by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 16, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health
You’ve probably seen the headlines: Sitting is the New Smoking Your Chair Is Killing You The Most Dangerous Thing You Do All Day… Yes, our sedentary lifestyle may be Public Health Enemy #1. At the ACSM Health & Fitness Summit I had the pleasure of listening to an...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 13, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition
Recently I spent a week in Phoenix at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health & Fitness Summit. As I review my notes and reflect on everything I learned I have mixed feelings. I loved the opportunity to learn about the latest research in exercise,...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 2, 2015 | BetterU, Fitness, Fitness 101, Motivation
Plastic or paper? Regular or decaf? Local or organic? Choices. Every day of our life is filled with hundreds of choices. Some of them are small and perhaps inconsequential to our bigger goals. If you choose to take wear the blue skirt instead of the black pants today...
by Pamela Hernandez | Mar 19, 2015 | Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition
The new recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee are causing quite the stir in the media. Everywhere there are headlines about the flip-flop on cholesterol and fat. Eat your eggs even if you have high cholesterol! Have the butter, it’s not going...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 12, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition, Reviews
I must confess there is something missing from my What I Ate Wednesday posts on Facebook. Other than the EmergenC in my morning ritual and my protein shakes, you don’t get to see the supplements I take on a daily basis. It’s not a desire to hide anything. I just...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 1, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Healthy Holidays, Motivation
I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. They always seem so vague yet so huge! Motivation runs high after the weeks of holiday celebrations. Everyone feels the hope and excitement of a new year, a blank slate, to create something (or someone) else. Promises are made...
