by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 20, 2015 | Fitness, Motivation, Nutrition, Reviews, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Sometimes the trainer needs a trainer. I can get complacent just like anyone else. I get busy with the day to day of running a business. I put a lot of time and effort into prepping workouts for client so sometimes I am a little uninspired when it’s time to work on my...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 6, 2015 | Fitness, Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Today is my last day in my 30s. I knew there would be a lot on my mind today so I didn’t write this in advance. Normally posts are done days, even weeks, ahead of time. I can polish and revise, triple check my spelling and let Brian have time to edit and make...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 3, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Video Blog, Workouts
You always hear you should walk before you run, but what you really should do is lift! It’s important to build the muscles that support the joints, especially the knees, before you start adding the high impact force of running. Here are some great leg exercises...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 29, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness Book Club, Motivation, Reviews
Persisting with a habit can be particularly hard when the habit doesn’t yield flashy results. While there’s the satisfaction of knowing that I’m doing what’s good for me and holding myself to my intentions, rarely do I achieve glorious outcomes. I’ve found, however,...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 25, 2015 | Fit Travel, Fitness, Workouts
There is only one exercise that every client enjoys. They ask for it. They cheer when I tell them they get to do it. Any guesses what exercise it is? Medicine ball slams. As a personal trainer I love medicine ball slams because they are a great low impact (unless you...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 11, 2015 | BetterU, Fitness, Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
According to the calendar the official start to summer is still about a week away. For me, summer starts with the first day of BetterU training. I’ve spent the last few weeks getting to know our team of 10 women. They gathered for the Welcome Party in May to meet each...