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At age 40 I found myself without purpose in life. My son had gone off to college and my husband worked full time and also went to college at night and worked weekends. The more time I spent alone with myself, the more I realized I didn’t know what to do now that nobody needed me anymore. The depression quickly sat in and so did the aches and pains of years of not taking care of myself. I was at a point in my life where I was considering gastric bypass surgery and actually went through all the preliminary testing. I couldn’t believe I was thinking about doing something drastic to my body just because I had lost the will to make good choices for myself.
READ MORE — Monica Clendenin
"Thanks to Empowered I have lost 37 lbs; lowered my cholesterol, and feel so much fitter. I love going to my training sessions, and to yoga. I have got into a good routine of working out as well as walking and/or going on our home elliptical, and keeping a food diary faithfully. Being kept accountable has enabled me to achieve something with which I struggled unsuccessfully for years on my own. I am now at my 1980 weight, but would like to lose 10 lbs more and, of course, to keep on working out in order to keep fit, to keep my muscle tone, to keep my cholesterol down and help protect my bone density." — Julia Uremovich
I met Emily in July 2008. I was in the middle of a New Years resolution to lose 50 pounds and my weight loss had stalled. When I signed up for boot camp, I told my husband that I wanted to do one or two sessions, just to kick start my weight loss. Now, almost 2 years later, I can’t imagine not having Emily and Empowered involved in my exercise program. Not only did I lose those 50 pounds, but I also ran my first 5k in October 2008. Working with Emily in 2009, she encouraged me to pursue my personal goal of running one race per month, a lofty goal for someone who became a runner at 36 three months before. And she did that while teaching me to listen to my body so I could do it without injury. In fact, I ran 18 races that included 3 half marathons and a sub four hour full marathon 13 months after my first 5k! Emily is my mentor, my trainer, and my friend. She inspires me and pushes me to achieve goals that I never believed I could. All of her trainers, although different in approach, are able to find a balance between pushing you past the limits you thought you had while preventing you from burning out. Empowered not only worked with my physical body but instilled in me the desire to live a healthy lifestyle, to put in the hard work, to eat well, and most importantly to believe that I can accomplish anything. I can’t wait to see what she inspires me to accomplish this year! — Maria
"I had gone from weighing 240 pounds with high blood pressure to having just completed a half-marathon in 2 hours and weighing 219 pounds with a superb resting
heart rate and great blood pressure reading and I was just getting started." READ MORE — Jared Burton from the Not So Better Half Show on 107.9 FM the Link
". . .Since enrolling in the class I have lost
just a little over thirty pounds and with the help and support of an
encouraging Empowered Fitness staff I plan to lose at least fifty more.
Thanks for all your hard work Empowered staff!" READ
MORE —Gerald Williams
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