The Importance of Weight Lifting for Bone Health
What we do in our younger years has a huge impact on our risk for bone disease. Many of us will build bone especially well into our early twenties. After our young adult life, we’re primarily holding on to the stores we have already built. That’s not to say we can’t build bone in later […]
How to Continue to Pursue the Life You Envision Despite a Cancer Diagnosis (or other major life-altering event)
Step 1. Perform a self-assessment. What is my vision for my life? Write it down. ME: My vision for my life is to build a HAPPY and HEALTHY home and family together with my wife Ashley, and to have many fun and fulfilling adventures and experiences around the world with her. Step 2. Find/define […]
Member Monday – Anna Louise Reynolds
Words from one of our most fierce and fabulous clients – Anna Louise: “What’s on offer at EMPOWER these days? Everything you need to develop a healthy body, a sound mind, and a joyful carefree spirit—–That’s what! Skilled and friendly trainers who challenge each of their clients with personalized, targeted workouts designed […]
Member Monday – Ahmad Adi
MEMBER MONDAY: Each week we feature an exceptional client that exudes Living the Life They Envision. This week we feature Ahmad Adi. His profession: He’s a resident physician at Duke Hospitals – currently finishing his training to become a psychiatrist. He is also interested in public health issues surrounding mental health, […]
Words to Live By . . .
Someone once told me, “Peter, don’t let the perfect be the enemy to the good.” I’ve applied that idea to many areas of my life, but it wasn’t until my older sister had a heart attack at age 47, that I woke up and decided to stop letting the pursuit of fitness perfection be the […]
Motivation (What the heck is it?) -by Empower’s Very Own “Herc”
Greetings Fitness Seekers! Welcome to my guest blog for Empower! I am honored to be asked to share my fitness journey with you. I hope these words will inform you, inspire you, and help you move forward on your own fitness path. My inaugural topic: Motivation! (Because I have an educational background in psychology and […]
Empower Expeditions – An All-Inclusive Wellness Weekend
Empower is excited to launch it’s new adVENTURE – Empower Expeditions! Join us for our very first Expedition to the gorgeous foothills of North Carolina for a ThinkFUN, GET FIT, EAT WELL retreat that will be FUN and transformative. Create and Experience the Life you Envision with an Empower Expedition. READ OUT eBOOK HERE : Empower […]
The Elephant on the Treadmill
In the last blog post I talked about how I want to pass boot camp. In the spirit of clearly defining my goals and making them measurable, something I’ve never been very good at, I looked up what the qualifications were for staying in the military for women in my age group. Rather than refer […]
Client Blogspot – Jess Oakley – “The Catalyst”
The Catalyst A few years ago, I made a great decision. It ended up being one of those choices that was so monumental that I can look back and pinpoint exactly when the course of my life and health began to change for the better. I made this decision one night in late April about […]
Short on Time? Try a Complex
What is a complex? A complex is a series of exercises, using the same piece of equipment with the same amount of weight (or resistance), consecutively until all of the repetitions are complete. Complexes can be completed with barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, cable machines, medicine balls, or any modality that you wish to. What exercises can […]