Hyrox is a growing global fitness competition that combines endurance, strength, and functional fitness in a unique race format. Founded in Germany in 2017, it has quickly gained international popularity, with events hosted worldwide. Think of it as a blend of CrossFit-style functional training and endurance races, but with a structure that’s accessible for both […]
HIIT is one of the most effective ways to get the absolute most out of your workouts. The acronym stands for “High-Intensity Interval Training” and has been shown to burn more calories than most other exercise strategies. It’s easy to incorporate into your home workouts: just try doing a 10-minute HIIT workout three times per […]
From cardio to boosting muscle, there are numerous benefits to cycling. Not to mention, it is an eco-friendly way to travel, making it convenient on all fronts. If you aren’t a serious cyclist, though, you may be wondering just how it is that you can turn it into an effective workout. Well, you can find […]
HIIT or High-intensity interval training, also called high-intensity intermittent exercise or sprint interval training, is a form of interval training, a cardiovascular exercise strategy alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods, until too exhausted to continue. In simple terms, HIIT can be thought of as performing an exercise all out […]
Finding the right workout to target your stubborn fat can seem like a bit of a mystery. Should you be lifting heavy weights? Should you be spending all of your time on the treadmill? It isn’t always straight forward when you are looking to replace your unimpressive stomach for six-pack abs. There are luckily some […]
This ab workout itself is a real killer. It combines 1. Ab exercises and 2. HIIT movements (they burn lots of calories, bring the heart rate up and make us sweat) and no equipment is necessary, no breaks and not much space needed. Simply just follow along, 30s for each exercise. Who would have thought […]
If you want a great workout in a short period of time to burn calories and gain strength, then you need to look into hill sprints. They can be done outside and can be done in a relatively short period of time. They are so intense just a few sprints will give you a great […]
If you’re looking for an intense group workout, with great instructors and all with a cool vibe, then you need to get down to Hout Bay and give one of the classes at Thrive fitness a try! I recently tried the ‘turf’ class with a couple of friends, and it was nothing short of intense, […]
If you are involved in some sort of training in the gym you must have heard of the term ‘HIIT‘, most commonly used to refer to a type of cardio. You may hear people saying that they will be performing 10 minutes of ‘HIIT’ on the stepper or treadmill for example. If you have never heard […]
If you have been moving along with your training, but you feel that you need something, you know that little something more. That something you cannot quite describe, but you know deep down that you need it. In order to push you a little to move out your comfortable training routine. Well I have just the thing for you […]
