by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 12, 2012 | Fitness, General Health
Photo by Pawel Loj There is a new and alarming way the obesity epidemic is affecting children – before they are even born. A new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests that being overweight and having Type 2 diabetes dramatically raises the risk of a woman having a...
by Pamela Hernandez | Mar 29, 2012 | Fitness, Fitness Book Club, General Health
Welcome to the second installment of my Fitness Book club!! I hope you enjoyed this month’s selection The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest. Tonight is the actual discussion on Facebook so please join us at...
by Pamela Hernandez | Mar 22, 2012 | Fitness
image by Zac Peckler My first session at SXSW this year was a discussion with the CEO of Aetna, Mark T Bertolini, about healthcare and technology. I was impressed with the discussion; he seemed to have some empathy and understanding of how frustrating navigating the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Mar 19, 2012 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation
image by Thomas Hawk At the airport on my way to SXSW I had an epiphany. Despite being on my fitness journey for over 13 years it occurred to me (as I sipped tea and ate steel cut oats in the lounge despite the free cookies and wine) one of the biggest reasons why...
by Pamela Hernandez | Mar 1, 2012 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation
image by ericmcgregor There is a theory that states adherence to an exercise program can be predicted by three things: Level of social support Self management skills Ability to tolerate discomfort The first two can take some time to figure out. Initially people are...
by Pamela Hernandez | Feb 27, 2012 | Fitness, General Health, Nutrition
The hardest thing to tell a client when they come in for the first time is that they may gain weight. The reality is most of my clients are in pursuit of fat loss, which they have often confused with weight loss. To lose weight they have subjected themselves to any...
