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I start by saying “thank you, thank you, thank you”!
I am Jeffrey Adams! ……. A firm believer that a candle never loses it light by lighting another candle. One day I woke up and decided to make my avocation my vocation. So, here I am living my dreams showing adults and children that fitness can be fun!!!!We all have our gifts and passions, touching lives through exercise is my gift and I want to share it with the world. So I am always happy to be a guest instructor at other facilities. It is a compliment when I am invited. My approach to group fitness is simple… K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Stupid.
Music, energy, enthusiasm, motivation, and sweat allow me to create an encouraging atmosphere where challenge meets in a group setting. I then go into autopilot!In class, We strive for “perfect” form, “excellent” endurance, and “dynamic “ intensity with each second, minute, hour, day, week, month, and year of our workouts!
Before moving to Atlanta in 2007, I trained privately and taught classes at Club H, Body By Mike, Gold’s Gym, NYSC, and Crunch in New York . While in Atlanta, I continued with Crunch and worked with corporate fitness groups teaching in Midtown, Sandy Springs , Dawsonville helping create boot-camp programs for a short time before becoming Group Fitness Regional Director for Crunch. Since then I have been able to once again experience different fitness facilities and spread my love for fitness. The motto” No Judgments” allow members to do their best and I love to apply that philosophy! Since then I have been able to work with many groups throughout the Atlanta area and these experiences are very humbling. It is encouraging to hear “I have had a great experience and felt challenged “after a class”
I teach and specialize in creating innovative group fitness programs both indoor and outdoor for many demographics never forgetting that this isn’t my workout, I am here for you. I have had twenty years of experience as an instructor and military physical training. This has allowed me to work and learn from some of the best instructors the fitness industry has to offer.
I enjoy producing Fitness and Wellness shows, I produced several for BCAT Television. I enjoy appearing and have been on various local news programs spotlighting fitness as well as produced my own fitness specials. AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America), MADD DOGG ATHLETICS , American Red Cross CPR Certification, ISCA (International Sports Conditioning Association) and IFTA (Interactive Fitness Trainers of America) are some of my professional affiliations.
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
Enhancing Your Personal Training Experience with Online Scheduling
Personal training studios should make sure that they are providing their clients with every tool possible to help them meet their personal fitness goals. That is why some personal training studios have invested into an online personal training system for the benefit of their clients. Online scheduling in general is becoming increasingly popular as individuals become more comfortable and knowledgeable using the internet.
A recent Wall Street Journal survey showed that the majority of adults prefer making their appointments online. When it comes to personal training, online scheduling gives clients more control of their fitness goals in a way that is personalized and convenient. This is a wonderful benefit for the client because of the freedom it brings them. (more…)
Developing an Exercise Routine After Injury
Injury can happen to anyone at anytime. If you are an active person, who exercises regularly, there is a temptation to jump back into your pre-injury workout routine to soon. This may do more harm than good. Anyone who has suffered an injury, regardless of the injury type, should consult their physician before restarting their exercise routine. You should never rush back into your regular pre-injury exercise routine without seeking advice from your physician. The physician will create an exercise plan designed to ease you back into an exercise routine while your body is healing. (more…)
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.
Improving Your Life Through Group Training and One-on-One Personal Training
In these stressful times, it is very important to remember to take care of your most important attribute which is your health. One of the best ways to do this is to take part in a group training program or one-on-one training program. The Financial Times newspaper in a recent article noted that personal training studios that offer exclusively group training and one-on-one training have been full. According to a personal trainer quoted in the article “Clients come in more to de-stress, and get away from the constant coverage of crashing markets on TV”. He also said that “members, especially now, see working out as a necessity not a luxury.” (more…)
Thrive Fitness Featured on Dr. Laura Beaty’s Newsletter
Thrive Fitness was featured this month on Dr. Laura Beaty’s newsletter. Dr. Laura Beaty, a local concierge physician, understands the importance of choosing the right trainer to achieve optimal fitness and improve health.
I am thrilled with the results I’ve seen in working with Thrive Fitness. I have more confidence and energy each day because of the work I do with Lloyd. I have reached fitness goals that I simply could not achieve on my own. Laura Beaty, MD
Dr. Beaty has practiced medicine in Atlanta since 1998. She founded Alliance Primary Care in 2005 to fulfill her desire of working in a practice where she could care for patients to her highest standards. The popularity of this unique practice has expanded and now, the additions of Dr. Saju Mathew and Kimberly Brewster NP allow a greater number of patients to experience primary health care the way it should be.
“In third grade I listed my desired future occupation as physician. It was only when I finished my training and began to practice that I questioned that very early decision. Starting this practice has resurrected my passion. I love spending quality time with my patients, I love our staff, and I now love my job!”
Lloyd Garden | Owner & Personal Trainer
NCCPT, IFPA, TRX Suspension Training and Red Cross CPR certified
Lloyd Garden, founder of Thrive Fitness is no stranger to discipline and perseverance. Trained by some of the best strength and conditioning coaches collegiately and professionally, Lloyd understands hard work and the attention to detail. Through this hard work and his attention to detail, Lloyd gained the experience needed to customize efficient training programs for all types of clients, from professional athletes to busy executives and stay-at-home moms, who need maximal fitness in minimal spare time.
Lloyd is no stranger to high achievement. Starting from high school, he set football rushing records in the state of Ohio that exists today. After high school, he was heavily recruited by top NCAA football programs but eventually decided to attend the University of Cincinnati and he received a four year scholarship to play for the Bearcats Football team. To cap off his football career, he was signed by the National Football League Seattle Seahawks. Even though his NFL career was short he obtained the necessary ingredients to complete his unique personal training recipe.
Lloyd used his time as a member of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the NFL Seattle Seahawks for his own research and development to tie his knowledge of personal training and athletic conditioning to develop advanced methods to training to help prevent injury and target specific muscles. Lloyd created a full fitness regime from his template of free-weight, bodyweight, and machine-driven exercises, tailored specifically for each client. His main goal is to develop muscular balance in his clients, which is the foundation for more specific goals such as aesthetics, strength and flexibility gains, or developing a more powerful athletic ability.
His methods have touched people of all backgrounds. For more than a decade, he has used his knowledge and experience to develop the bodies and lives of hundreds including Stanford University’s All-American tennis players “The Burdette Sisters” (Erin, Lindsey, and Mallory Burdette), ATP World Tour player Scoville “Sco” Jenkins, and On the Rise Tennis Academy where he helped hundreds of students reach their full potential in the sport of tennis through strength and conditioning.
Lloyd’s philosophy is that when people begin to work towards better health and fitness, they inevitably begin to see more success in life. He designed his personal training studio with his philosophy in mind. The Thrive Fitness studio is strategically designed to provide clients with the most efficient method to accomplish their workouts.
