by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 19, 2010 | Fitness, General Health
Let’s cut to the chase. When someone says they want to lose weight, what do they really mean? image by Pink Sherbet Photography They want to lose FAT. I have yet to meet anyone who had the goal to lose lean muscle. When we say weight loss, we really mean fat loss....
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 16, 2010 | Fitness, Motivation
image by Craig Maccubbin I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but there came a day when I finally started calling myself an athlete. I really never thought that term would apply to me. I never played sports, organized or otherwise. Well, except for a brief...
by Pamela Hernandez | Aug 5, 2010 | Fitness, Reviews
Something that I have recently gotten a lot of questions about are kettlebells. You know what kettlebells are right? They are those things you see sitting on the weight room floor that look like cannonballs with handles. If you are like some of the people who have...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 19, 2010 | Fitness
Something that often gets us into trouble is the idea that more is better. That is certainly the issue with food in our super size society, but I am actually referring today to exercise. I sometimes have clients who, when we start working together, tell me they are...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 12, 2010 | Fitness
If you have been reading my blog for awhile, or have worked with me personally, you already know that I believe weight training is the key to losing fat and maintaining a healthy weight. image by Greg Westfall For a long time, the prevailing theory has been that...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 28, 2010 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Motivation
Lately I have noticed that there are two busy seasons for fitness professionals and gyms. The one we are most familiar with is New Years. The post holiday rush, filled with the promise of a “new year, new you” and the regret of post holiday over consumption brings a...
