By Kara Wahlgren – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Want to lose weight? Get a promotion? Take over the world? Here’s how to make sure your New Year’s resolution becomes a reality. First, the bad news: The odds are stacked against you. A few years ago, psychologist Richard Wiseman conducted […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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Not many people would admit that unless they meant the same Insanity that Kristen did. What an amazing physical and emotional transformation and she is $500 richer, too! Here is her story in her own words… “From the 6th grade on, I have NEVER weighed less than 200 […]
By Denis Faye – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Like many a poor sap trying to make the most of this hectic world, my mind tends to churn like a washing machine filled with ferrets. Even in the most tranquil of moments, dozens of thoughts scrape and bite to get […]
You want it all, so you work out intensely day after day after day. What does Tony Horton or Shaun T or Chalene know. You don’t need no stinking day off. But then, oops, you are a little tired and don’t feel like working out. You […]
By Zack Zeigler – From the Team Beachbody Newsletter As the weather gets colder, it forces us to do things like wear clothing that covers our midriffs and spend more time trapped indoors with people who have runny noses and hacking coughs. To stay out of the infirmary, we need […]
Ask the Expert: Steve Edwards – From the Team Beachbody Newsletter If you’re looking to lose weight, you might be wondering: Should I focus on doing cardio or should I weight train? The answer, for those of you not interested in hanging around for the “why” part of the answer, […]
By Kara Wahlgren – From the Team Beachbody Newsletter If you’ve ever tried to lose a few pounds, you’ve probably been inundated with diet tips. But take them all with a grain of salt some advice may sound legit but can actually derail your diet. Here are 10 tips you […]
One of these delicious chocolate and nut butter cookies will satisfy your sweet tooth without wrecking your diet. Total Time: 10 min. Prep Time: 10 min. Cooking Time: None Yield: 25 cookies Ingredients: 1 cup all-natural peanut butter (or almond butter) 1 cup quick cooking oats ½ cup raw honey […]
Even though Christine only lost 10 pounds, she still entered The Beachbody Challenge, took before and after pictures and documented her 21 days of the Ultimate Reset. Everyone who enters the Challenge is a winner because you are bound to be healthier even if you aren’t richer. Meet Christine […]
By Rebecca Swanner – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Losing weight and keeping it off isn’t always easy. Just ask Jessica and Andy, the two $100,000.00 Grand Prize Winners of the 2012-2013 Beachbody Challengeâ„¢ Contest. Though their journeys and the workout programs they followed (Andy worked out regularly with INSANITY […]
Today is a day of solemn remembrance of the events of September 11th, 2001. Eleven days earlier, we had moved into our new home and I remember sitting having breakfast and watching the TV with my family on KOAT here is Albuquerque. Being from NJ, I was […]
Nothing like an exciting game which your team is winning, but if your team loses, it could be bad for your waistline. The post below is from the Team Beachbody Message Boards, a great source of advice on everything Beachbody and more! “Cheering for your favorite football team this […]
From The Beachbody Challenge Success Stories The “old me†weighed 284 pounds, was always tired, really depressed, and thought it was my destiny to be fat, teased, and discriminated against for the rest of my life. For a long time I just accepted who I was and didn’t think I […]
Posted in Beachbody Success Stories – July 31, 2013 Jessica was one of our winners from this summer’s Smokin’ Hot in 90 Days Turbo Fire challenge. Jessica committed to get fit along with hundreds of other Turbo Fire fanatics and shed an amazing 21 lbs and 29 inches […]
From The Beachbody Challenge Success Stories How Susan Used Slim In Six to Get Started and Lost 63.4 Pounds “I’ve always struggled with my weight. Not that I didn’t try I’ve managed to lose some, but never without gaining it (plus some) back again. In the military, I was never […]
Enter and win. Basically, that’s all that you do – you enter The Beachbody Challenge, you complete a Beachbody workout program and you submit your results. And you win. Do you win $1,000 like the June 2013 winners below? Maybe. Do you win $500.00 like […]
I hear so much about “super foods” and have decided to dig a bit deeper on some that were unfamiliar. What is a “Superfood”? Superfood is the collective name given to the most nutrient-dense foods on our planet. Superfoods go beyond meeting basic nutritional needs; instead, they have high concentrations […]
John Lost 40 lbs with Shakeology and 10 Minute Trainer: Workout Time 10:00 + Shake Time 2:00 = 12:00! Here ‘s an interview provided by Beachbody explaining how he did it: Tell us about your life before you started the program. How did you feel about yourself and your […]
I have referenced in previous posts about the power of the “before” picture and the impact it has had on my motivation to eat clean and workout consistently. It is a bit scary for me to put this out there as I am not very comfortable sharing my body (with […]
From the Team Beachbody Newsletter Shorts and sandals weather is officially here. The sun is shining, but it’s not meltingly hot yet, and I, for one, am itching to spend the entire weekend outdoors. It’s time to dust off the barbecue, fire up the grill, and chill out in the […]
Are you suffering in your life right now? Do you want your life back so bad that it hurts? Janet did and she did something about it – even working out in secret when she started. Below is her story from the Team Beachbody Success Story contest. […]
Before doing P90X I was completely miserable. I was 25 years old, stood 5′ 7â€, had high cholesterol, and weighed in at 225 pounds. With those stats, I wasn’t fat, I was obese. I knew I needed to workout but kept putting it off until tomorrow. And when “tomorrow†finally […]
I have been heavy throughout my whole life and have lived in solitude, escaping to my games, which got very lonely at times. I have been on food stamps for at least 2 years because I have been unemployed and was forced to live out of my car while I […]
Question: What’s different in the new Greenberry Shakeology formula? Answer: Reduced calories from 140 to 130 per serving Reduced Sugars from 11g to 6g per serving! (5 grams less than before!) Reduced Total Carbs from 19g to 13g per serving Increased Protein from 16g to 17g per serving Fiber […]
Kristjan won the Team Beachbody $500 Daily Prize for May 6th! My whole life I’ve BEEN big, and LIVED big spent my teens and 20’s in the 300+ club. Though overweight, I was still a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. I loved life and overindulged in things that brought me immediate […]
By Zack Zeigler – From the Team Beachbody Newsletter Once you’ve mastered basketball’s fundamentals how to properly dribble, shoot, pass, and trash talk you can improve your game by fine-tuning the way you train off the court. This exercise collection, courtesy of former basketball coach, veteran baller, and Beachbody’s Director […]
You can save $25.00 when you purchase the Tai Cheng Challenge Pack in May (offer ends May 31st) and you save over $90.00 if you were to buy everything separately. Whether for yourself, a Mother’s Day gift or even planning ahead and buying it for Father’s Day, Tai Cheng, […]
Ashley participated in The Beachbody Challenge and won the $500 Daily Prize for April 29th! Before I started ChaLEAN Extreme, I was in a bad place, mentally and physically. I had NO energy, no confidence and an extremely negative self-image. I was disgusted by looking at pictures of myself. And […]
An open letter to my team of Beachbody Coaches: Coaches, you can change your body in eight weeks, you can change other people’s bodies in eight weeks and you can change lives forever over the next two months. I am proof of how successful you can be changing people’s lives […]
From the Team Beachbody Newsletter Back in Paleolithic times, stress and its associated hormone release was an important survival tool. Things like adrenaline gave us the juice we needed to dodge a famished cheetah, while cortisol helped out should that cheetah decide to pursue us for a long, long time. […]
When I started doing a TurboKick class, two awesome things happened. I found out that I loved TurboKick, and my instructor and Team Beachbody Coach introduced me to Shakeology when she gave me a packet to try. I loved it so much, I went onto her site and ordered a […]
We had an extraordinary month of growth as a team in March and April is turning out to be equally as good. We added 28 new team members to our staff in 30 days and we are so blessed to be able to have a team that is growing […]
Last Reminder: There are now only 36 hours left to save $90.00 on the Insanity Challenge Pack. Act now or say bye bye to the $90.00 you wish that you had saved on the Insanity Challenge Pack by purchasing it before 11:59 pm ET tomorrow, April 30th! Want […]
From the Team Beachbody Newsletter – By Rebecca Swanner Do you love oysters on the half shell? Desire to nibble on a bite of dark chocolate? Or maybe you’re head over heels over the classic conversation heart. Whatever you fancy to devour on Valentine’s Day, take a look in the […]
From the Team Beachbody Newsletter – By Joe Wilkes Named for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, aphrodisiacs have been the stuff of legend and song throughout history. Lovers looking for a leg up in the libido department have gone to their shamans, medicine men, and herbalists for centuries, searching […]
Chalene Johnson isn’t just the creator and master trainer behind TurboJam ®, ChaLEAN Extreme ®, and TurboFire ®. She’s also a mom, renowned motivational speaker, best-selling author, and the founder of her own multimillion-dollar enterprise, Powder Blue Productions ®. That’s a pretty incredible resume, even for a woman as incredible […]
From the Team Beachbody Newsletter – Sign up for the Team Beachbody free membership to get more great issues! It happens every year, mere weeks after resolving to lose the love handles, we face a day devoted to filling our bellies with hot wings, nachos, and beer. Americans consume more […]
The 8-Week Transition Diet – By Steve Edwards If you aren’t ready to commit to the Ultimate Reset vegan diet quite yet, transition diets are one of the easiest ways to become a healthier eater. I’ve been doing them since the ’80s and, in fact, one of the first articles […]
Shawneen participated in The Beachbody Challenge and won the $500 Daily Prize for January 10th! I was fat and miserable, too ashamed to look at myself in the mirror, too heavy to keep up with my kids. Because of a war injury I broke my back serving in Iraq and […]
Over the past week, I’ve experienced some life changing moments. Early New Year’s Day, on a cold morning as the sun was coming up over the Sandia Mountains, I took one step, heard a crack in my knee and couldn’t take another step. By 8:00 am, I was in the […]