Spin instructor Josh Harris demonstrates how to lean the Real Ryder bikes into the turns during the Drive Thru 45 spin class at Thrive Studio.Nurturing both body and mind, Thrive Studio provides an excellent balance of fitness and nutrition to help you reach your goals – and best of all it can be done during lunch break.
Clients at Thrive can pop in on their break or for an hour before work, have a total body workout, a latte and a nutritious, vegetarian meal without ever having to leave the building. “The café is here to serve people,” says co-owner Kimberly Gavin. “We feel nutrition is a part of fitness. You can come work out and grab breakfast or lunch and know you got a healthy meal.”
Although Thrive provides workouts for every taste and skill level from yoga to spin to personal training, one of the unique things about the studio is that it caters to busy schedules with classes like ThriveFIT, a total body workout in 30 minutes, and Drive Thru 45, a 45-minute spin class at noon.
Claudia Moore, director of marketing at River Rocks, says she has been taking spin classes for five years. “It’s fun. It keeps me motivated and in shape when I can’t get out and bike outside,” she says. “I sleep better and just have a sense of general well-being. After a spin class you just feel like you’ve done something good for yourself.”
An hour-long spin class can burn upwards of 700 calories, making it a great cardio and fat-burning workout. Thrive also offers RealRyder bicycles – stationary bikes that have the ability to lean from side to side, working core muscles as well as leg and glute muscles – which are said to burn 30 percent more calories than the average bike.