh, and [...]

Meet Chris Hooke

by Paul on September 17, 2010

Chris is a terrific eleven year old man with a great sense of humor. He’s been training at Empower Personal Training since March of 2010 when he came in with the goals of building up his strength and endurance. We see Chris here once a week for a half an hour where we focus primarily [...]