by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 1, 2016 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Fitness Book Club, Fitness Favorites, General Health, Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Everyone is motivated on January 1. The promise of the New Year and a clean slate beckons you. The rush of the holidays has passed and you are hopeful for the calmer weeks ahead. This is the time, you say. I can finally focus on me. The first workout ALWAYS feels...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 28, 2016 | Fitness, Nutrition
What’s for dinner? No question can raise anxiety and cause chaos quicker than that one. When your eight year old finds you in the kitchen she assumes that you’re cooking, not trying to figure out where you left the checkbook. She looks hungry and you realize there is...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 21, 2016 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Fitness Favorites, Reviews, Workouts
You want to start exercising on a regular basis. Not because it’s January. Not to lose weight (although that might be a bonus). You want to get moving again because you just feel so much better when you do. It’s been a very very long time since you had a regular...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 18, 2016 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Motivation
You didn’t even wait till New Year’s Day to start working out. You were in the gym, with the place pretty much to yourself, on December 26. You were ready to atone for the holiday “sins” of cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate. You vowed to drink more water and bought...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 11, 2016 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Fitness Favorites, General Health, Reviews
The worst time to join a gym is in January. While the deals are plentiful, so are the crowds. When you only have 45 minutes between getting off work and picking up your daughters from their after school program the last thing you want to do is waste time circling the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 7, 2016 | Fitness, General Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
How many nights a week do you eat out? Don’t estimate. Look at your credit card statement and your calendar for the cold hard truth. With days at work that NEVER seem to end on time and a calendar overbooked with Junior League committee meetings, book club and soccer...