How Visualization Can Help You Achieve Your Goals
Visualization: Written By: Kate Thieda, MS, LPCA, NCC Are you finding yourself stuck in a rut – in the gym, at work, or in life? Making changes requires that we believe we can make those changes, and often that requires changing the messages we tell ourselves. Visualizing success is a great tool in achieving our goals. […]
EMPOWER Recipe of the Week: Sweet Potato Salad
Ronda’s Sweet Potato Salad Recipe: National Nutrition Month is coming to an end, but we still have a few more healthy recipes to share with you! EMPOWER Co-Owner and Co-Founder, Ronda, made this Sweet Potato Salad for lunch this week! Click below to get the recipe and let us know if you try it out.
Recipe of the Week: Avocado Egg Salad
Eric’s Avocado Egg Salad Did you know…March is National Nutrition Month? To celebrate we will be sharing some of our favorite healthy recipes! This is one of EMPOWER Raleigh trainer, Eric’s favorites – Avocado and Egg Salad.
Meet Kate Thieda!
You may have found it a little curious to learn Empower has decided to affiliate with a psychotherapist. Don’t worry – there will not be group therapy sessions in the middle of the workout floor! But, attending to your mental health is definitely part of the whole package of being healthy. Your mind and spirit […]
Yoga Blog: Breathing…It’s kind of important
Breathing…It’s kind of important … So, let’s take a look at how to do it right! I remember sitting in my very first yoga class and being asked to find a comfortable seated position. I was then asked to become aware of my breath and my brain immediately went to thoughts of “…Huh?” “What […]
What Is Mindfulness?
What is Mindfulness? Written by: RJ Lisander So, while technically not a blog post on yoga, some of the concepts of mindfulness are not too different from some of the concepts of yoga. I suppose the parallels of yoga and mindfulness have always intertwined a bit for me, especially the concepts of sitting in the […]
Go Exercise With Your Kids
Go Exercise With Your Kids Written by: Eric Broadbent Hey you. Yeah you. Wait who? You! The one sitting there slouched in your seat. Put down the I-pad or computer mouse and step away from the electronic device. Put your hands high where I can see them, go get your kids, and start moving! Ok, […]
2014 EMPOWER Team Goals: Angelo
“Live Like an Olympian” My main goal for this year has two inspirations: the 2014 Winter Olympics and my clients at EMPOWER Personalized Fitness. The Olympics have always been a fascination of mine. The world uniting under one location is certainly a remarkable and encouraging site. However, what really excites me about the games are […]
2014 Goals: Ronda
EMPOWER Co-Owner, Ronda’s Goals for 2014: As many of you know I am super Type A so as soon as we clinked our glasses, and exchanged a kiss to ring in the New Year, I was ready to bear down, commit and verbalize my goals to my husband. Needless to say 12:05 am Jan. 1 […]
EMPOWER Yoga: benefits of yoga, beyond the mat
Benefits of Yoga Beyond the Mat: Everyone who has read my yoga blogs for Empower Personalized Fitness is well aware of the benefits yoga can have, with regular practice, to improve strength, balance and flexibility. But, what you might not know is the positive effects the regular practice of yoga can have on other […]