by Pamela Hernandez | Apr 30, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, Workouts
Core Off the Floor isn’t just a catchy session title, it’s a fact of life for some. I attended this session at the ACSM Health and Fitness Summit a few weeks ago because for some clients the floor isn’t a practical option. Traditional curls and sit ups in a supine...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jan 27, 2011 | Motivation
One morning, not long ago, I stopped to fill my gas tank. image by Faramarz Hashemi I was in one of the nicer neighborhoods of Springfield, surrounded by men and women in nice cars and very nice clothes also fueling up on their way to their offices. While I didn’t...
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 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 26, 2012 | General Health, Motivation, Nutrition
Pamela with Vegan Bodybuilder Robert Cheeke Photo by W. Brian Duncan I learned a lot of things at SXSW this year: I need to step up my game to be part of the obesity epidemic solution. Women are more likely to be addicted to the Internet and one of the signs is...