Thrive - wellness and strength

🏋️‍♀️ BUT WHY DO WE INCREASE OUR WEIGHT WITH EACH WORKING SET?

LET ME EXPLAIN

You might notice that when we’re doing strength work, I’ll often ask you to increase your weight as you move through your sets.

But why? 🤔

It’s not JUST because I want you to lift heavier!

👉 We’re preparing your body first.
Starting a little lighter allows you to warm up the muscles, joints and movement pattern before we really challenge you.

👉 We’re gradually increasing the demand.
As the weight increases, your muscles have to work harder. This is one of the ways we create progressive overload — which is important for getting stronger and building muscle.

👉 We’re finding YOUR challenging weight.
The goal isn’t to throw the heaviest weight around. It’s finding a weight that challenges you while you can still maintain good technique and control.

👉 Your final set should feel HARD! 🔥
Not necessarily impossible, but you should feel like you’ve had to work for those last few reps, almost to failure.

And remember… heavier doesn’t always mean better.

Good form + control + a challenging weight = 💪🏼

So when I tell you, “Go up if you can!” — there’s a reason behind it 😉

We’re not just moving weights.

We’re building strength.

🥹🤍 Kimmy girls last class before baby arrives! 🤰🏼✨

This week we said a little “see you later” to one of our beautiful Thrive girls as she heads into this next incredible chapter with only a couple more weeks to go!!

Watching you continue to show up, adapt, get stronger and absolutely smash your workouts throughout your pregnancy has been so amazing! 💪🏼🤰🏼 You should be SO proud of yourself and everything your body has done.

We are going to miss having you in the gym, but we’re so excited for you and can’t wait to hear all about your little one’s arrival. 🥰

Wishing you the most beautiful, safe and special next chapter. You’ve got this, Mumma! 🤍

We’ll see you on the other side! 👶🏼✨

💥 CLASSES for the week starting September 7th ‼️
Happy spring 🌸🌼

🔴 PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGES THIS WEEK !

👉🏼 THURSDAY AFTERNOON - slightly earlier time of 4.45pm this week, sorry for any inconvenience.

👉🏼FRIDAY AFTERNOON
slightly earlier time of 5.15pm this week, sorry for any inconvenience

Thanks so much for your continued support! 😊

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See you in the gym 💪🏼
Teri 💓

I used to think strength meant never stopping.

Never slowing down.
Never missing.
Never easing off.

I thought if I pulled back, even slightly, I’d go backwards.
Back to the version of me that had no energy.
Back to the place I fought so hard to leave.

But here’s what I’ve learned over the years

Strength isn’t just about how hard you can push.
It’s about how well you can listen.

Listening to your body doesn’t always mean stopping completely.
Sometimes it means lifting lighter.
Shortening the session.
Moving for your mental health instead of chasing a physical result.
Choosing regulation over intensity.

There’s a big difference between quitting… and adjusting.

Some days we train to build muscle.
Some days we train to clear our head.
Some days we train at 70% so we can show up at 100% later.

And I’m here for all of it.

If you ever need to tell me,
“I just need to move today for my head space,”
that’s not weakness. That’s awareness.

We all have days where pushing hard is right for us.
And we all have days where pulling back slightly is the strongest thing we can do at that moment.

Strength isn’t just physical- it’s the courage to keep moving forward with the right mindset

🦋Let me know where you’re at. Always. 🫶🏻🦋

✨ MERCH, NEW & BETTER ✨

A little update on our Thrive merch 🤎

We’ve made the decision to move to better quality printing — with prints that are more durable, longer lasting and that we’re genuinely proud to have you wearing.

With that comes a slight price increase across the range.

We know any price increase can be a change, and we really do appreciate your understanding and continued support of Thrive – Wellness & Strength.

This little business has grown because of you guys, and being able to create merch that represents our community while improving the quality is something I’m really excited about. 🥹🦋

Same Thrive. Same community. Better quality merch.

Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused but with greater quality comes with a price so i hope you all understand!

Thank you for continuing to support my small business — whether you wear the merch, come through the gym doors, recommend a friend or simply cheer us on from the sidelines.

🥹❤️ A LITTLE REMINDER THAT WE’RE DOING BETTER THAN WE THINK ❤️

I received this message from one of my beautiful Thrive women, and with her permission, I wanted to share it anonymously cause it really hit home 🥰

Honestly… this came at a time when I needed it more than she probably realised. 🥹

To be real and raw with you all I’ve been feeling pretty burnt out lately, trying to be there for my clients, my kids, my husband, myself - dealing with my own injuries and studying all at 100% simultaneously and there have definitely been moments where I’ve questioned whether I’m doing enough for everyone.

And then I get a message like this. ❤️🥹

It gave me the exact same boost and encouragement that I’m always trying to give to the women who walk through the doors of Thrive.

And it reminded me of something I tell my clients and myself all the time:

You are stronger than you know. And you are doing better than you think.

Sometimes you just need the right support around you to believe in yourself and to be reminded … and to prove to yourself that you actually CAN do the things you once thought you couldn’t. ❤️

That’s what I want Thrive to be.

A place where you feel comfortable.
A place where you feel supported.
A place where you can have a s**t day and still show up.
A place where you can celebrate the little wins.
And a place where someone believes in you on the days you’re struggling to believe in yourself. 🥹

And that goes for me to, if you don’t know I’m ADHD and dyslexic and I never thought i would be able to do anything like I’m doing now! You all boost me up on my hard days and bring me so much joy and are constantly reminding me why I opened this space and why I’m so passionate about watching people ‘Thrive’ in this space!

So if you’re reading this and you’ve been doubting yourself lately…

This is your little reminder:
you’re probably doing a whole lot better than you think you are, You don’t have to be perfect, you only have to do your best, one step closer today can change your tomorrow, learn as you go and keep pushing forward, your future is built by the days you almost gave up but didn’t ❤️
So Keep showing up. Whatever your best is for that day is enough. And let the right people remind you just how strong you are. 😌

Thank you to the beautiful soul who sent me this message. You gave me a boost when I needed one — and I hope your words give someone else the same boost today. ❤️

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