I have worked with Empower from Day 1. Jessica and I had trained together for several years and it was only natural that I follow her and her dream to Empower. Jessica has always had an interest in my total health from the time we started together. She has advised me on my diet, my lifestyle, and my work habits to name only a few. The best thing about Empower is that they adopted Jessica’s total care philosophy and are interested in my health and me . . . The strongest recommendation one can make is whether you would guide a family member or a trusted friend to the same business. Yes, my two daughters work with the Empower team and I could not be happier to have them here. I trust Jessica and her team will do their best to help my own children reach their goals for total health and fitness . . . Empower is family. I know the staff and they know me. I cannot imagine working with anyone else.

I am a twenty-year, two-time survivor of head and neck cancer, and retired medical oncologist. I started coming to Empower more than a decade ago in order to become more fit, deter osteoporosis, and take better care of myself. Five years ago I learned I would need extensive surgery to reconstruct my jaw from bone, vessels, and other tissues of my right leg and asked Blaine Warren for help getting strong for surgery . . . By surgery time, Blaine had me performing such feats as climbing and descending 18 flights of stairs at a time and rising from a seated position on just one leg. At the completion of physical therapy, and three months after the initial surgery, I was back at Empower walking, but unable to rise from the floor without assistance. Again, Blaine successfully worked with me on improving my balance, strength, and endurance . . . I have been so pleased with my progress at Empower that my husband and 98-year-old mother have joined me, making training there a family affair.

Empower Personalized Fitness is a fantastic fitness studio for anyone in the Durham/Triangle area! Harry and I both really love it, and we feel great (stronger, more rested, less stressed, etc.) Yay for endorphins! I definitely feel that my quality of life has improved since joining a few years ago. The instructors are motivating, creative, and supportive. I love all of the classes, especially weightlifting and cardio kickboxing. There is such a fun, positive atmosphere, and it’s a great community to be a part of. If you are looking for a professional but super fun fitness studio you have to check out Empower! (Yes, Harry can really do weighted push-ups with me as the added weight. I was impressed, too).