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Your Health is Worth Fighting For - Core de Force

Today’s Challenge du Jour in Beachbody On Demand is MMA Shred from Core de Force with Joel Freeman and Jericho McMatthews.  You will kick things up a notch with Muay-Thai-inspired elbows and kicks for a head-to-toe shred that’ll lean you out fast. To get a 14 day free trial of […]

Core de Force MMA Shred

With the SHIFT SHOP, Chris Downing has created a breakthrough rapid-rebuild program that  can help anyone at any age or fitness level get leaner, faster and stronger in only 3 weeks. What is the SHIFT SHOP? – The SHIFT SHOP is a program developed by Beachbody ® Super Trainer Chris […]

Shift Shop With Chris Downing

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A Beginner's Guide to Weightlifting

We all have to start somewhere in whatever we endeavor to do. I started weight lifting in my 30’s and I learned a lot from some TV show back then. Then I kept learning and eventually became a personal trainer and turned health and fitness into a career. Here’s some […]

A Beginner’s Guide to Weightlifting

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  October 12, 2017 | BY: Trinh Le, R.D. What are calories? These numbers are central figures (literally!) to weight-loss hopefuls and swole mates in gyms around the world. If you’re just starting out on your fitness journey, these numbers may be things you stare […]

What Are Calories and How Are They Measured?

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55 Snacks Under 150 Calories

  From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  October 11, 2017 | BY: Rebecca Swanner and Kirsten Morningstar Eating healthy doesn’t need to be complicated or boring! Here are 55 low-calorie snacks – all under 150 calories – that are easy-to-prepare and will keep your taste buds happy! 1. Mini tostada […]

55 Low Calorie Snacks

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Learn to Love Yoga with Beachbody Yoga Studio

If you love yoga or have always wanted to try it, we’ve made it easier than ever to find the class that’s best for you. The  Beachbody Yoga Studio in Beachbody On Demand brings together all of our yoga classes from our Super Trainers and Yoga Experts. This is the […]

Learn to Love Yoga with Beachbody Yoga Studio

Cooking for One Can Be Challenging

Let’s be frank: Cooking for one can be challenging. And it’s not just single folks who face this issue. If you’re trying to eat healthy and the family wants to stick with their old standbys, you’ve probably tried to figure out how to eat healthy, feed your family, and stay […]

Cooking for One Can Be Challenging

We used to say that our tired legs were because of lactic acid build up.  For runners, we’d say that there was a 48 hour rule meaning that we were more tired 48 hours after a hard workout than we are the next day. Now we know that we are […]

Tired Legs From DOMS

After 4 days of record rainfall from Wednesday to Saturday this week, why I chose the Embudito Trail for my run this morning, I don’t know.  It is steep, rocky, the footing is poor – and that’s under normal conditions. But one reason that I chose it is because it […]

Embudito Trail Run

NPR has a list of some of the ways to donate to Hurricane Harvey relief.  For more ways to help, click here. “FEMA Administrator Brock Long estimated Monday that 30,000 people may need shelter, and some 450,000 may qualify for federal flood victim assistance. As Harvey continues to dump rain […]

Hurricane Harvey Relief – How to Donate

How to Cook and Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  August 21, 2017 | BY: Rebecca Swanner Ah, the wonderful, incredible hard boiled eggs. The whites are full of protein and the yolks are high in B vitamins, omega-3s and contain all 9 essential amino acid. Not bad for about 78 calories per large […]

How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs

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Rich Roll Before and After Photos

A number of years ago, I read “Finding Ultra” by Rich Roll.  I had just finished reading “Eat and Run” by Scott Jurek and wanted another book about an ultra athlete who competes and thrives on a plant based diet.  The books and the authors were both instrumental in me […]

Finding Your Ultra

Beachbody On Demand is a blessing to health and fitness addicts the way that steaming movies is a blessing to movie addicts.  But you don’t have to be a fitness addict to reap the benefits.  Beachbody On Demand not only streams the workouts, but you also get the fitness program […]

Beachbody On Demand Features and Benefits

Today was not a good day for me to work out.  Each morning, before anything else, I do a Polar orthostatic test with my Polar V800 and then I do a heart rate variability test with the Elite HRV app.  Today I was a “5” with abnormally elevated parasympathetic activity. […]

Parasympathetic Nervous System – What It Means To You

As a time saver after my workouts, I add three ingredients to the blender when I make my Beachbody Performance Recover.  The first two work together.  One is about half a cup or so of orange juice and the other is Trader Joe’s Power Greens which has spinach.  The acidic […]

Beachbody Performance Recover – How I Make It

Poached Eggs with Asparagus

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  July 11, 2017 | BY: Beachbody and Toshi Jones Before I had ever attempted to make poached eggs, I always marveled at how delicate a perfectly poached egg looks nestled atop any dish. They seem to impossibly fragile, which explains why I’m always impressed […]

Poached Eggs with Asparagus

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After looking through a bunch of Shakeology  energy balls recipes, I finally found one that I had most of the ingredients for.  Instead of leaving a carbon footprint and going to the store, I decided to wing it and make up my own recipe.  It has four ingredients and you […]

Simple Shakeology Energy Balls

15 Shakeology Dessert Recipes

From July 7, 2016 | BY: Hannah Rex                       Love Shakeology? Did you know you can turn it into Shakeology dessert recipe? For someone with a serious sweet tooth, dessert after dinner isn’t as much of an option as it […]

15 Delicious Shakeology Dessert Recipes

Roasted Asparagus

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog - June 15, 2017 | BY: Kirsten Morningstar Roasted asparagus is  one of the easiest, most foolproof ways to cook  asparagus. Simply chop the woody ends off washed  asparagus spears (about the bottom two inches), spread them on a baking sheet, add a little […]

Roasted Asparagus

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Together We Can Make A Difference

I wanted to take some time out of my day to say thank you for making a difference although you may wonder what I am referring to.  I am thanking you for visiting a health and fitness blog and for taking the steps that you are taking – whether they […]

Thank You For Making A Difference

I’m not rebellious and I am definitely not anti-government.  I am proud to be one of the people who has done the things that will  make our planet great again and at the same time will make our nation great again.  But not by implementing a travel ban that bans […]

Make Our Planet Great Again

I’ve been alive for more than 66 year years.  My parents went through World War 1, the Great Depression and World War 2 in England.  They came to this country after World War 2 because Europe was devastated by the ravages of war.  Because of the devastation, the United States […]

Everyone is Laughing at Us Now

Body Beast With Sagi Kalev

Champion bodybuilder Sagi Kalev cracked the code for how to dial in lean, chiseled physiques in 90 days, at home, with just some dumbbells and a bench. If you’re willing to do whatever it takes, he’ll help you build a strong, powerful, jaw-dropping body. Sagi Kalev’s Dynamic Set Training technique […]

Body Beast With Sagi Kalev

Shaun T’s Tips on How to Stick With a Home Workout Plan

From the Team Beachbody Blog Shaun T is back with an exciting new home workout exclusively on  Beachbody On Demand  –  SHAUN WEEK: Insane Focus, starting June 12th. It’s not Shark Week, but Shaun Week – a seven-day, high-intensity workout that includes the best moves from Shaun T’s fat-busting programs […]

Shaun T’s Tips on How to Stick With a Home …

It is Memorial Day and Grace and Carly and I are having a quiet day remembering the fallen.  In fact, Grace went to the movies and a sleepover at her friends house, so now it is just Carly and me.  We all know the significance of today and the sacrifices […]

Remembering the Fallen on Memorial Day

A week ago last night, the water pump on my fourteen year old Toyota 4Runner failed.  It is Day 8 but I am thankful that I made it home and parked in the driveway, which was a huge blessing.  Since 2003, the only things that the 4Runner has needed are […]

Day 8 Without My Beloved Toyota 4Runner

I get the best ideas when I am running and think the clearest.  If I ran eight hours a day, I would have a ton of ideas, but I would probably forget most of them before I got home and would be too tired all the time to do anything […]

How to Save $108.90 (and $16.50 a month)

Fight For It Core de Force

What is CORE DE FORCE ®? CORE DE FORCE is your 30-day countdown to a knockout body. Created by Joel Freeman and Jericho McMatthews, these mixed martial arts-inspired workouts  will slash inches off your waist, blast away the fat, and carve total-body definition no equipment required! What makes the workout […]

Core de Force With Joel and Jericho

TurboFire Workouts

With  TurboFire, now you can burn more fat in half the time. This highly-intense cardio conditioning program will help you forget the gym. You’ll get leaner as the hottest fitness classes come to you. TurboFire is a 90 day intermediate to advanced cardio program consisting of 29 workouts lasting from […]

TurboFire with Chalene Johnson

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Melissa Ludwig, age 34, lost 109 lbs with a variety of Beachbody fitness programs, Shakeology, and the Beachbody Performance supplements. She entered her results into The Beachbody Challenge ® and won $1,000! Tell us about your life before you started the program. How did you feel about yourself and your […]

Beachbody Results: This Mom Lost Over 100 Pounds and Won …

Fasted State Training

Fasted State Training: A Complete Guide From the Beachbody On Demand Blog, March 10, 2017 | BY: Denis Faye, M.S. What is fasted state training?  A perennial favorite of bro-science fitness enthusiasts, fasted state training simply means exercising after having not eaten for several hours, typically early in the morning […]

Fasted State Training: A Complete Guide

How Often Should You Eat for Weight Loss

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  February 24, 2017 | BY: Mike Scarr and Sarah Wassner-Flynn How Often Should You Eat for Weight Loss? Losing weight is a lot like finding the perfect pair of jeans: Not one style fits all. If your goal is weight loss, should you eat […]

Eat for Weight Loss

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A new study says that excess protein is making you fat. But, here’s why you shouldn’t base your diet on certain headlines. It used to be that fat made you fat. Then the culprit was carbs. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia suggests that […]

Is Excess Protein Making You Gain Weight?

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