Imagine your ideal life—how would it be different than what your life is like today? Spend a few quiet minutes thinking on this, and you’ll find the key areas where you’re ready to set a goal. Make your goal bigger that what you think you can do, in order to stretch you and challenge you. This exercise can be inspiring, motivating, and exciting, but soon comes the hard part of getting it done! Can You…
If you want to feel good, live healthy, and have lots of energy, what should you do? It won’t surprise you to hear that one of the most important keys to getting this result is your nutrition. If you put good things in, you’ll get good results. But the hard part is, what are the right things, and how can you know which plan or philosophy to follow? Expert, really? It seems that about one…
Imagine being healthier and fitter than you’ve ever been in your life. How great would it feel to look the way you want and have a habit of taking good care of your body? Well today, we’re launching a tool that will help you do just that. We’ve just added a resource to the recently redesigned ThriveFit page that will help you get plugged into this great community. By connecting with each other, we can…
Some fitness programs out there give a month’s worth of workouts; others may even go up to 90 days. But what do you do then? Rest a week and do it again? One big problem with that: you’re asking for a plateau. No Endless Loop One of the key reasons that a program like ThriveFit is superior to many of the month-long of 90-day DVD sets is that not only does it come with 200…
Think of 10 friends you know. Or better yet 10 of your neighbors. How many of them are overweight or obese? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven! Shocking, yes. Disheartening, yes. Solvable, Yes! Although many temporary diets are unsuccessful, there is hope for those who find the scale reading a number larger than they’d like. If you’re looking to shed some weight and create a healthier life, you can do it! …
As you probably have noticed, most of the time here at TotalThriver, we typically feature an article each week to share ideas or concepts about how you can thrive in your fitness, finances, or faith. I hope these articles encourage you to think and reflect on the various issues and take action based on new knowledge or understanding. However, most of the how is usually left to you. Today, we’ll try to remedy this by getting…
When you visit the ThriveFit page, you may notice that an unusual piece of equipment is required for nearly all of the workouts recommended there: a stopwatch. Unlike many workouts that you’ll see people doing in your local gym, our regimen involves completing a certain number of repetitions during a discrete period of time. Is there a good reason for working out this way? What are the advantages and benefits? In today’s article, we’ll answer…
We’re just about to begin the second week of the new year—how are you doing on your goals so far? If you’re like most of us, this week it will be harder than last week to stick with your new habits. As the excitement of pursuing a better or healthier life wears off, we all are very tempted to revert back into old ways that are familiar. How can we head this tendency off at…
Merry Christmas to all you TotalThrivers out there! I’m sure that like me, many of you ate enough food in the past few days to feed a small army! Some people feel bad after such a spree of overeating, leading them to seek out resources like our ThriveFit page to shed a few pounds and get back into shape. It’s a good idea to work toward better health, but often these resolutions to “do better”…
Here at TotalThriver, we’re always emphasizing bodyweight exercises and barbell lifts. Why don’t we ever suggest using those machines that fill the typical “fitness center?” In today’s post, we’ll take a look at where these recommendations come from. What Are You Aiming At? Why did you first decide to adopt a fitness regimen? To look better? To be able to climb a flight of stairs without getting winded? Or perhaps to improve your performance in…