Staying Active During the Winter
Well, it seems like our nice run of warm fall weather is starting to come to a close. We’ve had a couple of frosts already and the window shields need to be scraped off. Daylight savings has come and gone and the days are so much shorter. For many of us, we go to work […]
Thanksgiving Weight Management Solutions!
I just returned from “Early Thanksgiving”, a pre-holiday holiday that my family agreed upon years ago to spare ourselves the nightmare of holiday travel. Since we all live flying distance from one another, we thought this was a stroke of genius. From a travel standpoint it is. From a dietary standpoint it could easily mean […]
Why Should Women Strength Train?
As we approach the New Year, many of us are already coming up with our resolutions for 2012: to be healthier, lose 10 pounds, make this year the one where we finally feel good in our clothes. How about combining all those goals together into one? Be stronger. In the sometimes overwhelming world of fitness, […]
Client Spotlight: Clay Harris
Clay first started coming to Empower in July of 2010. His lone goal was to lose weight. Since then he’s come in once per week for an hour workout with Paul and then twice on his own to do the same workout. After a few months he also began running on his own, starting the […]
Decathlon Update
We’ve come down to the final Friday before the Decathlon Challenge ends and the competition remains fierce. Competitors have until we close (~8pm) Monday to get their best scores in! Here are the leaders right now: Female individuals- 1. Chris Mark 2. Jennifer Neibert 3. Ezmin George Male individuals- 1. Geoff Bailey 2. Gene Oddone […]
Last Chance to Detox before the Holidays!
It’s chilly today which reminds me that the holiday season is not far away. As much as I love the holidays, I always dread the very real potential for weight gain during a month of what seems like non-stop eating and merriment. In preparation for the caloric onslaught I like to do our 21 Day […]
Decathlon Update
Jamie here with this week’s Decathlon update. By this week, everyone has been able to complete most of the events at least one time. As a result, we are able to provide the standings for the team and individual competitions. I’ve listed the top 3 in each category below. There’s just over one week left […]
Benefits of FREQUENT Massage Therapy Durham NC
October 23rd-29th is National Massage Awareness Week. We would like to use this as an opportunity to tell you about the importance of frequent massage and bodywork. Massage is a vital tool for creating new muscle memory by rewiring the old ones. These “memories” are held in the soft tissues and create imbalances in […]
Decathlon Update
We’re two weeks into the Decathlon Challenge here at Empower and we’ve had some amazing feats of strength, endurance, agility, and willpower so far. We don’t have any official standings because most of the contestants haven’t completed all the events yet but here are the individual leaders so far: MB shuttle chase John Burkert- 00:31.2 […]
One Woman, 21 Days and the Quest for Weight Loss
Ok so I thought about giving starting with a sales pitch on the detox, but I thought it’s best to be completely honest and share my first hand experience. So here goes – This summer I was getting anxious about losing “the baby weight” and I felt like I just needed a jump start to […]