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How to Stop Making Weight Loss Excuses

Truth time: The biggest barriers standing between you and successfully losing weight are the weight loss excuses you make that keep you from getting started. We know how it goes… I should do a quick workout… but I have three seasons of “Game of Thrones” to catch up on. I […]

Weight Loss Excuses and How to Stop Making Them

Nicole Betschman and Irene Markulik both took on the challenge on the TODAY Show and these are their 80 Day Obsession results – they lost more than 17 inches EACH! If you’re not familiar with Autumn Calabrese’s latest program, here’s the 411: It’s 80 days of obsessive focus on fitness […]

80 Day Obsession With Autumn Calabrese

Run 1,000 Miles in 2018

I Committed to Run 1,000 Miles in 2018 Just an FYI – I don’t drink, ever.  You may wonder then why I commented in a post in Mark Zuckerberg’s “A Year of Running” group on New Year’s Day that I was going to try to run 1,000 miles in 2018. […]

Run 1,000 Miles in 2018

Intermittent Fasting

Should You Try Intermittent Fasting? From the Beachbody On Demand Blog, October 11, 2017 | BY: Denis Faye, M.S. The Short Answer: Ah, intermittent fasting! Yet another attempt by modern humans to suffer the way our ancestors did in hopes of becoming more awesome. Technically, intermittent fasting has been around […]

Should You Try Intermittent Fasting?

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Do you need to eat breakfast to lose weight?

Some people can’t start their day without eating breakfast.  Others can’t stand the thought of eating breakfast.  If you needed to eat breakfast to lose weight, I wonder if it would change their mind? From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  November 4, 2016 | BY: Kara Wahlgren Breakfast is the […]

Do You Really Need to Eat Breakfast to Lose Weight?

7 Healthy Habits of People Who Lost 30 Pounds or More

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  December 15, 2017 | BY: Trinh Le, R.D. Lasting weight loss is about figuring out what works well in your life and making it into a habit. So who better to learn healthy habits from than highly successful people who have lost 30 pounds […]

7 Healthy Habits of People Who Lost 30+ Pounds

80 Day Obsession Pre-Workout Meals

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  December 21, 2017 | BY: Kirsten Morningstar If you’ve ever bonked during a workout because you didn’t eat enough, or  gave new meaning to the word “burpees”  because you ate too much of the wrong thing (we’re looking at you, chili cheese fries), then […]

80 Day Obsession Pre-Workout Meals

The new Team Beachbody website

Our new Team Beachbody site that went live on Monday has all new links that I want to start sharing with you. I am starting with the best deal in fitness and health, the Annual All-Access Beachbody On Demand & Shakeology ® Challenge Pack.  With it, you get unlimited streaming […]

Annual All-Access Beachbody On Demand & Shakeology ® Challenge Pack

weight gain, holiday weight gain

6 Tips to Avoid Weight Gain at Holiday Parties Ilana Muhlstein, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist,  is the author of “6 Tips to Avoid Weight Gain at Holiday Parties” and it appeared in the Beachbody On Demand blog on December 8th.  She is also the creator of  2B Mindset.  The 2B Mindset […]

6 Tips to Avoid Weight Gain at Holiday Parties

rise above your limits, rising above your limits

I was rising above my limits for months, but now it has become rising above my challenges and just surviving Ever since I did the Polar Global study this past summer, I started keeping a detailed training log again. That’s how I know that on October 29th, I had a […]

Rising Above My Challenges

clean week, clean week change

Are you ready for a clean week?  How about a Clean Week Challenge?  Thanksgiving is over and so is Cyber Monday.  Now you can focus on dealing with maybe a few pounds that you put on or a few workouts that you missed.  Maybe you just feel out of sorts […]

Clean Week Challenge with Megan Davies

heart rate, polar m600, m600, shift shop, chris downing

Shift Shop Speed: 25 is one heck of a workout.  I work out in an unheated sunroom, and even though it is almost the end of November, I worked up a sweat from doing half of my workout between Zone 3 and Zone 5 according to my Polar M600. What […]

Shift Shop Speed 25 – The Challenge du Jour

I'm Thankful for my Family

Happy Thanksgiving!   I hope and pray that you are having a joy filled day and that you are finding ways to give thanks.   I am thankful to be a member with you of the Team Beachbody community. Last night at Calvary Albuquerque, we had our annual Thanksgiving banner […]

Happy Thanksgiving – I’m Thankful For…

Beginner's Guide to Losing Weight with Beachbody

From the Beachbody On Demand Blog,  November 21, 2017 | BY: Rebecca Pardess My name is Rebecca and I love cheese. I’m also a digital marketing professional, freelance writer, wife, dog mom of two, and I drive 70 miles round-trip to work every day. So you could say I’m a […]

The Beginner’s Guide to Losing Weight With Beachbody

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Wasted time.  At my age, every minute counts and I want every one of them to be productive and to bear fruit. Washing dishes is wasted time unless I do something at the same time and that means watching running videos on YouTube.  In their selection for me this afternoon […]

Wasted Time

Double Time - Family Fit Family Fun

Double Time is the new family fun and fitness program from Tony Horton Wouldn’t you love to spend more quality time with your family? Doing something that’s fun, but can also make fitness part of your everyday life? Now, you and a partner can get in shape and have a […]

Double Time for Family Fit Family Fun Workouts

Autumn and Bobby Calabrese Fixate Cooking Class

Autumn Calabrese and her brother, professional chef Bobby Calabrese started the Fixate cooking classes so you can get more creative with your healthy, portion-controlled eating plan. With the Fixate show on Beachbody On Demand, you’ll also learn nutrition fundamentals and get a lot of great new recipes too.   Who […]

FIXATE Cooking Classes on Beachbody On Demand

Tony Horton One On One

Tony Horton One On One is actually one of his workout series that he did after P90X for which he is best known.  The workouts are filmed in his home and you get the feeling that you are working out just with him and that he is your personal trainer. […]

Tony Horton’s One On One

Is the Sugar in Fruit Healthy or Unhealthy?

I just got an email from Forks Over Knives and want to share this article, “Is the Sugar in Fruit Healthy or Unhealthy?”  Forks Over Knives “empowers people to live healthier lives by changing the way the world understands nutrition”.  That’s why I want to share this article.  It is […]

Is the Sugar in Fruit Healthy or Unhealthy?

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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