Articles

Articles

• Keeping weight off: how Thrive helps you see your everyday habits

  Getting to a healthier weight is one thing.

• Heart rate zones explained: what zone 2 means for everyday exercise

  Spring is when the running shoes come back out.

• Social jetlag: why Monday mornings can feel so hard

  If Sunday night brings a restless mind and Monday morning feels like wading through mud, you're in good company.

• How much water should I drink a day?

  "Eight glasses a day" is the water rule everyone has heard.

• How to improve your gut health: everyday habits that help

  Gut health is everywhere at the moment, from fermented drinks to fibre challenges on social media, and it's easy to feel you need a complicated plan.

• Why do I wake up at 3am?

  You fall asleep without much trouble, then suddenly you're wide awake.

• Movement breaks at work: easy ways to sit less during the day

  What if your boss paid you to go for a walk?

• Resting heart rate: what it is, what's typical, and why your own usual matters

  Resting heart rate seems simple until you start looking at it every day.

• How many steps a day do you really need?

  Ten thousand steps a day has become one of those numbers everyone seems to know.

• How much sleep do adults need, by age?

  "Seven to nine hours" is the sleep number everyone has heard.

• Understanding your blood test results: keeping them in one place for your GP

  Blood test results have a way of scattering.

• How much protein do you need as you get older?

  Protein advice usually comes wrapped in gym talk: shakes, bars and big numbers.

• Sleep, Energy and Mood Shifting in Midlife? How to Learn What's Usual for You

  It's 3am and you're awake again, wondering whether this is a bad week or something new.

• Why wear a screenless health band with your phone?

  If you already carry an iPhone or an Android phone, you don't need another smartwatch to follow your everyday health patterns.

• Tired of wearable subscriptions? What a prepaid health band Plan actually includes

  Wearable shopping in Australia often turns into a conversation about memberships.

• Supporting a parent with Thrive: Ask Thrive and privacy-first Loops

  If you're an adult child helping a parent stay on top of their everyday wellbeing, the hard part is rarely getting "more data".

• Ask Thrive and Personal Baseline Intelligence after 50

  If you're in your fifties or beyond and you'd like a clearer read on your everyday wellbeing, more charts are rarely the answer.

• Sauna, cold plunge and swims: wearing the Thrive Band through Australian life

  A lot of Australians now fit more into a week than a gym session.

• When tracking starts to feel stressful: a calmer way to live with your health data

  Does checking your sleep or heart data leave you uneasy? Ideas for Mental Health Month: screen-free tracking, trends over time, Ask Thrive and easier GP chats.

• Walking 60km this November: an easy plan, and a reminder to look after yourself

  Every November, a lot of Australians take on a simple challenge: walk or run 60km over the month.

• Thinking about a screen-free tracker? What to check before you choose in Australia (2026)

  Thinking about a screenless tracker? What to check in Australia: battery, membership, GPS, your phone, and prepaid vs ongoing costs, as of 5 Oct 2026.

• Warm nights, restless sleep: practical ideas for summer sleep in Australia

  If you've had a night like this, you'll know the feeling.

• Perimenopause, sleep and mood: noticing your own patterns, and taking them to your GP

  Perhaps you've started waking at 3am more often than you used to.

• Food and mood: how eating can affect your sleep and how you feel

  Some days you feel steady and able to take things as they come.

• Inspired to start running? A gentle, kind way to begin, from couch to 5k

  Thinking about starting to run? How to begin gently with walk-run sessions, rest days and small steps, and where Thrive fits in.

• Viral wellness trends, put to the test: a kind, curious look at what's known

  Scroll for long enough and someone will be massaging their face, taping their mouth shut at bedtime, lowering themselves into an ice bath or stirring up a pink drink they say helps them sleep.

• Getting ready for a GP appointment with Thrive and Ask Thrive

  You've finally got the appointment.

• What is HRV? A plain-English explanation of heart rate variability

  If you've started using a health band or app, you've probably seen three letters pop up somewhere near your sleep and recovery: HRV.

• Body fat percentage and body composition: what the scales don't show

  You've been walking more, lifting a bit, eating a little better, and the scales haven't moved.

• Always tired? What your naps and nights might be telling you

  Some weeks, the afternoon slump arrives right on schedule.

• Living well for longer: everyday habits that add up

  Moving most days, getting stronger, sleeping well and staying connected: realistic habits for the years ahead, and how Thrive helps you see them add up.

• Hay fever season and your sleep: noticing your own patterns this spring

  If spring has you waking up with a blocked nose, or reaching for the tissues before the kettle has even boiled, you're far from alone.

• Work stress and sleep: small, realistic steps

  You close the laptop, but your mind keeps going.

• Through the day, not just overnight: reading your heart trends in Thrive

  A blood pressure check at the GP takes a minute or two.

• Weight loss medication and new eating plans: keeping an eye on your everyday trends

  Starting weight loss medication, or changing the way you eat, can bring a lot of change at once.