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June Nutrition Seminar – Men’s Health
Monday, June 21, 2010
Healthy Lifestyles Start at Home
As weíve been highlighting since the beginning of June, menís optimal health and performance depends on the balance in managing the stresses of daily life, staying physically active to maintain or develop strength, flexibility, stamina, and mental well-being as well as eating (and drinking) right to feel energized, achieve your healthiest weight and strongest body, and ward off many diseases.
A good number of my male clients are familiar with many, if not all, of the components of a healthy lifestyle yet theyíre reluctant to incorporate a healthy eating behavior for fear of being put on a diet that theyíll have to stay on forever in order to stay on track thus missing out on lifeís ësinfulí food pleasures.
Take the case of a client of mine who Iíll call Tom. Tom is a professional guy, deep into his work who is feeling overwhelmed by its demands and feels the need to work on bringing some balance into his life. In order to do this, one of the things he feels he needs to do is to start to eat ëhealthyí by giving up ëmany foodsí he likes and instead eating other foods he doesnít ëparticularly care forí.
As a nutrition therapist, I usually know what will happen with Tomís plan. In time, heíll get tired of the ëhealthyí foods, become obsessively preoccupied with food, and increasingly come to believe that he canít control himself when it comes to ësinfulí foods. In spite of probable weight loss by eating and enjoying less of what he eats, heíll find it difficult to stay on this ëhealthyí food track and will revert to old behaviors.
The failure Tom will face is not that he couldnít stay on track and that he’d revert to old behaviors. The problem is that stepping into the balanced living paradigm with the diet mentality as one of its foundational tenets is sure to disappoint.
In this monthís nutrition lecture, I will address how balanced living can be attained by supporting your bodyís stress response with the right foods, how healthy eating ought to be synonymous with enjoyable and pleasurable eating, and the importance of choosing an eating plan thatís tailored to your preferences, health history, and life to help you stave off fatigue, promote health and vitality, and help you reach your best weight and peak physical performance.
In addition, Iíll also discuss heart facts that can affect every manís romantic life and how a no-nonsense practical approach can help you avoid diet pitfalls.
June Nutrition Seminar
June 26th at 12pm
Empower Personal Training studio
Sign-up online today to reserve your spot –
http://tinyurl.com/mensnutrition
Monica Gulisano, RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian
VitaBot….How to Enroll
Monday, November 2, 2009VitaBot offers a tool to plan meals and give complete balanced nutrition information. In an industry focused primarily on counting calories, VitaBot was designed to shift the focus toward balanced nutrition. VitaBot uses advanced mathematics to “think” for the user, and helps them to easily put foods together, not just balance calories, but to balance micronutrients as well. VitaBot performs hundreds of thousands of calculations for every set of nutritional suggestions. The equations and the resulting suggestions are designed to allow the nutritional data to speak directly to the user, without personal interpretation.
The VitaBot program requires a one-time activation fee of $40 or a one-time Set-Up Consultation with our Registered Dietician and activation fee for $89. After activation, a re-occurring monthly fee of $20 for clients / $30 for non-clients is required to keep the account active. Please see your trainer or call the studio @ (919) 401-8024 to set up your VitaBot account.
I encourage everyone check out http://becomepowerful.vitabot.com and click on “Watch the Demo.” I truly believe that this system can make or break your progress and hard work at the Empower studio. Enjoy!
Matthew Alegre, CSCS Master Trainer
With over 10 years of experience in the health and fitness industry, Matthew has trained clients from a variety of fitness backgrounds. His expertise extends from those with special needs and disabilities to Olympic level athletes. For more information about Empower Personal Training please call (919) 401-8024.
Empower Defines Its Mission, Vision and Culture
Thursday, April 30, 2009OUR VISION
To EMPOWER people and communities to lead longer, healthier, happier lives.
OUR MISSION
Empower Personal Training is a private health and fitness company that provides integrated wellness services through a professional and scientific approach utilizing our nationally certified and highly educated staff.
Empower Personal Training strives to positively influence the lifestyle behaviors of each client. Our clients are people that are ready to embrace change and actively participate in taking the necessary steps towards their goals. Our clients become part of the Empower Personal Training team and are provided access to experts in each specific physical health discipline.
Empower Personal Training will work cooperatively with strategic allied health partners to enhance our clientsí success.
We guarantee: individually designed wellness plans created by the members of our expert staff, an upscale, pristine studio environment with added amenities, unparalleled personal attention to our clientsí needs and a positive company culture that provides the staff with a work environment that allows them to enhance their own lifestyle.
OUR CULTURE
Integrity- We always speak honestly and stay true to what we promise. Trust is an integral part of our team dynamic and we strive to earn and develop long-lasting mutually beneficial relationships. We will admit to making mistakes and continually learn from them.
Commitment ñ We will give 100 percent to ourselves and stay committed to our commitments in our accent towards success. We believe in and are committed to the Vision, Mission, Culture and success of Empower Personal Training, the Empower team and all Empower clients.
Accountability- We are responsible for our actions and outcomes and will take ownership of the decisions we make.
Excellence- We strive to deliver services of exceptional quality that exceed customer expectations. We will continually work to improve ourselves, our facility, our products and our services to best serve the entire Empower Team.
Education- We will constantly better our knowledge and understanding in an ever-changing industry so as to provide our clients with the most relevant and healthful knowledge at all times.
Positive attitude and FUN-We view life as a journey to be enjoyed and appreciated, and we create an atmosphere of fun and happiness so all around us enjoy it as well.
Adaptability and Creativityñ The only thing constant is change. Given this truth, we accept change and view it as opportunity for growth. Innovation is the key to forward progress. We encourage independent thinking and embrace new ideas.
Respect and Tolerance- We respect all parts of the Empower Personal Training business model but most importantly its PEOPLE. We will treat our clients, colleagues, vendors, and partners with compassion and kindness. In difficult circumstances we do our best to empathize with the other side and view the situation from their perspective.
Teamwork- We work collaboratively as a TEAM with each other , our clients and the community. Each member of the team brings special talents and areas of expertise to Empower Personal Training. We are flexible in our work and able to make changes to reach resolutions.
Balance- Self care is NOT selfish. As a healthcare company we know we must take good care of ourselves in order to effectively help others. Therefore, we strive to lead balanced lives remembering that spiritual, social, physical and family aspects are as important as financial and professional goals.
Communication- We work diligently to make effective and open communication a high priority. We understand that every person we encounter has something to teach us and strive to be attentive listeners. We speak positively of our fellow team members, our clients and Empower Personal Training at all times. We greet and say good-bye to people using their names.
Success & Profitability- We appreciate that profit is the lifeblood of every business and that a profitable business benefits everyone in our organization as well as in the communities we serve.
Spring Cleaning for Digestive Health
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
My name is Jessica Bottesch and I am co-owner of Empower Personal Training. I am a vegetarian. I eat plenty of raw colorful vegetables, whole fruits and tofu, beans and brown rice are my staple protein. I stay away from high fructose corn syrup and definitely steer clear of trans-fats. All-in-all I am a pretty healthy eater. However, my digestive system didnít always work quite right and I felt weighed down, heavy and bloated- like my body was holding onto stuff it didnít need ñ like my engine was full of sludge. So, I consulted with Cara Demu our registered dietician and just through our initial conversation she made three suggestions that have helped me immensely. Often people worry that vegetarians do not get enough protein ñ but that is not what I was lacking. It turns out I do not digest soy products well, I wasnít getting enough Omega-3 fatty acids and I wasnít drinking enough water. I made three very simple dietary changes and already feel a lot better ñ no more bloating. I very excited to attend this monthís Nutrition Seminar THIS SATURDAY on gentle and natural ways to ìdetoxî and cleanse our colon, kidneys and liver titled:
Spring Cleaning: Organ Maintenance for Vibrant Health and a Slimmer Body
To learn more about this lecture or to register for the class click here:
http://tinyurl.com/marchnutrition
