Empower's Fitness Fair
Please join us for Durham's Biggest Boot Camp and all the festivities of the Empower Fitness Fair. There is no healthier way to get your weekend started!
Event: Durham's Biggest Boot Camp
Time: Registration starts at 9am, Boot Camp 10am -11:15am
Description: A fun group workout circuit that will challenge your functional strength, cardiovascular endurance and agility (for all fitness levels)
Cost: Minimum of $10 donation - 100% of proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Event: Train-The-Trainer
Time: 12pm - 2pm
Description: Clients "purchase" 5, 10 or 15 minute blocks of time to Train Their Trainer and dish out all the fun exercises they've been forced (I mean encouraged) to do throughout their training sessions.
Cost: 5 minutes- $25, 10 minutes- $50, 15 minutes-$75 - 100% of the proceeds benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Please sign up in the studio for your block of time.
Vendor Tables: Open from 9am – 2pm
1. National MS Society, Team Joanne & MS Walk sign-up
2. Empower Personal Training-Integrative Health & Wellness Studio
3. Partners in Health and Wellness-Chiropractic Care
4. New Hope Acupuncture
5. Bull City Running Co.
Other fun stuff: Open from 9am - 2pm
Live music, acitivities for the kids, door prizes, raffles, smoothies, free massage demonstrations, bake sale and more!
APRIL Nutrition Seminar:
11 am Saturday, April 25, 2009
Food Strategies to Bring Your Cholesterol and Weight Down
High cholesterol is considered a “lifestyle condition” meaning that our habits are big players in this common health scenario. With lifestyle changes that promote weight loss and improved blood lipids (fats in the blood), we can take a big step towards bringing our cholesterol numbers within normal limits. Learn what makes our cholesterol rise, what habits to change and what food and supplements to include in your daily regimen to achieve a leaner body and cleaner blood supply. Implementing these simple steps could make your next blood test
results a pleasant surprise!
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Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Time: 11 am
Place: Green Tango
Address: 3211 Shannon Rd.
More info: Call (919) 401-8024
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REGISTER TODAY!
EPT-FIT Members: Included
Empower Clients: $20
Not-Yet-Clients: $25
Register Online:
http://www.tinyurl.com/aprilnutrition
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All are welcome - please bring family members and friends.
Empower Fit Club
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
2 Hours of private personal training*
Exclusive monthly membership
Weekly semi-private workouts
Weekly yoga and Pilates classes
Monthly nutrition seminars
Healthy Living email tips
Motivation, support, guidance
*Personal training can be scheduled as 2 hour sessions or 4 - 30 minute sessions
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Amazing Value:
$199 / month
The EMPOWER FIT CLUB program is valued at over $500 per month!
This exclusive membership package allows you to experience most of our professional services every month. There are no long contracts to sign or obligations to fulfill - Empower Fit Club is an ongoing program but you will only be billed on a
month -to -month basis.
Call today to sign up and lock into this low rate for all of 2009!
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Client of the Month
HUNTER BOST
Age: 42
Occupation: Business Consultant
Why do you train with Empower Personal Training?
I have two boys under the age of 3 and a wife that is an ex-adventure racer – I was clearly the odd man out when it came to exercise and energy! Having structured workouts at the same time every week with a group of friends (Bootcamp) helped to get me into a good routine. Knowing that you have paid for a 6 am workout and that your friends are waiting for you are strong motivators to get out of bed. The early start time also gets the exercise out of the way before the kids get up.
What are/were are your specific training goals?
Flexibility, weight loss, reduce lower back and joint pain, keeping up with two very young boys
How many times/week do you workout? Bootcamp 2X week, Run 2-3X week, Yoga 1X week
How did you achieve your specific training goals?
I worked out with Matt in Bootcamp for about a year and developed a good base, but continued to struggle with my weight and poor nutrition. I signed up for the Empower “Win Big, Lose Big” challenge in October and recommitted to the Bootcamp and weight loss goals. I started counting net calories with the Calorie Counter books (I now use the software) and tried to eat < 2000 NET calories per day. After losing 20+ pounds during the competition, I realized that the program changed the way I looked at weight loss and fitness.
I started running 2X/week on my own and have also incorporated Yoga weekly for flexibility. One of the best things that I have done is to sign up for 3 consecutive competitive trail runs, each a month apart and each one longer than the last. It has forced me to stay on a schedule and gives me a monthly target. My goal is to be able to run a trail half marathon soon.
You quickly realize that eating well and exercising daily helps you achieve the net 2,000 calorie goal It was very easy to continue the training and diet regimen after the contest was over because of the short term results that I was seeing.
Have you incorporated any of our other services into you health and fitness routine (i.e. massage, nutrition counseling)?
Besides the Win Big, Lose Big challenge, I have started the Next Step Endurance challenge to lower my running times. Also, I have scheduled massage sessions immediately before my trail races. The massages have done a lot to increase hip and lower back flexibility.
What role has this played in helping you reach your goals?
Win Big, Lose Big and Bootcamp have forced me into a routine. Next Step Endurance will help me (I hope) to see direct results on my running times and the massages will help with flexibility.
What are the results?
Decreased weight - Since November, I have lost 42 pounds.
Decreased body fat/increased lean muscle mass - Body fat has decreased 29% and fat weight has decreased 41%
Improved flexibility - Noticeable decrease in lower back/hip flexor/IT band pain. I credit this to Yoga and Bootcamp work.
Lowered blood pressure - Not sure what the baseline was, but blood pressure is currently 110 over 70. Standing HR is 68. This is very close to my high school athletic days.
Improved cardiovascular endurance - When I started, I had a difficult time running/walking 3 miles. I now routinely run 8-10 miles and completed my last 8K trail run in 9:00/mile time.
Increased core strength - Noticeable decrease in lower back/hip flexor/IT band pain. I credit this to Yoga and Bootcamp work.
How do you feel?
Overall I feel less stressed, more energetic and more confident. It has been great to get the encouragement from the trainers and owners of Empower. They take a lot of pride in seeing me achieve my goals. It also feels great to get the comments on Facebook and with my friends when I post/tell the weekly results.
Do you have any words of advice to others that are interested in attaining specific health and fitness goals?
I originally set big goals (lose 50 pounds, run a half marathon, etc.). However, I realized that I had to change the way I thought about exercise and food to achieve the goals and that did not happen overnight. Therefore, I gave myself long lead times and attainable short term goals to make sure I achieved the longer term targets. For example, I signed up for events that would force me to train outside of the gym (like running a trail 8K or a road race). I also started logging net calorie intake and kept a food journal. Once I started seeing the short term results, I realized that I could achieve the long term goals.
WAY TO GO HUNTER!!!
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