You asked for it... Many of our clients don't know what to do when they have to miss their sessions and begged us to do a blog post of what exercises they can do while away. If you'll be away from the gym on vacation or just travel a lot this can be the perfect opportunity to get stronger and stay in shape until you return. We have created a workout just for you! This workout will help you … [Read more...]
Easy & Quick Healthy Food Options
Need help finding healthy recipes for your lifestyle? We've decided to let you in on some of Tonya's recipes secrets! So we have an idea to help many of you learn how to eat healthy by visual presentation of foods Tonya and her family and to eat to stay trim and heart healthy. We would love to hear your feed back on if and how this helps you. Feel like you are too busy to eat healthy? … [Read more...]
Funny Video….Bad Fats Brothers & Better Fats Sisters
This is a great animated video created by the American Heart Association to teach everyone about bad fats and better fats. Great for adults and awesome for kids! My 5 year old loves it. He was with his dad last year at the grocery store (he calls him Papi- sounds like poppy) and just as he was reaching for some sausage for a duck hunting breakfast he loudly said....."Papi that's the BAD … [Read more...]
What does a trainer’s 2 day food journal look like?
Lot's of you always want to know what I eat and think if you just follow me around and eat what I eat you will be skinny. Probably so, but I have my weak moments too. 80% of the time eat healthy and live clean and the other 20% enjoy what makes you happy. As of this post as 1 full day in on a sheet of paper that I have been toting back and forth from home to work as I meant to blog about this … [Read more...]
Energy Fitness Affordable Online & Onsite Group Circuit Classes
Click here for more information, pricing and how to sign up. … [Read more...]
Meet Tracy Knight!
Energy Fitness is very proud to introduce Tracy Knight- Director of Training for our brand new offering: "E-Mobilize"! E- Mobilize brings our highly successful brand of fitness and nutrition (Energize Method) to you : home, office, park etc. via personal training (in person) or web-cam (skype-style). Tracy most recently lived in Dallas Texas where she received a degree … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Challenge Video “BlogCast”
Ok this is very poor video and video editing. I was hoping for a much more polished end result but I think you can get through it. I'm nearing the end of my weight-loss journey and realize that I'm just getting started. I have changed many of my eating habits but still have so much to tweak. Take a look at this video if you can stand it. One more thing.... Be sure to check out our … [Read more...]
Wine, Dessert and …Fitness?
Energy Fitness and Carrot (a wine and dessert bar scheduled to open later this year on South Main) Co-hosted a wine and dessert pairing during the Monthly Trolley Night Art Walk on South Main on Friday Night. It was a BIG hit! The desserts were delicious and tasted just a little bit better paired with the tasty wine (we served well over 100 folks) Tonya and her staff distributed Energy Fitness … [Read more...]
Personal Trainers in Memphis Report on Choosing Your “personal trainer” Wisely
Our Personal Trainers in Memphis understand that for most people time and money are in short supply. We want to provide you with training that is fast and affordable but Safe! Many of the clients that come to us are living with injuries and almost all of them are living with some type of pain. During your initial assessment our personal trainers in Memphis will gather as much information … [Read more...]
Does this walrus exercise harder than you? 4 Tips on Starting a fitness program
walrus exercising with trainer - Now that I have your attention...check out the tips below to get you started or motivated again. 1. Start with changing your mindset. Get over the all or nothing mentality. Start with just 10 minutes of walking fast and slow in intervals of 30 seconds fast and 30 seconds slow. 2. Hire a trainer to get you results and hold you accountable. Would you … [Read more...]
Dang this is hard….
to not make excuses!! Returned home from Dallas on Friday afternoon. I attended a sales meeting all week arriving on a Sunday. Not only am I tired from traveling most of the first two months of this year but I cant get into any rhythm. Im still only down about 11 lbs. I do work out on the road with strength training and cardio but the constant eating out along with the wine … [Read more...]
Downtown Memphis video from ccc
Downtown Memphis' Center City Commission made this great video that would be great to show visitors about how great it is to live, work and play downtown. click here to see the video: … [Read more...]
Karate Classes at Energy Fitness in Memphis by Rev. Wind Marital Arts
REGISTER NOW........ Karate Classes by Rev. Wind (click to see flyer) Tuesdays & Thursdays 11 am & 6 pm starting this MARCH Contact Rev. Wind directly to register or for questions … [Read more...]
How to compute daily calories & grams for weightloss
Hi, this is Tonya Tittle of Energy Fitness here in Memphis Tennessee. Did you know I was voted one of Memphis' Best Personal Trainers in 2010. With that being said you should take this information seriously and take control of your health so you can be the best you can be also. Are those nutrition labels confusing to you? Well, you aren't the only one. If you have never been taught … [Read more...]
38 Days later…
And Im still down about 10 lbs. Not great but does fall within the "normal" weight loss limits of about 2lbs per week. The next week or so will be critical to reaching my goal of losing 20 lbs. in about 15 weeks. Ive got about 10 weeks left to lose another 10 lbs. A pound a week is very doable- Ive just go to do it! BTW- As Ive previously mentioned, Im compulsive about weighing … [Read more...]
Half Way to Weight Loss Goal!
Considering that the average person should be able to lose 1 to 2 pounds of fat per week; Im very proud to tell you that I have lost 10 lbs. in 20 days. Is it 10lbs of fat? No. But I have increased my protein intake and increased the frequency of strength training - so there is no muscle loss either. That leaves water weight. And Im OK with that! That's one of the bonuses that … [Read more...]
Back home from the cruise and down an LB.
I returned home Thursday afternoon after catching an earlier flight. It was a Sales Meeting and I did work but managed to have a little fun as well : ) My bod and I are not quite ready for a close up yet so the above pic will have to do. I had hiked about two miles to the end of the island (half moon cay) from the beach area and had just finished a quick cool down swim in this pic. AND … [Read more...]
Day 6 begins and Im down 5 1/2 lbs.
I weigh every morning on a scale that also provides my body fat % as a bonus. I track these numbers; Ive done this for several years now. Today is Friday January 7th and Im down 5.5 lbs with no change (yet) in body fat at 27%. (Tonya's calipers had me officially at 24.5% on Monday) I started this latest weight loss journey @ 203.5 on Jan. 1 and today was 198!! Wooo Hooo! Along with … [Read more...]
Day 2 for Mark at Energy Fitness and 25 hellish stairs
Tonya Tittle of Energy Fitness in Memphis, made Mark do stairs on his 2nd day. I took a client out to do (run) the River Stairs just a 2 minute run away from Energy Fitness and Mark was on #18 of 25 stairs I told him he had to do. Tuesday was his first training session with me and Wednesday he was on his own. I couldn't resist taking some video of him and posting it for all to … [Read more...]
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