by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 25, 2010 | Fitness
If I asked you what your most challenging body part is, I bet I could guess before you answered. It is your abs, right? Many women (and a lot of men) have problems with their abs. From what I see every day at the gym it is not for a lack of trying. I see so many...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 21, 2010 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition
Last week we talked about how much to eat. As promised, today we will talk about what you should eat. Let’s start with the basics. Your foods basically contain 1 or more macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein and fat. These macronutrients do different things in the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 18, 2010 | Nutrition
Today my mission is to bust a myth. The myth in question? Eating healthy is more expensive. I hear that from people all the time. They are concerned that eating healthy is going to bust their food budget in these tight economic times. I am here to tell you can eat...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 14, 2010 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Nutrition
Welcome to part 2 of my Fitness 101 series. Last week I mentioned a sixth element of health and fitness – nutrition. You have to fuel your body adequately for exercise and activities of daily life. The key word in that sentence is adequately. Most people simply...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 11, 2010 | Nutrition, Recipes
I had a request from some Facebook friends recently, something I should have thought of myself but for some reason did not. image by IPBrian I often mention my food in my status updates on Facebook. I do not know why, maybe because I am always eating. I had a request...