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…
Most of the time, when people hear the word stewardship, they think they’re about to hear a sermon about how the pastor wants them to give more money to the church. If this is your understanding of this term, prepare to hit the reset button. Stewardship means to manage well something that’s in our possession, but doesn’t really belong to us. Stay at My Place! Think of a time where a friend has let you…
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…
The following article is a guest post from Steven McClain, a member of the TotalThriver community. Steven recently began following the ThriveFit workout program and describes his experience and excitement for this new fitness regimen. For the last several years I have been doing workout regimens that didn’t do much besides maintain strength or maybe even lose it gradually. I did what the typical gym rat would do which consisted of bench, dips, tricep extensions, flys, curls, rows, leg…
How can we get from where we are today to the places in life where we want to be? How can we become the people that we want to be—that God made us to be? In a word, incrementally! Fitter by the Day One of the clearest examples I know of this principle is manifested in physical fitness. No one has ever turned from an overweight couch potato overnight. But many people have changed from…
One of the most important aspects of any successful training regimen (or perhaps any pursuit in life) is consistency. Today, we’ll discuss the importance of sticking with your workouts and never letting too much time pass between training sessions. Here Comes an Excuse As you may have read in previous posts, I had the joy of traveling to Indiahoma, Oklahoma last week to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the children, youth, and adults…
Here at TotalThriver, we love to discuss the importance of a challenging fitness regimen, encouraging you to make physical training a priority and reap the many benefits that come with it. But, there are different ideas of what ideal fitness looks like. Today, we’ll introduce three measures (or perspectives) of fitness in order to help you identify what type of training fits you best. By knowing what you want to achieve in the realm of…
We’ve spent a good deal of time lately discussing the many benefits of a good fitness regimen. Maybe some of these ideas have made you interested in fitness, and you’re ready to dive in. But before you embark on a new regimen, it’s important to have a good gameplan as well as some strong support. Without these, your fitness habit will struggle to pass the 3-week mark, and you’ll have lost the strong motivation which…