by Pamela Hernandez | Dec 21, 2015 | Fit Travel, General Health, Healthy Holidays, Recipes, Reviews
The best offense is a good defense. This applies to basketball as well as fighting colds and the flu. Whether it is the gentleman coughing up a lung in the seat next to you on the plane or your adorable niece who sneezes oh so demurely without covering her mouth, you...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 17, 2015 | Fit Travel, Fitness, Motivation
A trip to Machu Picchu is the ultimate example of the importance of enjoying the journey. We left early on a Wednesday and arrived at Machu Picchu mid morning on a Friday. From my home in Springfield, MO it took 4 flights, a ride by private car, a ride on a train and...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 14, 2015 | Fit Travel, Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
I am a total food tourist. Our primary mission for our visit to Peru was to see Machu Picchu and hike. Somehow we got lucky and also happened to be in Lima for Mistura. In it’s 8th year, Mistura could be called Taste of Peru. It’s all the best food and drink the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 7, 2015 | Fit Travel, Fitness Favorites, Monthly Workout Playlist, Motivation
I normally don’t hit the gym while I am on vacation. Even when I signed up for the OxyChallenge, I didn’t plan on working out while we are in Peru. The Ultimate Oxygen Challenge is 90 days but the workout program is only 12 weeks. That meant there was even a bonus...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 20, 2015 | Fit Travel, Fitness, Fitness Favorites, Reviews
When I signed up for the Ultimate Oxygen Challenge I knew that our planned trip to Peru fell exactly in the middle of the 90-day program. I knew it would mean taking a week off from weights (which might actually help me push through the second half) and packing plenty...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 16, 2015 | Fit Travel, Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Our habits are what make us or break us. I rely on my habits to keep me moving forward when my motivation wanes. Habits have served me well over my fitness journey… except when I become a slave to them. This isn’t a new realization. It first came to me many years ago...
