by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 13, 2017 | Fitness, Nutrition, Recipes
Eat your protein. Everyone keeps saying it. Everyone from the health reporter on the 5 o’clock news to your marathon running sister-in-law is telling you to eat your protein. A magazine cover shouts it at you in the grocery check out line. Your favorite coffee shop...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 30, 2017 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Workouts
As you hoist your gym backpack on, your arms feel a bit weak. Funny, you think as you walk towards the locker room door, it didn’t seem that heavy on your way here. Fresh from your first Pound class, you feel tired but good. This was the perfect way to get back into a...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 9, 2017 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Motivation
It can feel strange taking a day off or only working out for 30 minutes. It is hard to accept that a little can go a long way. The gremlins will still say “what the hell, what’s another …and another…” to the cookies in the break room or the wine after dinner. Letting...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 2, 2017 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Motivation
You know there is a better way. You know that there is life beyond repeating cycles of the Whole 30 and “get fit quick” boot camps. You know you are on the brink of breaking the chains of all or nothing thinking but…you’re not sure how. I can show you. You already...
by Pamela Hernandez | Dec 26, 2016 | Fitness, Healthy Holidays, Motivation
2016 was a rough year. It wasn’t all bad but it seemed to be a little low on goodness. It seemed like things just kept coming, never really feeling like you could catch a break. A new role at work meant more hours and a lot of new faces. They are nice enough but they...
by Pamela Hernandez | Dec 5, 2016 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Healthy Holidays
The basics are the basics…even at Christmas. They may even be MORE important now than the rest of the year. Tensions are high post election, making some holiday gatherings more stressful than usual. Parties add to what I call The Introvert’s Dilemma: the desire to...