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 | Mar 12, 2012 | General Health, Nutrition
image by Andreas Levers Happy National Nutrition Month! Of course, I think every month is nutrition month. One, because nutrition is the most critical but least adhered to part of a fitness journey. Two, because there is always something happening in the nutrition...
by Pamela Hernandez | Dec 11, 2014 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Motivation, Nutrition
WIAW It stands for What I Ate Wednesday. I am not sure who started it or when. When I first encountered it, via blog posts from fellow FitFluential members, my first question was not what but WHY? I do get asked what I eat a lot. I’ve shared an average day in the past...
by Pamela Hernandez | Oct 31, 2013 | General Health, Motivation
image by W Brian Duncan As part of the Get Connected to a Healthy Community initiative, CoxHealth hosted a Purpose Workshop last week. Finding your purpose, your “plan de vida”, is one of the Power 9 – The Blue Zones lessons to living a longer and healthier life. The...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 3, 2010 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation, Reviews
One of the excuses people often give as to why they can’t start exercising is that they can’t afford it. They can’t afford a gym membership or a big piece of cardio equipment so they settle for doing nothing. Today I am going to help you eliminate this excuse by...