by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 11, 2010 | General Health, Motivation
These days I do not get to watch the Oprah show much. I barely have time to watch the episodes of Ellen that pile up on my DVR. Last week I made an exception. I heard a lot of news in the Twitterverse that Oprah was doing a big special on diabetes. Since most of the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 8, 2010 | Nutrition, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
People ask me all the time what I eat. What is odd is I often have a hard time telling them. I tell them that I stay away from fast food and overly processed foods. I eat a vegetarian diet and try to keep a 50/25/25 split between carbs/protein/fat. Yes, they say, but...
by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 4, 2010 | Nutrition, Recipes
Okay football fans, are you ready for the big game? I myself am not a football fan, but we always watch the Super Bowl at our house. I admit it is mainly for the commercials. Also who knows what might happen during the half time show? Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1...
by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 1, 2010 | Fitness, Monthly Workout Playlist
One of my favorite ways to do cardio is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT-See last week’s Fitness 101 post). I like it for a number of reasons. It is efficient, for one. I can get a heart pounding workout in 20-30 minutes and get on with the rest of my busy day....
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 28, 2010 | Fitness, Fitness 101
Today wraps up the official Fitness 101 series. I would like to think I bring you good information every week, but hopefully this series has filled in some of the basics for all the beginners out there. I wanted to end the series with some basic terms and definitions....
