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You can buy your favorite BODi workout programs to build your own personal library and stream on BODi — WITH OR WITHOUT a BODi subscription with Digital Purchases! Save 15% on every purchase at BODi.com with Code RICHDBOD15! How Do Digital Purchases Work? Do you love doing the same program […]

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Shakeology 0g Added Sugar

Shakeology with 0g added sugar, in our two bestselling flavors, Chocolate (plant-based vegan or whey) and Vanilla (plant-based vegan) are now available! Save 15% on every purchase at BODi.com with Code HOWTOBEFIT Get ready to shake up your wellness routine. Introducing Shakeology 0g Added Sugar — a delicious new way to get the superfood nutrition […]

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3-Day Refresh Complete Kit

The 3-Day Refresh Kits give you a way to jump-start a new healthy-eating lifestyle, help you shed a few pounds, and feel revitalized. The kits come in two versions – the 3-Day Refresh Complete Kit and the 3-Day Refresh Kit Without Shakeology (for those of us that already have Shakeology). […]

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4 Weeks of Focus

4 Weeks of Focus is available now to bundle and save, purchase with no BODi subscription necessary or stream in the BODi Library. Scroll down to learn more about this great new program from Kelsey Heenan. Go to the BODi Library if you are ready to get started today! If […]

4 Weeks of Focus – Save 15%

The Beachbody Performance Recover ingredients that set us apart make us more than just another protein powder. We’re not just padding stats: Beachbody Performance Recover’s blend of whey, pea, and casein proteins is very intentional. Find out how in this article by Denis Faye, M.S. from The BODi Blog. Save […]

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Hydrate Electrolyte Supplement

Hydrate electrolyte supplement goes with me on every summer long run because I know that it mixes with Beachbody Performance Energize. I have tried other electrolyte drinks but I know that I can safely mix Beachbody Performance products and that is why I stick with Hydrate to get both electrolytes […]

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Living With Purpose

Tina Ashley and Rich Dafter created the Living With Purpose group to provide guidance, support, accountability, and motivation. What is living with purpose?                         Living with purpose involves aligning your actions and decisions with your core beliefs and values, […]

Living With Purpose

Shakeology Holiday Recipes

These Shakeology Holiday Recipes are a healthier take on your favorite holiday recipes and will help you celebrate the season deliciously, so you can ring in the new year with all your wellness goals intact. Scroll down to read this BODi Blog post by Jill Provost. We’re shaking spirits bright […]

Shakeology Holiday Recipes

Vegan Protein Powder

Vegan protein powder builds muscle and pea protein has also been found to be quite effective versus a placebo and on par with whey. To learn more about building muscle with vegan protein powders scroll down to read the BODi Blog post from Michael Martin. Play a game of word […]

Does Vegan Protein Powder Build Muscle?

Ten Minute Time Machine

Ten Minute Time Machine is the program that will help you turn back the clock and feel stronger, healthier, and more youthful than ever – in just four short weeks. What Is Ten Minute Time Machine? Ten Minute Time Machine is a capsule of 20 workouts — just 10 minutes […]

Ten Minute Time Machine Is Here!

Reasons to Drink Shakeology

If you are looking for reasons to drink Shakeology, look no further. Here are 8 reasons to drink it and find out what it can do for you. I have been drinking Shakeology since March 20th, 2009 and you can read my story here. Scroll down to read, “8 Reasons […]

8 Reasons to Drink Shakeology

Finding Time to Work Out

Finding time to work out during the holidays can be tough, but it’s not impossible. Here are eight tips to help you get your workouts done. Scroll down to read this post from Kate Bayless in the BODi Blog. Even if you normally stick to a pretty consistent workout schedule, […]

Finding Time to Work Out During the Holidays

Stress Belly

“Stress belly usually refers to that weight gain around your midsection that occurs when there has been a change in your daily stress level, emotions, and life changes,” says Emily Tills, M.S., R.D.N., C.D.N. If you’ve been stressed lately and you’ve noticed your pants aren’t fitting quite the same, you […]

What Causes Stress Belly?

Practice Self-Care This Fall Season

Practice self-care strategies to make sure we have healthy habits through the holiday crush and the post-holiday period of catching up. This BODi Blog post from Elizabeth Millard will give you five ways to develop those habits. Welcome to fall — cold and flu season is at large, the days […]

Practice Self-Care This Fall Season

Adjust From Daylight Savings Time

To adjust from Daylight Savings Time you need to prepare your body, prepare your mind, get some sunlight,  and stick to your workout routine. To learn more about how to adjust scroll down to read this BODi Blog post from Michael Martin. For many people, the end of Daylight Saving […]

How to Adjust From Daylight Savings Time

Performance Academy froom Amoila Cesar

Performance Academy trains you like an athlete and boosts your performance in everyday life with this all-new athletic training mini-program in the BODi Library. You’ll gain strength, stamina, flexibility, and more with a mini-program designed to help you shine in real-life situations — whether it’s playing pickup basketball, helping a […]

Performance Academy from Amoila Cesar

How to Stop Eating Halloween Candy

Learn 7 tips to avoid eating Halloween candy and stop the holiday weight by using some tried-and-true tips to keep your candy binge in check. Scroll down to read the rest of this post from Meagan Morris in the BODi Blog. Let’s be honest: We all say Halloween candy is […]

How to Avoid Eating Halloween Candy

Pumpkin Exercises

These pumpkin exercises to do post-Halloween put to good use the uncarved pumpkins that you have after October 31st! Looking for pumpkin exercises to do for a post-Halloween workout? Well, it doesn’t take a mad scientist (or a person dressed as one) to realize that a pumpkin can be used […]

Pumpkin Exercises to Do Post-Halloween

What's the Shakeology Difference

The Shakeology difference from all of the other shakes on the market comes from being rigorously tested for quality, purity, and potency. The nutrient-dense ingredients from the best suppliers have clinically proven benefits. I personally have been drinking Shakeology since March 20th, 2009 and you can read about my Shakeology […]

What is the Shakeology Difference?

Can't Sleep After an Evening Workout?

Here are some tips for when you can’t sleep after an evening workout. Follow these tips to cool down, power down and get to sleep. From a BODi Blog post by Lauren Bedosky. You planned to exercise earlier in the day, but life got in the way. Now you finally […]

Can’t Sleep After an Evening Workout?

Benefits of Strength Training

The benefits of strength training include improved strength, flexibility, better bone health, controlled body fat and looking and feeling your absolute best. Scroll down to read the rest of this BODi Blog post from Chelsea Frank.   While all forms of exercise can add value to your health, strength training […]

7 Top Benefits of Strength Training

Polar Vantage M3

The all-new Polar Vantage M3 is designed in Finland for multi-sport athletes. Slim. Compact. Lightweight. Yet powerful, stylish and strong. It is packed with the trusted training, recovery, and sleep-tracking features that Polar users love and the latest biosensing technologies. POLAR VANTAGE M3: THE CONCEPT Sport looks good on you. […]

The New Polar Vantage M3

Beachbody Products Work Together

It’s important to know that all of the BODi products work together in an ecosystem and have a place in your fitness and health journey. Let’s find out how. You may think you know what BODi/Beachbody is all about — “It’s that company that sells exercise programs and supplements, like P90X and 21 Day Fix, and Shakeology, […]

How BODi Products Work Together

Benefits of Deep Sleep

The benefits of deep sleep are felt throughout our day and in ways that we don’t even realize like helping our muscles and minds recover. Scroll down to read this BODi Blog post from Cemile Kavountzis. Sleeping is like eating: It’s essential to our survival, and starving yourself of sleep […]

The Benefits of Deep Sleep

How Long Does It Take to Lose Muscle Mass?

How long does it take to lose muscle mass? You only have about a three-week break before you start to lose strength and muscle mass. But scroll down and see what  advice Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP from his BODi Blog post. So, you can’t work out — on account of illness, […]

How Long It Takes to Lose Muscle Mass

How to Increase Your Vascularity

There are things that you can do to increase your vascularity besides having good genetics and they include “vascularity hacks” which you will find below. Scroll down to read this BODi Blog post from Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP. Even if you’re just starting out, fitness leaves clues: physical vigor, greater ease of movement, […]

How to Increase Your Vascularity

Peppermint Mocha Shakeology

Peppermint Mocha Shakeology is available now but there are only 25,000 boxes available. Get this seasonal favorite before it is gone! Say hello to your powerful new wellness routine for fall.   Peppermint Mocha Shakeology is back, for a limited time only — so grab it while you can.  You’ll love […]

Peppermint Mocha Shakeology

Pre & Post Natal Barre Blend is available now to bundle and save, stream in the BODi Library or purchase with no BODi Subscription necessary. Join Elise Joan as she shares the workouts that she did during her pregnancy. With Pre & Post Natal Barre Blend You’ll Feel Supported Prepare […]

Pre & Post Natal Barre Blend Available Now

Most Popular Shakeology Recipes

15 of the most popular Shakeology recipes to discover your best path to getting the nutrient-dense superfoods in Shakeology. Written by Lili Ladaga and shared from the BODi Blog The year is 2009. Barack Obama had just been sworn into office. James Cameron dazzled the world with the visual spectacle Avatar. And […]

Most Popular Shakeology Recipes

BODi GrowthDay Membership

Brendon Burchard is BODi’s Chief Growth and Performance Advisor and you can now join GrowthDay through BODi and get special content. To learn more about BODi on GrowthDay click here and get started today! You know you are destined for more. You can feel it in your bones. More energy, […]

BODi GrowthDay Membership

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