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Make Your Own Water!

When I moved to rural Alaska this past summer I had to make some changes in the way that I eat. There are no restaurants, no take-out pizza, and no store-bought meals. Every meal takes planning. From baking bread, to soaking beans the night before dinner, to defrosting moose meat […]

Make Your Own Water!

What Not To Do When You Exercise…

Never jump into any exercise full throttle. This is basically a shock to your body. And it is not good for you. When you do this you are stressing your body too much. Think about this, for example…it is 30 degrees out side,…freezing….and you jump into your car every morning […]

What Not To Do When You Exercise…

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Whether you are attending a party, family gathering, or a night out on the town, you can still indulge in lots of fun and feel great without overeating or unhealthy choices with these eating out strategies. Healthy eating is crucial in living a peaceful and balanced life. It is a […]

Healthy Eating Out Strategies for Success

Why Beachbody?

I have been involved in some sort of fitness regimen most of my life. From playing youth sports as a child, to weight lifting in my teens and early twenties, to mountain biking. In recent years I dipped into the “in-home fitness” spectrum of exercising. It started when my wife […]

Why Beachbody?

CHANGE YOUR METABOLISM

To change your metabolism and therefore change your set-point (the body’s preprogrammed weight) you need to spend   more time exercising, which will increase that crucial calorie-burning muscle. When enough muscle has been built, you will burn so many more calories in a day that your body will have to […]

CHANGE YOUR METABOLISM

Holiday time often brings circumstances that could sabotage our nutrition and fitness programs. Family and friend gatherings, special events, vacations, more stress, and busier than normal schedules all can lead to a lack of motivation to exercise and temptations to indulge in unhealthy eating. Challenges arrive throughout life, but there […]

Commit to Your Health Through the Holidays and Your Life

Getting Started Right as a Team Beachbody Member

My members deserve the very best in coaching from me and I will do whatever it takes for them to get the most out of their membership and make it totally effective in reaching their health, fitness and positive lifestyle goals. Although some of them have been with me for […]

Getting Started Right as a Team Beachbody Member

As Teachers, Coaches and Mentors…

Teachers, coaches and mentors need to do what? Make people aware of the benefits of what they are being taught, coached or mentored in. Without a clear benefit or benefits, few people will respond to your call to action. I searched on my website, Howtobefit.com, and found 452 articles with […]

As Teachers, Coaches and Mentors…

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A Reminder of What We are Giving Thanks For

Yesterday was our day of Thanksgiving and we have so much to be thankful for. Our bounty is enormous compared to that of most people in the world today. So much so, that it has changed the way that we look and live. When the original colony of Plymouth was […]

A Reminder of What We are Giving Thanks For

Vacations are a welcomed time to have fun, relax with family and friends, see fresh sights and try new things, but they are not an excuse to neglect positive choices for your health. You can still enjoy yourself and allow little indulgences without sabotaging your health goals. It takes a […]

Healthy Travels While on Vacation

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Team Freedom Beachbody Challenge

Team Freedom offers hope when losing weight seems hopeless. We offer fitness solutions when all others have failed. We provide accountability to the when your will is weak and support to those who need shoulder to lean on. We raise people up who have been let down so many times […]

Team Freedom Beachbody Challenge

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Form, Form, FORM is Everything

I was thinking when I was running this morning that form is everything when you want to be efficient, conserve energy and lessen your chance of injury.   I’ve heard that poor swimmers, for example burn way more calories than good swimmers.   Makes sense, right?   Running with good […]

Form, Form, FORM is Everything

Keep It Simple!

Sometimes in life, we often make things more complicated then they should be. Sometimes we just flat out think too hard. Big things in life all start from small things, (simple things). I guess what I am trying to say is that we just need to start off by doing […]

Keep It Simple!

Motivated Monday After a Super Sunday

Team Beachbody is filled with highly motivated, truly extraordinary people. I got to meet some more of them at a Super Sunday event here in New Mexico. One of the greatest rewards of being a coach has been to meet and become lifelong friends with so many of these coaches. […]

Motivated Monday After a Super Sunday

I’ve been in the fitness business since 2003. I’ve pretty much heard almost every excuse out there. I’m sure I’ve used a few myself. People tend to make every excuse they can when it comes to exercises & eating right. So many people come to me & say they want […]

No Excuses

Team Beachbody National Super Saturday and Sunday Events

This Saturday and Sunday, Team Beachbody ® will take a stand for humanity and come together with a common mission: to End the Trend ® of obesity and help more people than ever lead healthy, fulfilling lives. If you heard Carl on this week’s National Coach Call, you have an […]

Team Beachbody National Super Saturday and Sunday Events

Telling it like it is

I’ve been on a roll and posting some things on Facebook that weren’t exactly politically correct.   Here are just a few: Scott posted about food regulation and I personally think that people are just plain stupid to eat the way that they do. “I don’t eat any junk food, […]

Telling it like it is

Which Antidepressant is Right For You?

Which antidepressant is right for you – pills or a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise? More than one in 10 Americans over the age of 12 takes an antidepressant, a class of drugs that has become wildly popular in the past several decades, U.S. government researchers said today. Antidepressants […]

Which Antidepressant is Right For You?

Is Inspiration Pulling You to Your Goal?

I had today’s newsletter all done in my head and I just had to put it on “paper” and send it out. Then I read something by one of my fellow Team Beachbody Coaches, Julie Ann Price, and I knew that I had to share it with you today. As […]

Is Inspiration Pulling You to Your Goal?

What Fitness Program is Right For You and Your Goals?

When choosing a workout program to fit into your lifestyle, there are many considerations including weight loss and fitness goals, your interests(dance, kickbox, martial arts, sports), level of difficulty, and time. Not everyone will enjoy or benefit from the same program.   However, every effective workout program must contain three […]

What Fitness Program is Right For You and Your Goals?

Settling For #2 Or Worse…

I am a voracious reader when it comes to faith, family and fitness and Thursday I read an article in the New York Times that I find disturbing. It is entitled, “China’s Next Revolution Is in Fitness” which on the surface doesn’t seem that interesting or significant but this line […]

Settling For #2 Or Worse…

Do You Know Why?

Do you know why you do what you do – your “why” that everyone says that you have to have to be successful? Do you know why things have happened in your life that have changed the course of your life and you didn’t understand until some time later? My […]

Do You Know Why?

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Captivity Can Become An Addiction

A little story about crabs in a basket posted by Patty Sweeney Corrigan on Facebook If you place a sole crab in a stock pot and heat it, it will readily attempt to climb out, it will escape, and potentially achieve freedom! However, if you place two or three crabs […]

Captivity Can Become An Addiction

Beachbody Social Circles

What If I Don’t Know People Interested In Starting Their Own Business? 7 Steps to Expanding Your Circle to Include the “Right” People A common problem new coaches and people considering joining Beachbody as a coach, is that there are few people in their immediate circle who are interested in […]

7 Steps To Getting to Know The “Right” People

People who fear selling

Are you uncomfortable with selling? Well, then you would be just like the majority of people on this planet.   Sorry if you thought you were alone in this. Most people shy away from direct sales businesses because they are uncomfortable with the selling process. So what can you do […]

Three Tips For People Who Fear Selling

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Planning Healthy Meals and Activities for Busy Families

School is back in session which means a lot more structured schedules, homework, after school activities, and PLANNING.   Time management and prioritization can be challenging, especially when trying to live a healthy lifestyle.   I’m still struggling with my family’s new scheduling routine this school year.   With three […]

Planning Healthy Meals and Activities for Busy Families

Is Team Beachbody A Scam?

Is Team Beachbody A Scam?   This is a great question.   The world is so saturated with weight loss products, programs and advice.   Deep down you know much of it is total garbage but how can you sort the good stuff out from the scams? Legit Vs. Scam […]

Is Team Beachbody A Scam?

Beachbody Scam

Is BeachBody a Scam? This is a great question.   There world is so saturated with weight loss products, programs and advice.   Deep down you know much of it is total garbage but how can you sort the good stuff out from the scams? Legit Vs. Scam A good […]

Is Beachbody A Scam?

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Feeling Fit at 40 and Beyond!

Fitness and nutrition have a huge impact on how old you look and feel.  I truly believe that age is just a number, and you can become fit and healthy at any age.  I just celebrated another birthday yesterday, and I am now the young age of….41!   I feel […]

Feeling Fit at 40 and Beyond!

Pray for the Health of Our Nation

This morning, I read this headline, “Obesity to Worsen, Weigh Heavily on Healthcare Costs“. The article went on to say that “If present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned”. What is most tragic about this […]

Pray for the Health of Our Nation

Families on a Mission

There’s that word mission again.   I recently used it in another blog post and stated how I can’t say, “mission accomplished”.   This time, though, it is so appropriate because the Team Beachbody community is on a mission to end the trend of obesity and the epidemic of diabetes. […]

Families on a Mission

Can I Make Money

Can I Make Money With BeachBody? You may have been involved with other direct sales businesses in the past and not made any money.   It is completely understandable that you want to know if you will actually make money with BeachBody before you join. The true answer to “Can […]

Can I Make Money With Beachbody?

Do You Share the Outrage?

I am about to go on a rampage of outrage because of the state of this country right now and we are all in some way responsible. If you don’t think that the fate of this country is in our hands, then think again. Here are some statistics that speak […]

Do You Share the Outrage?

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