by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 12, 2012 | Fitness, General Health, Motivation, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
photo by Harold Lloyd The BetterU Challenge is rolling right along! It’s hard to believe we are already in our 4th week, a third of the way through. Yet it feels like we are just getting started. Perhaps it’s because getting started on the road to fitness can be the...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jul 19, 2012 | Fitness, Nutrition
photo by Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games There is one myth I hear all the time from women about weights. They are hesitant to strength train because they don’t want to get bulky. I can recite the facts to them: We lack the testosterone to get bulky. Muscles can’t...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 17, 2011 | Fitness, Nutrition
I still read the newspaper. Call me old school but there is something comforting about getting the daily news in paper form. I particularly love the Sunday ritual in my house of eating lunch, watching some CNN and reading through all the news, ads and coupons. image...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 24, 2011 | Fitness, Reviews
Anyone remember the uproar last October after a piece appeared in the LA Times calling out Jillian Michaels? It called her credentials as a trainer into question (later her certifications were verified and validated by the certifying organizations) and her, should I...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 21, 2013 | General Health, Motivation
photo by Harold Lloyd I am convinced 2013 is going to be an amazing year. Every year I say that it’s going to be a good year but this year feels like it’s going to be really special. Professionally, I’ve accomplished some pretty amazing stuff in 2012 , things that...
