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10 Ways to Ward off Excess Holiday Pounds

Do you find that the scale moves up a few pounds during this time of the year? During summertime, we’re focused on our bodies, given we know we’ll be wearing the revealing clothing that goes with that season, but when fall and winter come around, that mindset falls away like […]

10 Ways to Ward off Excess Holiday Pounds

Adventures of Superfood Man

Shakeology ® was featured in Bloomberg Businessweek! “The Adventures of Superfood Man” Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Peter Heller travels to Malibu, CA, to get the inside scoop on exactly what Shakeology is, and to learn more about the fascinating life of Darin Olien who he deems may be “the most aggressive […]

Adventures of Superfood Man

Great Deals on Holiday Muscle Gain!

You don’t have to stand in line to get these Black Friday through Cyber Monday deals!   Introducing the 2012 Team Beachbody Black Friday thru Cyber Monday Sale Extravaganza! The fun begins this Friday, November 23rd, around 9:00 AM PST/12:00 PM EST and ends on Monday, November 26th around 9:00 […]

Great Deals on Holiday Muscle Gain!

How Are You Going to Spend the Next 30 Days?

First of all, let me start by saying Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you. It has been an especially rough month for many of you dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and a rough year for virtually all of us. But things will get better as […]

How Are You Going to Spend the Next 30 Days?

If Your Why Is Larger Than Your Reasons Not To

Last night, I sat in church and listened to Alistair Begg talking about Mark 14:3-9. In verse 3 it says, “While He was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure […]

If Your Why Is Larger Than Your Reasons Not To

Two Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words

“I lost about 20 lbs using Shakeology and walking everyday after I was released from the hospital. Once I was medically cleared to exercise, continuing to use Shakeology and completing the full P90X program, I lost a further 52 lbs, countless inches and 28% body fat. I am truly most […]

Two Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words

It’s Stupid to be a Team Beachbody Coach…

Just a little while ago, I had a revelation that I needed to be receptive to receiving and acting on.   That epiphany was that it is stupid to be a Team Beachbody Coach and at almost 62 to still think in my head that I am a runner.   […]

It’s Stupid to be a Team Beachbody Coach…

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My Secret Weapon is My Why

Alli hit rock bottom in 2010. She was broke, confused and on the verge of homelessness. “Between my student loans, credit card bills and my car, I was $100,000 in debt,” says Alli. On top of her personal debt, Alli’s family was in financial ruins (her Dad was a custom […]

My Secret Weapon is My Why

Pirate Pumpkin Grog Shakeology Recipe

Avast, me hearties! You moms and dads have been dealin’ with your scurvy crew of kiddos all Halloween long with nary a concern for yerselves! You, too, deserve a share of the treasure, but if nutrient-poor spoils like candy and booze make ya want to walk the plank, fill your […]

Pirate Pumpkin Grog Shakeology Recipe

When I started out doing P90X, it exceeded my expectations of what in-home workouts could be. I tried other workouts before; some I enjoyed, while I thought others were just cheesy. After P90X brought me great results, I wanted to mix it up a bit so I gave Insanity a […]

Benefits of Having a Library of Fitness

Seeing Life Through “Transition Lenses”

While I had some things to do in the kitchen this morning, I clicked on “Shuffle” on my iPhone and Business of the 21st Century with Robert T. Kiyosaki started playing. I’ve listened to it a couple of times before, and what sticks in my mind is that we are […]

Seeing Life Through “Transition Lenses”

Do You Need Help Losing Weight?

I have been overweight. It is not fun. There is no easy way out, and it takes time and effort to obtain or regain a healthy body. When there is a goal of losing weight, one of the hardest things to do is to reach out to someone and ask […]

Do You Need Help Losing Weight?

Debt Free in ’13

Honestly, I am not looking forward to a year with “13” in it, but what if it  could be our luckiest year ever? I have a to-do-list and the things on the  list have to come first in my daily activities, but there are exceptions.  I am a fan of […]

Debt Free in ’13

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Are You Okay With Aging?

The reason that I ask is that I am not.   When you are 61 and have a 7 and 5 year old and they are doing   running club at school and you are coaching, Girls Scouts and you have to be a Girl Scout to help out with […]

Are You Okay With Aging?

The Bachelor and The Beast

See that guy in the circle up there? That’s Sean Lowe, the newest Bachelor. After Sean lost out on love in The Bachelorette, he discovered Body Beast – and now he’s ready to find love on The Bachelor. For a little insight into how Sean got huge and ripped for […]

The Bachelor and The Beast

Message of the Month is LEADERSHIP

The “Personal Development”  Message of the Month is LEADERSHIP. In a recent National Coach Call, I talked about how leadership is in the doing. Leaders don’t quit (unless they want to lead people to quit). They teach perseverance by persevering. People have told me I am a good leader, but, […]

Message of the Month is LEADERSHIP

Shakeology: A Shake Too Good to Be True?

By Dr. Mark Cheng, Ph.D. This is an article from a professional who teaches for one the most respected kettlebell training communities in the country. It was written by Dr. Mark Cheng in response to some of his students and peers who were questioning his vocal support of Shakeology. Dr. […]

Shakeology: A Shake Too Good to Be True?

  By Steve Edwards, Director of Results With hundreds of thousands of people running marathons and triathlons across the country, there’s a very good chance that some of your customers are going to be endurance athletes. And while it may benefit you economically to recommend P90X ®, you’re likely to […]

Endurance Athletes: Get Ripped in the Off-Season

Leading Thousands Starts by Leading One

By Carl Daikeler, Beachbody ® CEO & Cofounder The “Personal Development”  Message of the Month is  LEADERSHIP. In a recent National Coach Call, I talked about how leadership is in the doing. Leaders don’t quit (unless they want to lead people to quit). They teach perseverance by persevering. People have […]

Leading Thousands Starts by Leading One

Forever Young?

After spending years in the lab, I have come up with the formula for being forever young:   Regular exercise + good nutrition + positive lifestyle choices = forever young – or at least quality of life for a longer period of time than most people think possible.   You […]

Forever Young?

Fast and Furious

No, not the 2001 movie, not the 2009 movie and not the Operation Fast and Furious. I am a Team Beachbody coach and I don’t mix politics with anything and especially my blog. What is fast and furious is the pace at Beachbody Headquarters in Santa Monica and here is […]

Fast and Furious

Is Team Beachbody Match.com?

Isn’t it great having a partner to work out with? You seem to push a little harder, sweat a little more, and somehow find that extra gear to kick it up a notch. You motivate and inspire each other, keep each other accountable, and it can even produce a little […]

Is Team Beachbody Match.com?

McNuggets on Clearance

An article appeared from Reuters on Thursday about franchising picking up in the US and the first example that they gave is Robert and Dayna Penney: “(Reuters) – Robert Penney has seen his financial future and it involves heaps of frozen yogurt. Penney and his wife, Dayna, purchased a Menchie’s […]

McNuggets on Clearance

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If I had known that I was going to fail so many times in my life, I would have kept track. Maybe I could be setting some record. The P90X test version was first marketed in 2005 and bombed. Even people at Beachbody said that the project should be abandoned. […]

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The First Daily Contest Success Story Winner!

Meet Torri B.! She participated in The Beachbody Challenge’s Daily Contest and won the $500 Daily Prize for September 4th! “Before I started P90X, I was a lazy, depressed coach potato. I was so unhealthy from smoking, I couldn’t walk without using my inhaler. When my friend, an EMT, told […]

The First Daily Contest Success Story Winner!

Take the Beachbody Challenge!

  Win over $100,000!   Take The Beachbody Challengeâ„¢ for the motivation you need to get fit and you can win! It’s our health and fitness contest that will help you achieve your fitness goals and give you a chance to WIN some serious cash. If you want to get […]

Take the Beachbody Challenge!

Can 10 Minutes of Exercise Improve Your Health?

By Kara Wahlgren – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter No time? No problem. New research shows that exercising in 10-minute bursts can add up to big improvements in your health. Is your hectic schedule keeping you from working out? It’s time to cross that excuse off your list. According to […]

Can 10 Minutes of Exercise Improve Your Health?

Crash Diets vs. Discipline, Motivations, and Lifestyle Change

By Stephanie S. Saunders – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Elvis Presley, the king of rock ‘n’ roll, pelvic thrusts, and peanut butter and bacon sandwiches, was rumored to have once heavily sedated himself for 2 weeks in an attempt to continually sleep and lose weight. While he might have […]

Crash Diets vs. Discipline, Motivations, and Lifestyle Change

Recovery Done Right: 8 Ways to Prevent Muscle Soreness

By Kara Wahlgren – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Aching after a brutal workout? Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can make you feel the burn while your muscles recover and rebuild. But, if you take the right steps after your workout, you can go hard without paying the price. Here are […]

Recovery Done Right: 8 Ways to Prevent Muscle Soreness

How to Be the Best Athlete That You Can Be

Beachbody has never used paid testimonials for their products or in success stories, but when Olympic athletes like Women’s Olympic Soccer Team goalkeeper Hope Solo step forward and say that one of their products will make you, “the best athlete that you can be”, they have to share it.  Widely […]

How to Be the Best Athlete That You Can Be

Foam Rolling: Your Tight Muscles’ Best Friend

By Dr. Mark Cheng, L.Ac., Ph.D., Sr RKC, FMS faculty – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter One of the biggest obstacles for a new fitness enthusiast to overcome is the soreness that comes with using muscles that haven’t been used in decades. During infancy, we’re learning to fire muscles all […]

Foam Rolling: Your Tight Muscles’ Best Friend

Mr. Big Stuff: A Q&A with Body Beast’s Sagi Kalev

By Rebecca Swanner – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Are you ready to get  ripped? Beachbody ® has joined forces with Sagi Kalev, champion bodybuilder and former Mr. Israel, to create Body Beastâ„¢, the program that will help get you big and we mean really, really big in just three […]

Mr. Big Stuff: A Q&A with Body Beast’s Sagi Kalev

The Latte Lowdown: 10 Things to Like and Not Like About Coffee

By Steve Edwards – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Depending on how you interpret statistics, coffee is the most consumed beverage in the world. Together with its brethren, tea, only soda measures up in a popularity contest. Because they all contain caffeine, they’re often lumped together in one group, which […]

The Latte Lowdown: 10 Things to Like and Not Like …

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