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Weight alone is a poor measure of your fitness. The scale or BMI does not account for different body types. Even worse, if you use only a scale to determine your fitness you could gain muscle from exercise and appear to be getting fat! Body fat analysis let’s you know the truth! Body fat analysis is an excellent way to measure overall health and fitness. Until now figuring out your body fat has involved inaccurate and embarrassing pinch tests or underwater weighing that is inconvenient and inconsistent. Ultrasound measurements are not affected by hydration, recent exercise, or caffeine so the test can be performed consistently and conveniently. That is why THRIVE is now offering body fat analysis with our brand new ultrasonic body composition system. Through this non-invasive process, we use a sensor to measure the impedance of sound waves through your body to determine body composition. The test is comfortable and quick.
Ultrasonic analysis is incredibly accurate and takes the guess work out of your fitness results. Stop guessing and start making progress! Know your body and THRIVE!
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$45 for walk-in assessments
$25 for Boot campers & Group Fitness members
$25 can be credited towards a personal training package
$0 for 1-on-1 and semi-private clients
now included 1x per month in training program
$0 for first time fitness evaluations
Challenge yourself with the BOSU®
If you’ve been into Thrive, you’ve probably seen one of our BOSU® Balance Trainers—that is, the blue, dome-shaped things with flat bottoms. In my years of working in the fitness industry, I’ve found that this tool is one of the most effective in terms of improving balance and core strength. So, you’ll see me integrate it into exercises ranging from lunges to push-ups. If you want to know more about the logic behind why we train with the BOSU® at Thrive, check out this article at the BOSU® site.
Keep on Thriving!
–Lloyd
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
Get Gorgeous Gams with these 3 Moves
The temperature is rising, which means it’s time to start sporting those short shorts of summer. If you’re looking for ways to whip your legs into shape, try these three exercises (work your way up to 3 sets of 15 reps each of these exercises):
Marching Hip Lift. Lie down on the floor with knees bent in front of you. Lift your hips so that your hips and lower back are off of the ground, with your feet about shoulder width apart, feet flat on the floor. (Make sure that you are squeezing your glutes and lower abdominals throughout this entire exercise!) While keeping your hips lifted, lift your right knee toward your chest. Lower your right foot back to the ground, and then do the same with your left knee. That’s one rep. Remember, the key is to keep your hips lifted until you finish 15 reps — then you can rest.
Squats with a Knee. Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart, with your toes facing straight ahead. Sit back like you are about to sit down in a chair. When your butt is almost parallel to the ground, return to a standing position and crunch your right knee up to your lower abdominals (try to get your knee above that belly button!). Return the right foot to the ground and go right into another squat. This time, as you stand up, crunch the left knee up to your lower abdominals. Be sure that your chest is lifted, and you are squeezing your abdominal muscles. Again, that’s one rep. As you squat, be sure to keep your weight in your heels. Also, make sure that as you sit back, your knees don’t jut forward (they should be in alignment with your ankles). An easy way to ensure that your knees are doing what they’re supposed to is to look down at your feet. If your knees are covering up your toes, sit back more. Remember that you should be able to see those toes!
Dumbbell Dead Lift. With an overhand grip, grab two 8-pound dumbbells (or if you don’t have free weights, heavy water bottles). Standing with feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent, keep your arms straight (shoulder width apart and palms down) and lower the weights as close to the ground as you can. As you bend, your back should not arch, and keep your shoulders back. As you bend over, you’ll feel a stretch through the hamstrings. As you return to a standing position, squeeze the glutes and hamstrings. Repeat.
3 Steps to Bikini-Ready Abs
It’s summertime in the south, which means that it’s time to break out your bikini. If your abs could use a little boot camp before the big reveal, try these three moves that are sure to tone and tighten your core muscles (work your way up to three sets of 15 reps of each of these exercises):
Medicine Ball Twists. Sit with your legs bent (heels dug into the floor), your chest lifted, and back straight. Your upper body should be at a 45-degree angle. Holding a medicine ball twist side to side, reaching toward your hip bone. The further you lean back the better, but always keep that back straight. If you don’t have a medicine ball, no problem — try a gallon-size jug of water. Take this exercise up a notch by lifting one foot up at a time and eventually both feet while twisting.
Sit-Ups. Yes, a good old fashioned sit-up is still one of the best ways to work those abs. Again, sitting with your legs bent, feet on the floor, lie down on the floor with your arms crossed across your chest. Bring your body up, eventually sitting up (with legs still bent and feet on the floor). Then, curl your body back down so that your back is flat on the ground. Be sure that you are focusing on tightening your abdominal muscles as you move through the entire sit-up.
Side Plank Dips. Lie on your side, with your legs stacked on top of each other and your right elbow bent at a 90-degree angle directly beneath your side. (Your body should form a straight line accept for your right arm, which is a 90-degree angle.) Pick your hips up, so that your body runs at a diagonal from the floor. Then, let your right hip drop and bring it back up. The goal is to let it lightly touch the floor before bringing it back up into alignment with the rest of your body. After completing your reps on one side, role onto the other (so that your left arm will be bent to support your body). Do three sets on each side.
Need a fun way to tone up your body for summer? Come try our Brookhaven Group Fitness Class!
Keep on Thriving!
—Lloyd
3 Moves for Sexy Summer Arms
Hey Ladies!
Your man doesn’t have to be the only one with tickets to the gun show this summer. Try these three exercises to get your arms in shape for those sexy sleeveless shirts and shoulder-bearing halter tops (work your way up to 3 sets of 15 reps of each of these exercises):
Chair Push-ups. Push-ups are the multitasking exercise for arms, since they work all of the muscle groups at once. Using a chair, place your hands on either side of the seat, and put your feet together on the ground. (Your body will be at an incline.) Arms will go from straight to bent, as you lower yourself into a pushup position. Make sure to keep your shoulders over your writs and your rear end in alignment with the rest of your body.
Military Press. Tone your shoulders with a good, old-fashioned military press. Using 8-pound free weights, bring both arms up to 90-degree angles, so that elbows are in line with your shoulders. (Palms should be facing away from your body.) Press arms straight up to where there is just a slight bend in your elbows, and then lower them back down to 90-degree angles. No free weights? No problem. Just grab a couple of 20-ounce water bottles.
Bicep Curls. No arm workout would be complete without a little something to tone those biceps. Again, free weights or water bottles will work. Stand with feet about shoulder-width apart. Keep your elbows at your sides as you lift and lower both water bottles to your shoulders (palms facing your shoulders) and then back down to where your elbows have just a slight bend in them. When you’re finished, crack open one of the bottles to hydrate!
Looking for a great way to tone up your body for summer? Come try our Brookhaven Group Fitness Class!
Keep on Thriving!
—Lloyd
Mix Up Your Workout Routine to Maximize Benefits
To get the best results from your workout regiment, individuals should work with a personal trainer to mix up their exercise routines to make the exercises more unique and beneficial. When people do the same exercises over and over again, they will at some point reach a results’ plateau and they will not meet their desired goals.
