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Top Benefits of Strength Training

The top benefits of strength training are more than just building muscle. They include stimulating connections in the brain and many more that you will discover by scrolling down and reading this article from BODi Fitness by Chelsea Frank. While all forms of exercise can add value to your health, […]

Top Benefits of Strength Training

The Truth About Lower Ab Workouts

The truth about lower ab workouts is that you can’t isolate muscles and they are part of the “six-pack muscle” is a single continuous muscle that contracts as a whole. Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP explains more in this post from the BODi Blog that I wanted to share with you. As […]

The Truth About Lower Ab Workouts

Foods That Can Help You Lose Weight

Foods that can help you lose weight include eggs, almonds, avocados, cabbage, grapefruit, and more that you will find in this article. This post from Paige Smith, “10 Foods That Can Help You Lose Weight,” is a guide to helping you succeed in losing weight and reaching your goals. When […]

Foods That Can Help You Lose Weight

Daily Exercises for Healthy Aging

These daily exercises for healthy aging are meant to be done at any age. Do these five moves every morning before your Daily 2-Mile Walk, and you’ll be building a body that doesn’t just age, but thrives. The “Functional 5”: Your Daily Investment for Lifelong Mobility When we talk about […]

Daily Exercises for Healthy Aging

Improve Your Mental Strength

How to Improve Your Mental Strength to Push Through a Hard Workout When it comes to fitness, improving your mental strength and having grit means you can crush your training even when you want to give up.  In the middle of a HIIT workout, when your shirt is soaked through […]

Improve Your Mental Strength

Get More Deep Sleep

Get more deep sleep with these 6 tips to help prime your body for better sleep. Getting good sleep is like getting good-quality nutrition. Sleeping is like eating: It’s essential to our survival, and starving yourself of sleep is a bad idea. This post from the BODi Blog is from Cemile […]

Get More Deep Sleep

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The Daily 2 Miles a Day Habit

The “Daily 2 Miles” habit provides the most benefit when you make it a commitment 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Since I adopted this habit recently, I have already missed one day, and the culprit was the very thing I adopted the habit to deal with: stress. […]

The Daily 2 Miles Habit

Benefits of Drinking Shakeology

I began drinking Shakeology on March 20th, 2009. In fact, I wrote a post about my Shakeology Day One that documented it, and I have been drinking it or using it ever since. It is a premium-quality shake ingredient that I believe I have earned because of my commitment to […]

Benefits of the Ingredients in Shakeology

The Benefits of Strength Training

The positive effects of strength training are life-changing and life-enhancing, and include better self-esteem and confidence. Beyond the obvious benefits, strength training is empowering in our day-to-day lives. Scroll down to see how committing to a strength training program will benefit you. Beyond the Muscle: The Life-Changing Benefits of Strength […]

The Positive Effects of Strength Training

Lose Weight Without Starving Yourself

In order to lose weight without starving yourself, you need to follow these seven ways to not be hungry and still lose weight. This article is from Michael Martin, a writer and editor who specializes in health, nutrition, and lifestyle reporting.   You’ve likely read thousands of weight loss tips, and […]

Lose Weight Without Starving Yourself

10 Minute Focus with Kelsey Heenan

10 Minute Focus with Kelsey Heenan has 28 microdose fitness workouts from arms to legs that each last 10 minutes. Every muscle group is targeted, as well as workouts for flexibility and mobility. With 10 Minute Focus, you build strength, energy, and confidence in just 10 minutes a day. 10 […]

10 Minute Focus With Kelsey Heenan

How Creatine and L-Theanine Work Together

The reason that caffeine and L-theanine are the ultimate performance pair is that they work together synergistically for calm focus. We all know what caffeine does, but probably don’t know the benefits of L-theanine, especially when it is paired with caffeine. Scroll down to find out why they are both […]

Caffeine and L-Theanine For Ultimate Performance

New 10 Minute BODi Programs

Three new 10 Minute BODi programs are now available in the BODi Fitness Library to help you move better, protect muscle, and build strength. The new programs are 10 Minute Speed Train with Joel Freeman, 10 Minute Active Aging with Debbie Siebers, and 10 Minute GLP1 Fitness Formula with Michelle […]

New 10 Minute BODi Programs

The 4 Week Gut Protocol

The 4 Week Gut Protocol is a comprehensive nutrition program designed to help promote overall gut health and eliminate gastric distress. If you’re dealing with stomach woes, you’re not the only one. Things like stress, sleep, exercise, and the food you eat can all impact the health of your gut. I […]

The 4 Week Gut Protocol

How P90X Generation Next Works

P90X Generation Next works because of the P90X Factor – a combination of metabolic overload, neuro-performance training, and active recovery. It is not P90X with a different trainer. It uses science to maximize your power and strength, sharpen athleticism and agility, and prevent burnout. The next evolution of fitness isn’t […]

How P90X Generation Next Works

10 Minute Muscle

10 Minute Muscle with Scott Mathison is part of the 10 Minute BODi subscription in the BODi Store. It is available with a 10-day free trial. After the free trial, the subscription is just $10.00 a month, and you can cancel at any time. Program Overview 10 Minute Muscle consists […]

10 Minute Muscle With Scott Mathison

Try BODi by Beachbody for Free

You can try BODi by Beachbody for free. Free trials of fitness subscriptions allow you to see if you’ll get value out of the app before you spend your hard-earned cash. There are two main ways to try Beachbody workouts for free. The Monthly BODi Subscription has a 7-day free […]

Try BODi by Beachbody for Free

Inflammation is Aging Your Body

Inflammation that is aging your body from the inside and causing cognitive decline, joint pain, loss of muscle mass, and more is called inflammaging. Acute inflammation is necessary for healing. When it does its job, it retreats. Inflammaging is the opposite. It is chronic, systemic, low-grade, and self-sustaining. There is […]

Inflammation That is Aging Your Body

Add Life to Your Years

You can add life to your years with brief, higher-intensity bursts of movement – even just a few minutes a day. The science of longevity has reached a clear conclusion: you don’t need to train like an athlete to meaningfully improve lifespan and healthspan. With BODi 10 Minute workouts, even […]

Add Life to Your Years

7-Day Fitness Challenge

There are exciting updates in The BODi Experience Community in April 2026 including new products, new interviews, and new challenges. This is your monthly post about updates and what’s coming next. April is here, bringing the fresh energy of spring and a renewed chance to refocus on you. This season […]

The BODi Experience Community April 2026

4 Types of Body Fat

The 4 types of body fat are white subcutaneous fat, white visceral fat (the bad fat that forms around your organs), brown fat, and beige fat. Scroll down to read this article by Cemile Kavountzis, which explains all four in detail. Most of us think of fat (a.k.a. adipose tissue) […]

The 4 Types of Body Fat

The BODi Experience Community

The BODi Experience Community was created as a place to make friends, inspire others, get answers, stay motivated, and have fun.   We’re Better Together: Welcome to The BODi Experience In a world that often feels disconnected, one thing remains true: We thrive in community. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce The BODi […]

Join the BODi Experience Community

How low should squats go is definitely something that has evolved over the years since my days as a personal trainer. I can still remember telling my clients that their thighs should not go below ninety degrees and that their knees should not go past their toes. The post below […]

How Low Should Squats Go

St. Patrick's Day Colcannon

These St. Patrick’s Day recipes (or any day for that matter) feature exceptionally healthy ingredients and for the most part are easily made. We’re all for putting on something green and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, but this year, skip the green beer and fried foods. Instead, try these lighter versions […]

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

Shamrock Smoothie

This Shamrock Smoothie is a delicious treat and if you are doing the 2B Mindset Plate It, it is an excellent breakfast! You can learn how to satisfy your cravings and keep the weight off for good with 2B Mindset by clicking here. This shamrock-colored smoothie is made with kiwi, […]

Shamrock Smoothie

Healthy Aging Fitness Started Guide

5 Simple Ways to Build Your Health Retirement Fund Starting Today Welcome—I’m Rich Dafter, founder of Howtobefit.com and a fitness coach since 1982. If you’re like many adults I coach, you probably already know you need to move more, eat better, and stay stronger as the years go by. The […]

Healthy Aging Fitness Guide

A Guide to Myofascial Release

This guide to myofascial release workouts explains the benefits of doing them and what specifically you can expect to get out of them. I am in P90X Generation Next Week 1, and the Day 7 workout is Myofascial Release, so I experienced the benefits firsthand. The Missing Link in Your […]

A Guide to Myofascial Release Workouts

Team Beachbody Coach Jessica Watters

Today is my birthday! I woke up at 5:00 a.m, did my P90X workout, had my oatmeal, and a whey protein smoothie. Then I had my Shakeology for lunch (after a healthy snack, of course). Woo hoo! Way to party like a rock star on your birthday, right? Trust me, […]

I Don’t Feel My Age…

Walking Versus Bicycling for Longevity

Comparing walking versus bicycling for longevity is an opportunity to explore the unique benefits of each type of cardio workout. Walking is a weight-bearing workout, and bicycling is a weight-supported workout, and that gives each one unique benefits. The Longevity Showdown Between Walking and Bicycling In the quest for a […]

Walking Versus Bicycling for Longevity

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