by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 8, 2015 | Fitness, General Health, Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
I am generally not a fan of the term “Super Food”. I do have a list of foods (from my Precision Nutrition curriculum) that I use with my clients called the Super Foods List. I always explain that these foods aren’t magical; they are just nutritionally dense and super...
by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 1, 2015 | Fitness, Nutrition, Recipes
Happy World Vegetarian Day! While I haven’t always been a vegetarian, I was never a big meat eater. As a kid if you offered me a burger or a grilled cheese sandwich I would pick the grilled cheese every time. In high school I made a meal out French fries. In college I...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 28, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Nutrition
It’s month 3 of the Ultimate Oxygen Challenge for me and most of my Team Amanda teammates. The end is near and it’s time to get down to cutting calories, increasing cardio and carb cycling. It’s time to get real. It’s time to discuss some fit truths that I don’t talk...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 25, 2015 | Fit Myths, Fitness, General Health, Nutrition
90 percent of women have cellulite. It is a source of frustration for women (and some men) of all shapes, sizes and fitness levels. While you can’t eliminate it entirely, you can reduce it with the things we should be doing any way: exercising and eating clean....
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 24, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, Recipes
September is a time of transition. I get moms back in the gym after the kids go back to school. The temperature fluctuates with warm days but cooler nights, which by the way are starting to arrive just a little bit earlier. The air conditioning turns off but you don’t...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 14, 2015 | Fit Travel, Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
I am a total food tourist. Our primary mission for our visit to Peru was to see Machu Picchu and hike. Somehow we got lucky and also happened to be in Lima for Mistura. In it’s 8th year, Mistura could be called Taste of Peru. It’s all the best food and drink the...
