by Pamela Hernandez | May 8, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation
Photo by Svetlana Fedoseeva As young girls and young women, we learn from our mothers. Which means your daughters and the other young women around you are learning from YOU. It may not always feel as though they are listening but I promise they are. They are watching...
by Pamela Hernandez | May 1, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation, Reviews
Photo by Pamela Hernandez I ordered a new Fuelband in January so I would have it for our Hong Kong trip. I enjoyed the new features (automatic syncing and session tracking) but it wasn’t much different than the original. It was familiar and I was happy. I only had a...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 24, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Nutrition
Photo by W Brian Duncan More is not always better. Exercise is no exception to this rule. Doing double workouts, 7 days a week may seem like the right thing to do for fat loss. Instead it can set you up for frustration, injury and serious health conditions. When I...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 21, 2014 | Fitness, Workouts
Photo by Wanderlinse Are you ready to take your HIIT to a new level? Then it’s time to try tabata training. Tabata training, or tabata intervals, came out of a 1996 study by Izumi Tabata. The study compared short ultra high intensity interval training vs. long steady...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 17, 2014 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation, Nutrition
Photo by Christian Cable Exercise alone with not give you the results you want if your goal is fat loss. Exercise can help balance the energy intake equation or create a calorie deficit, but you must address food choices and habits to see real and lasting results. You...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 3, 2014 | BetterU, Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
BetterU Class of 2013 It’s my favorite time of year! The days are getting longer, the farmers market is full of spring veggies and it’s time to kick off BetterU 2014! I am in my third year partnering with the American Heart Association as the Health Coach for the...
