by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 6, 2020 | Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
My Word for the Year for 2020 was Fearless. I knew I would need courage and grit to go after the bold goals I set for 2020. I knew I was on the verge of a pivot. But who could have imagined the sharp plot twist our collective narrative was about to take? I had smaller...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 15, 2020 | General Health, Motivation, Reviews
When you become a personal trainer one of the first things they teach you is the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change). Understanding where a person is in the six-stages of change – pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance or...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 1, 2020 | Fitness 101, General Health, Motivation, Nutrition
This is not the 2020 you had planned. The new decade started with a clean slate and clear goals. You were finding your rhythm with focus and determination. Then the hard stop called COVID-19 closed the gym and canceled all your plans. Your goals got fuzzy, perhaps...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 20, 2020 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Motivation
Your mind is saying you need to move. Your body prefers to curl up with tea and a book after spending the day online checking in with your team, your students and your email. Before the pandemic, knowing you had someone waiting on you got you to the gym. Sometimes you...
by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 6, 2020 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Motivation
There is a certain amount of irony that April is Stress Awareness Month. In the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic, when we’re all being asked to shelter in place till at least the end of April, someone has to remind us to be aware of stress. Many of us are feeling...
by Pamela Hernandez | Mar 16, 2020 | Fitness 101, Motivation
Something has to give. You keep going back to square one, starting a new workout plan or giving up diet Coke on a regular basis. But it never lasts for long. You feel like you know what to do to get healthy but you can’t seem to make yourself do it for longer than a...
