Client of the Month – Michael Brandt
Michael Brandt was chosen as our second Client of the Month for July. Michael has been training at the Durham studio for 5 years now and actually began his training at EMPOWER on accident. His wife had purchased a training package, but when she injured her shoulder Michael decided to finish her sessions for her […]
Post Workout Snacking
Bars and shakes are convenient, but they’re not the only refueling options post-workout. If you’ve been missing real food after your workout, try these snack options. The best post-workout snack is a carbohydrate and protein mix, since our muscles at that time are primed to replace glycogen stores (carbohydrate) and repair and rebuild (protein). Research […]
Meet Empower Trainer Rob King
Rob King grew up in Saratoga Springs, NY. For most of his childhood, he grew up playing various sports. In the beginning, his training philosophy and style was deeply connected to athletic strength and conditioning. However, in his post college years, he began to really expand his training knowledge. In his spare time, Rob mainly […]
Exercise of the Month: Inch Worms
Client of the Month: Monika Patel
Monika Patel was chosen as our Client of the Month for the month of July. She was one of the first clients in the door when we first opened our Raleigh personal training location and she has been going strong ever since. Monika partakes in both personal training and group fitness in Raleigh. All of […]
Recipe of the Month
Our Director of Client Relations J.J. Yager is always rolling in to work with delicious leftovers for lunch. That being said, we were able to twist her arm and get her to share with us one of her recipes that she uses when she gets shrimp. This looks like a great summer recipe! Garlic Lime […]
Want to Improve Your Fitness? Sleep!
Want to Improve Your Fitness? Sleep! When we are training hard, most of us focus on more reps, heavier weight, longer runs, or twice-a-days to see progress. But what if I told you that sleeping more might be the better option for making gains in strength, decreasing your times, and looking better overall? […]
Strength Training for All
Strength Training for All Written By: Eric Broadbent At Empower Raleigh you’ll see a lot of people doing strength training during a personal training session, and for good reason. If you could only choose one type of training modality in a given session, you should probably think about choosing strength. Now, before you get all […]
Time for a Technology Detox? 3 Tips for Reducing Screen Time
Written by: Kate Thieda, MS, LPCA, NCC Does the thought of leaving your smartphone turned off spike your anxiety? If more than an hour goes by without looking at Facebook or Twitter, do you suffer from FOMO (fear of missing out)? When the internet is slow or (gasp!) down, do you feel rage rising? Do you […]
Flexibility Training and Yoga for Runners
We know sometimes it can be hard to remember all the exercises, or in this case stretches, you wanted to add to your routine after a workshop. So, we have created THREE videos summarizing what we go over in our Flexibility Training and Yoga for Runners workshops!! Dynamic Warm Up: Active Static Stretching: Foam Rolling: