by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 6, 2012 | Nutrition, Recipes
image by W Brian Duncan When people find out I am a vegetarian I get two questions: Where do you get your protein? Do you have to take iron? I get plenty of protein, often more than your average carnivore, with no problem. I eat eggs, tofu, edamame, dried peas, beans...
by Pamela Hernandez | Sep 3, 2012 | Monthly Workout Playlist, Motivation
I don’t use my iPhone for music. When I need workout music I actually use my Shuffle. It’s small, non obtrusive and if I get caught in my wires and fling it across the room it won’t shatter. But when my fitness journey began in 1999 Apple had not yet dominated the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 31, 2012 | Video, Video Blog
Personal Trainer Pamela Hernandez answers a viewers question about if small “tastes” of food really matter. In this video is advice for: What are these small “tastes” of food? What qualifies and how much are you getting? Where are you in your...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 30, 2012 | Fitness, Motivation, Nutrition, Success Stories, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Katie wrote a great post for her blog My DINKY Life about the Better U Challenge and her progress. It’s really is hard to believe we are almost at the end. I am so proud of Katie and how much she’s learned as part of the challenge and working with me....
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 23, 2012 | Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Last year I did not succeed in my quest to go 2 for 2 in the Best of 417 awards, coming in as a Runner Up in the Best Personal Trainer category. As I said at the time, I was extremely proud of my runner up status because the competition was fierce. The men who also...