Ready for Resistance Bands?

If you think the key to effective strength training is bulky weight machines, think again. At Thrive, we use resistance bands, free weights, and other tools like kettlebells and medicine balls to give you a workout that challenges your entire body and provides the results you’re looking for. For more on the benefits of resistance bands – and a few exercise ideas – check out this article I found at www.muscleandfitnesshers.com.

Keep on Thriving!
—Lloyd

Jul 29, 2010 | Excersize Tips, Lloyd's Blog, Thriveology | Leave A Comment »

Functional Approach to Fitness sets Thrive Apart

“When I walked into Brookhaven’s Thrive Fitness, my first thought was, “How am I going to get a good workout if there aren’t a bunch of weight machines?

Forty minutes later, as I was huffing and puffing my way through a final circuit of sit-ups, mountain climbers and burpees, I wanted to eat my words…”

Read more about the Thrive Fitness Approach in this month’s issue of The Piedmont Review. Here’s a direct link to the article: click here.  Or, you can download it here.

Jul 21, 2010 | Press, Thriveology | Leave A Comment »

Tricia’s Transformation

Over the past 11 months I have changed my lifestyle thanks to Lloyd Garden, owner and personal trainer at Thrive.  I wanted to start eating healthier, work out and lose weight and make this a way of life.  I remember Lloyd telling me it takes 45 days to change a habit, now I truly believe that. That’s me pictured above before (left) and after (right).

I started out with one on one training and added bootcamp so I was working out a total of 5 days a week.  Lloyd provided me with an eating plan as well. After three months we took my measurements and I already started seeing the results.  This gave me inspiration to continue strong and strive to meet my goal of losing 20lbs. (more…)

Jul 16, 2010 | Lloyd's Blog, Transformation | Comments Off