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 | 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 | Mar 5, 2015 | General Health, Motivation, Nutrition, Recipes, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Are you jealous of those Instagram posts with a week’s worth of meals prepped and packed in five perfect rows? Are you longing for a freezer stacked with casseroles or bags of ingredients ready to dump into the slow cooker? Me too. I am a big believer in plan, shop...
by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 26, 2015 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation
Sunday March 1 is World Compliment Day and I feel a bit unprepared. I have never dealt well with compliments. As an extremely introverted child, I was very happy to just go unnoticed in the world. I would hide behind anything or anyone to avoid comments about...
by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 16, 2015 | Fitness Favorites, General Health, Reviews
Not sure where your day goes? Not sure what to wear to your next BIG EVENT? I’ve got you covered with my favorite things this month. When I start working on my monthly favorite things list, I don’t start with a theme in mind. Yet when I put them down on paper and...
