Instinct Fitness Thorndon

BUTTERFLY EFFECT 🦋

Wishing one of our 5pm crew, Nikita Higgins, all the best as she takes the competition floor with her team at Butterfly Effect Competition ™️ in Palmerston North tomorrow.

Travel safe, trust the work you’ve put in. We know you’ll do yourself and the crew proud.

Go out there and smash it!

TERM 3 💥
CROSSFIT TEENS

We’re halfway through the year, and Term 3 starts next week!

If you’re looking for a fun place where your teen can get stronger, grow their confidence, and make great friends, CrossFit Teens is the perfect place to start.

Our sessions are supportive, fun, and made for all fitness levels.

🔥 Ready to join us?
Send us a message today to book a spot or find out more. We’d love to have your teen train with us!

🎬 WEEK 7: MOVIE TITLES
the midpoint that separates who’s ready.

🔥 Glycolytic intervals
🏋️ Heavy barbell strength
🤸 Gymnastics skill work
💪 Sunday muscular endurance

Plus: small stabilizer accessory work to armor you for what’s next.

Mānawatia a Matariki ✨

A special Friday spent with the Instinct crew.

Matariki is a time to reflect on those who came before us, celebrate where we are today, and look ahead with hope for what the future holds.

It was also a bittersweet day as we said, “See you soon,” to our good friend and loyal member, Kristy, as she begins her next chapter back in Australia.

Thank you for everything you’ve brought to our community. We wish you nothing but happiness, success, and new adventures. You’ll always have a place at Instinct, and we can’t wait to see you again.

Safe travels, Kristy. ❤️

Before the night ends, we want to send a big shoutout to Maya and Marisa who are both competing in separate teams this weekend at PowerTrip in Tauranga.

Wishing you both and your teams all the best out on the competition floor.

Safe travels over the long weekend. Go get it ladies 🔥

ACHILLES 2026 WEEK 6

Theme - Clever names

We’re right in the heart of the cycle now and this week is all about managing fatigue, testing grip, building strong legs and staying composed when things get spicy.

Expect squats, cleans, overhead work, handstand skill, plenty of pulling and some big conditioning pieces.

From Loosely Defined to Weak in the Knees and Friday’s feature workout, Wax On, Wax Off. show up and move with purpose .

Full body audit week.

Stay smart. Stay consistent. Leave no doubt. 🔥 onsistent. Leave no doubt. 🔥

Big weekend ahead for a few of our members hitting the comp floor! 🔥

Sending our best wishes and safe travels to Yvette Dietrich and Michael Thomson as they head across the ditch to take on the Sydney HYROX Race.

Michael races tomorrow, with Yvette taking on her race on Saturday.

Go well team. Trust the work, soak up the experience, and give it everything you’ve got.

All the best from the Instinct crew! 🖤💛

June Milestones Unlocked 🔥

Huge shoutout to the team who clocked up some big class milestones this month:

Ally Malaulau 500 Classes
Kallan Reid 250 Classes
Petra & Steven Puloka 100 Classes

Looking forward to celebrating even more milestones in July. Keep showing up team 🔥

JUNE COMMITTED CLUB 💪

Another month down and we are officially halfway through 2026.

The question now is: what will the next 6 months bring you?

More strength, confidence, consistency?
A new level of fitness?

The work you put in now will shape how you finish the year. keep stacking the small wins, and stay committed to becoming better for you and your loved ones.

Well done to everyone who put in the work this month. Let’s make the second half count. 🔥

Congratulations to our very own Coach Crystal 💕 on achieving her CrossFit Level 3 (CCFT!) 🎉

This is no easy feat. The CF-L3 requires a minimum of 375 hours of coaching CrossFit and a near 4-hour exam. It is not handed to anyone.

We are so lucky to have someone of her calibre coaching and growing alongside our community. Proud of you Crystal. 🖤