Nutrition & Lifestyle Coaching
Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching for
Every Body
Whether you've already made positive steps forward in your wellness journey—or feel like you've tried everything with little success—we'll meet you where you're at.
Making positive, consistent, and longterm changes to your lifestyle isn't easy.
It's hard to know where to start given all the conflicting advice out there. And when you do take positive steps—like exercising or changing your diet—you may not get the results you want and lose motivation.
Or maybe you've already established a good workout routine, but you can't seem to shed weight around your midsection or you feel exhausted all the time—and you wonder if your lifestyle and eating habits are the culprit.
At Empower, we know that making impactful and enduring changes to our lifestyles is possible—we see it every day!
But for positive changes to stick, they need to be tailored to YOU. No templates. No one-size-fits-all recommendations.
If you want to change your lifestyle for the better and are willing to approach it with an open mind, we invite you to check out our nutrition and lifestyle coaching programs.
Choose from 1:1 sessions or a 6-week kickstart program
1:1 nutrition & lifestyle coaching
One-time, 1-to-1 counselling session to reset your wellness journey
Get Started
In this one-hour nutrition and lifestyle counselling session, Coach Amy will talk with you about your wellness and lifestyle goals in a warm, caring, and non-judgemental environment over Zoom, in the privacy of your own home.
She'll also arrange for you to come into the gym for a body composition analysis (optional) to accurately assess where you're body is at.
Based on this conversation and analysis, Amy will design personalized lifestyle and nutrition strategies that are built specifically for YOU, taking into account your body, goals, and life commitments.
And you can start to implement those strategies immediately!
You can book multiple 1-to-1 nutrition and lifestyle counselling sessions over time to track your progress, update your plan, and stay accountable to your goals. Alternatively, you may choose to sign up for our 3-month "Stay With It" nutrition and lifestyle counselling program.
No membership required. Sign up anytime.
One-time, 1-to-1 counselling session to build on your hard work at the gym
Level Up
If you're consistently working hard at the gym but have reached a plateau in your results—such as struggling to trim your waistline or maintain your energy levels throughout the day—then this one-to-one nutrition and lifestyle session is for you.
We'll start with a body composition test at the Empower gym to get a measurable, accurate assessment of where your body is at in terms of lean muscle and fat mass.
Coach Amy will then review the results with you over Zoom (in the privacy of your own home) to discuss your goals and habits and start to uncover what might be holding you back.
You'll walk away with do-able recommendations that you can use to uplevel your gym performance and have you looking and feeling better. Even small changes can yield big results!
You can book multiple sessions over time to track your progress, update your plan, and stay accountable to your goals. Alternatively, you may choose to sign up for our 3-month "Stay With It" nutrition and lifestyle counselling program.
No membership required. Sign up anytime.
3-month, 1-to-1 counselling program
Stay With It
In this program, Coach Amy provides you with ongoing nutrition and lifestyle guidance and support over three months to keep you accountable and manifest real, measurable changes in your lifestyle and body.
The program starts with:
One 1-hour counselling session over Zoom, in the privacy of your home
One body composition session with report analysis
You'll then receive:
Two 30-minute Zoom counselling sessions (months two and three)
Two more body composition sessions and report analysis (months two and three)
Weekly online check-ins to track your progress
Regular adjustments to your program to maximize your results
Continuous support and encouragement to help make you successful
At the end of three months, you'll have established new, positive habits, achieved some real, measurable results, and have a clear path forward for better health.
No membership required. Start anytime.
1-to-1 personal fitness training
Get Moving
Our 1-to-1 personal fitness training sessions make an excellent complement to our nutrition & lifestyle programs.
Movement has to be part of any healthy lifestyle—but what works best for you can be very different from someone else.
As with our nutrition & lifestyle coaching, our personal fitness training is customized to meet you where you're at. Soon you'll find that coming to the gym is the very best part of your day—and you're reaching your wellness goals faster.
Talk to Coach Amy to learn more.
Nutrition & lifestyle kickstart programs
Current session started October 19. You can still join!
6-week kickstart program
Fitness & Nutrition Challenge
Join us October 19 to November 30, 2024 for our next 6-week fitness and nutrition challenge.
This program is offered only three times a year: fall, winter, and late spring—so don't miss out!
This challenge is delivered online over six weeks with some in-gym workouts and body analysis scans mixed in. It's designed to kickstart all aspects of your health, from building strength to boosting energy to enhancing your mental clarity—while having fun at the same time.
Here's just some of what you'll receive:
2 body composition sessions with report analysis (scheduled at your convenience)
2 fun sandbag workouts (October 26 & November 16, optional)
Weekly challenges
Personalized protein plan
Sample meal plans
Fiber tracking tips
Mindset mastery tools
Personalized support and encouragement from Coach Amy and your fellow participants
You'll emerge from the program feeling more vital than ever, both physically and mentally.
No membership required. Everyone welcome!
Included in all our nutrition and lifestyle coaching programs
Real, measurable results with body composition analysis
Weight and body mass index (BMI) are common measures that people use to track their path to better health. There's only one problem: they're wildly inadequate and often misleading.
At Empower, we use a bioelectric body composition analyzer to measure how much lean mass and body fat mass you have.
In just 15 seconds, these devices will generate a detailed report of your muscle, fat, and water values, including lean mass and fat values in different segments of your body. All you have to do is stand on the device and hold the electrodes.
Your coach will walk through the report with you and use it as a guide to develop and refine your nutrition and/or exercise program to put you closer to your health and fitness goals. You'll get your own copy that you can keep as a benchmark of your body composition at that moment in time.
We incorporate bioelectric body composition tests into all of our nutrition and lifestyle coaching programs. They can also be purchased separately—no membership required.
Check out what our coaches have to say
Words of wisdom about nutrition and fitness from our blog
Do you have an athlete that likes to compete? Check out today's blog!
WOW, wow, wow! If you had a chance to watch our Elev8 teen athletes compete last weekend you were in for a treat! This event held at the Richmond Oval was filled with challenges and achievements. Huge shoutout to our 4 athletes who had never competed in this style event before. Outstanding work from everyone, but boy were they sore by late Sunday night. All of them were happy to rest on the holiday Monday.
For those that have never been to a CrossFit competition it is pretty amazing to watch. Ages 15 to 55+ all out there doing what they love.
What does a competition look like? A typical competition is made up of 3-5 workouts. the workouts will cover most of the CrossFit domains. It will include a weight lifting challenge, like the Snatch complex. A cardio piece like Event 1 with shuttle runs. Then they can vary with gymnastics movements, like toes to bar, pull-ups, and handstand pushups. All of this can be as prescribed (Rx) or Scaled.
Teen Athletes: Do they lift the same as the adults? No, generally the weight they lift tends to be on the lighter side and there is always a scaled option which is great. We want them to feel successful, but we also want to challenge those teen athletes that have dedicated a lot of time getting good at all the CrossFit movements.
How long does my teen need to train before doing a teen competition? It is usually encouraged that they train at least 6 months to a year of CrossFit to learn and get good at all the movements. Most often it takes a couple of years to feel truly comfortable enough. This is if they start from no experience of any sports. Some athletes come by it naturally and learn pretty quick.
How can I get my kid involved? Join an Empower Youth program. See our list of programs below and follow the link to the website for more information and registration. For additional questions, contact Coach Barb at [email protected]
Elev8: Ages 13-17, Trains 3x/week Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 8pm
Varsity: Ages 12 - 17, Trains 2x/week Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 4pm
Junior Varsity: Ages 8-12, Trains 2x/week Tuesday and Thursdays afternoons at 4pm
Homeschool PE: Ages 9-17, Trains 1x/week Wednesday afternoon at 3pm
Family Fit: Ages 8 and up, Trains 1x/week on Sunday afternoons at 1pm.
Customized Personal Training: Pick your own schedule and build your own adventure!
Follow link for more information: Empower Youth Programs
Thanks to all the parents and coaches supporting our young athletes!
See you at the gym!
-OG
Thursday Workout
7 Rounds for time of:
7 Hang cleans
7 Front Squats
7 Shoulder to Overhead
7 Bar Facing Burpees
Weights: 75/115
About Coach Amy
Coach Amy is on a mission to help people become the best versions of themselves by providing personalized workouts and nutrition and lifestyle coaching in a safe, fun, motivating, non-threatening environment.
From her work in healthcare, Amy has seen firsthand the difference a fit and nourished body makes in handling the challenges life throws at us. Health is our real wealth—and exercise and nutrition are our best medicine!
It's never too late to get started. Don’t let your past fitness experiences or beliefs about aging and nutrition define your limits.
You can learn more about Coach Amy by checking out her bio and reading her blog posts.
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