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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

Beachbody Performance Recover Clinical Trial Results

The Beachbody Performance Recover clinical trial results convinced me that Recover needs to be a daily addition to my workout routine and not just after my long runs. Beachbody Performance Recover is more than just your average tub of protein powder. Right after you work out, your muscles go into serious […]

Performance Recover Clinical Trial Results

Kettlebell Academy with Amoila Cesar

Kettlebell Academy with Amoila Cesar is now available in the BODi Library. You can access it from the Program page with your BODi Subscription. If you don’t have a BODi Subscription, click here and select the plan that is best for you in the dropdown. Whether you’re a fitness enthusiast […]

Kettlebell Academy with Amoila Cesar

Bike Burnathon on BODi

Bike Burnathon is for anyone who’s ready to crank up their results while building power and stamina alongside our inspiring and motivating trainers. Get ready for a scorcher with Bike Burnathon, a 15-ride gauntlet that will test your ability to follow through while you build stamina, improve your endurance, and […]

Bike Burnathon on BODi

Why is Sleep So Important?

Why is sleep so important? Let’s take a look at these four reasons why sleep is so essential to our health and well-being. Scroll down to read this BODi Blog post from Elizabeth Millard. Even when you’re spending much more time at home, quality sleep might still fall into the “nice to […]

Why Is Sleep So Important?

Build Healthy Eating Habits

To build healthy eating habits, remember that healthy eating matters and it is a form of self-care for better quality of life. Scroll down to read this BODi Blog post from Trinh Le, R.D. At the start of your health and fitness journey, let go of the urge to find and […]

How to Build Healthy Eating Habits

Walking Lunges

Walking lunges for lower-body muscle, strength, and stability inspire dread among gym goers for one simple reason: They’re hard. Scroll down to read this post by Jenessa Connor, CPT from the BODi Blog to find out why fitness pros love them and how they get results. “I always enjoy the […]

Walking Lunges for Lower-Body Muscle, Strength, and Stability

What Stress Can Do to Your Body

Once you experience what stress can do to your body when it is chronic and prolonged, managing it no longer seems optional. Scroll down to read the scary truths in this post from Jenessa Connor, CPT in the BODi Blog. Once you experience what stress can do to your body, […]

What Stress Can Do to Your Body

Fit Female Physiques in Cinema

Among the most fit female physiques in cinema include Demi Moore, Lupita Nyong’o, Natalie Portman, and my favorite, Linda Hamilton. Demi Moore underwent Navy SEALs training for GI Jane. Lupita Nyong’o swam with dumbbells in preparation for Black Panther. Natalie Portman spent 10 months bulking up for Thor: Love and Thunder. But there’s […]

Fit Female Physiques in Cinema

2B Mindset Super Block

The 2B Mindset Super Block from Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist, Ilana Muhlstein, is now available in the BODi Library. She has evolved her 2B Mindset eating plan and turned it into a Super Block to help you lose weight and build healthy habits you’ll stick with! The 2B Mindset Super […]

2B Mindset Super Block – Now in the BODi Library

Nutrition Plans From BODi

Two of the best nutrition plan choices from BODi are the 2B Mindset and Portion Fix. BODi offers two incredibly effective nutrition plans to give people a choice in how they achieve their goals and both are equally effective. Low carb, sugar-free, high protein, no dairy — it seems like […]

Nutrition Plan Choices From BODi

The Best BODi Workout Program for You

The best BODi program for you is the one that you will look forward to doing and completing and maybe even completing again and again. Or you may want to do workouts from different programs or try them all with your BODi subscription. With the categorized list below, we are […]

The Best BODi Program for You

BODi Shakeology Total-Solution Pack

With the BODi Shakeology Total-Solution Pack you feel your best and save with an annual BODi membership, Shakeology, and healthy eating plans. It includes thousands of fitness, nutrition, and mindset videos, Shakeology – the delicious superfood shake that tastes like dessert, 2B Mindset and Portion Fix, yummy recipes that make […]

BODi Shakeology Total-Solution Pack

First Thing and Last Thing

FIRST THING and LAST THING are two innovative supplements composed of key, clinically tested ingredients that work in harmony to help promote overall well-being. Let’s face it — our everyday “normal” isn’t what it used to be. From less sleep and more screen time to nonstop news and shifting challenges, […]

First Thing and Last Thing

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