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, […]
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 […]
Let’s talk Savasana..
Let’s talk Savasana …. Written by RJ Lisander For those of you have been to any of my yoga classes at Empower Personalized Fitness you will know that Savasana (also known as Mrtasana and corpse pose) is absolutely my favorite yoga pose of all time. Why, you ask? The answer is simple … it allows me […]
Health Benefits of Yoga
Health Benefits of Yoga Written By: RJ Lisander I hear it everyday from my roost at Empower Personalized Fitness. Now is the time of year where we are all looking at our overall health and rededicating ourselves to our healthy eating habits and exercise routines. For many, these exercise regimes include running, weight lifting and […]
emPOWER Yoga: Crow Happened
The Day Crow Happened: Written By: RJ Lisander CROW HAPPENED There are lots of styles of yoga. In general, my class sequences follow a flow traditional to the style I’m teaching. However, this week during the 6:30 am emPOWER Yoga class at EMPOWER Durham, I threw the rulebook out the window and provided a totally […]
Steve’s Blog: The Tale of the Taper
The Tale of the Taper The taper is the curse of the well-prepared runner. I’m two weeks away from my first half-marathon. I’ve been adding mileage for the last few months and feeling rally good about the base I’ve built. Now, all the experts are telling me to back off – to effectively stop training. […]
Steve’s Blog: It’s Good to have Goals
It’s Good to have Goals When I tell people that I’m about to run my first half-marathon, I get the same question: “What’s your goal?” I assume they’re referring specifically to time, but is that all there is? It makes me think about what I really want from this race. So, here’s my list of […]
What is EMPOWER Guided Meditation?
What is Guided Meditation? By RJ Lisander RYT-200, Yoga Therapist I had grand plans to make this blog a place to unveil my personal experiences with meditation, and to garner so much excitement around meditation that you would have no choice but to make coming to one of the Sunday evening Guided Meditation sessions, […]
Steve’s Blog: Uncharted Territory
UNCHARTED TERRITORY I’m at the point in my training where my runs are getting much longer than I ever anticipated. Last weekend I ran 15 miles and lived to blog about it. It was my longest run yet, and I have to admit that it went pretty well…at least the first 14 miles did. The […]
EMPOWER’s Gym in Your Pocket
Out of town? Can’t get to the studio for class? No worries! All your need for our “Gym in Your Pocket” workout is a resistance band, a door and a step of some sort! In the video below EMPOWER’s Assistant General Manager, Nestor, will take you through the exercises one at a time! Have a […]