We have a saying here at Thrive…“The heaviest weight we have is our front door.” It’s true…let me explain. Before people start working out, they worry about what exercises they’re going to do… They worry about the exercises they’re unsure of… They’re conscious and anxious about how they’re going to look walking around the gym… […]
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If there’s one thing I know about working out, it’s this. “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” I always look at our members as a long-term relationship. Working out with us is not a “fad” workout…I truly work for it to be a lifestyle. A
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There’s only one requirement I have for someone to be a trainer at Thrive Training…well actually two. The first, they have to be a good person. We can help and teach you to become a great trainer, but if you’re not a good person at the core of who you are, we can’t work together.
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Hi all, I’ve been sitting at my computer everyday writing personalized programs for people to do at home, with the equipment they have at home. It’s a great way to stay strong and keep your immune system strong while we go through this challenging time. Since this is a new offering, we are making it
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BULLETPROOF YOUR STOMACH Hi Everyone, We at THRIVE pride ourselves in teaching the fundamental movements to our members. You can move fast and hit hard, but never break the infrastructure. This Swiss Ball Rollout is one of the fundamentals that one should learn. It challenges your spine to maintain its neutral position while moving and
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You have to take all the information you hear with a grain of salt. There is research done on both the negative and positive of foam rolling. Bottom line, I like foam rolling.I like it NOT to break up tissue or ?tenderize? the muscle. I like foam rolling so I can activate ?sleepy? muscles. So
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Howdy all, Last night Lindsey and I had a little competition. How many times can you touch the cones? All 3 consecutively is considered 1. Lindsey did 3 times around before she fell. I did 5? ?and you know I talked trash after beating her! Try this move and let?s see how many you can
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Howdy Everyone, I?m writing this email because I just had a conversation with one of our members. We were talking about the ?core? and I soon realized we were on two different wave lengths. To get us on the same path I simply asked her, ?Where is your core?? She pointed to her stomach, then
If you don?t know what you want, no one can help you. You probably work all day and randomly spend some time thinking about how you?ll get fit and healthy. You may even workout, but the majority of the time is on a treadmill, 10 minutes of weights, back to the treadmill, and then a
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Hello all, I haven?t squatted for years?and I don?t plan to start any time soon. But let me explain this a bit further. While I do believe squats are part of 8 fundamental human movements (its part of what we call The Big 8) and it should be practiced often, I choose to do it
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