Beans and Greens
Bursting with nutrients, kale makes a tasty addition to soups, casseroles or even simply sautéed as a side dish. This recipe brings kale together with ingredients you probably already have on hand — bacon, canned chickpeas, onion, carrot, Greek yogurt — for a dish full of smoky, earthy flavor. Delicious on it’s own with torn baguette bread […]
Probiotics and Your Overall Health
Why Probiotics? Chances are, if you’re not taking a probiotic, you know someone who is – or you’ve at least heard people talking about them. But you may be asking, “why do I need probiotics?” Our gut houses a colony of millions of bacteria, which we call our “microflora.” Probiotics are the healthy bacteria that […]
Spaghetti Squash Boat
You’ve probably heard of the spaghetti squash, but have you tried it? If you’re craving something decadent and delicious without overdoing the calories, you’ll love these delicious spaghetti squash boats filled with everything you love about baked spaghetti – (turkey) sausage, tomato sauce and cheese. But, this version cuts down on the calories and carbohydrates, adds […]
Chicken and Veggie Soup
Who doesn’t love soup? Here’s a healthy chicken soup, which replaces white noodles with brown rice, and loads upon the veggies – which helps you gets and keeps you feeling full! It’ll warm you to the core! Ingredients 1 1/2 tsp olive oil 1 lb chicken breast 3 large carrots, diced 3 celery stalks, diced 3-4 […]
Kate Thrower
Alloy Has My Back! My journey started attending a different gym, doing the normal “leg day”, “arm day”, and cardio. One day I decided I wanted to try deadlifting. The exercise always appealed to me because it made me feel strong and empowered. The very first time I lifted, it was 90 pounds, and […]
Barbara Adams
“Proud” I came to North Point because I was 50 pounds overweight and out of shape. At first, I was winded and clumsy learning the exercises. Patience abounds with the trainers and lots of encouragement was given to keep me going and learning. I’m thirty seven pounds lighter (three pant sizes smaller) and in much […]
Bud Ingalls
“Committed” 2015 has been quite a year for me and my family. For the past three years I have commuted on a monthly basis between Alpharetta and the Boston area serving as the Chief Financial Officer for a medical products company. The travel eventually became too much of a burden, and I made the decision […]
Frank Tomberlin
“The Best is Yet to Come…” After encouragement from very good friends, free 30-day trial, recently retired, I found myself without an excuse not to at least utilize the free trial. After all, weighing in at 225 pounds with a 40” waist, I could use a little weight loss. My first training session was not […]
Mike Forester
“Touchdown” “The worst I have ever seen.” These were the words of my doctor as he reviewed my blood test. My triglycerides were high, my blood sugar levels indicated that I had Type 2 diabetes, my iron levels were dangerously high and my testosterone levels were equally low. Along with this my blood pressure was […]
Spencer and Nina
In 2013, Spencer and I received North Point Fitness trial membership cards in our Christmas stockings. At the time, we were recently engaged and liked the idea of upping our physical activity level in preparation for our wedding in June 2015. We had heard wonderful things about NPF’s trainers and programs from his mom […]
