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She’s Half the Woman She Used to Be…

From The Beachbody Challenge Success Stories The “old me” weighed 284 pounds, was always tired, really depressed, and thought it was my destiny to be fat, teased, and discriminated against for the rest of my life. For a long time I just accepted who I was and didn’t think I […]

She’s Half the Woman She Used to Be…

Smokin’ Hot for Summer with Turbo Fire

Posted in   Beachbody Success Stories – July 31, 2013 Jessica   was one of our winners from this summer’s Smokin’ Hot in 90 Days Turbo Fire challenge.  Jessica committed to get fit along with hundreds of other Turbo Fire fanatics and shed an amazing 21 lbs and 29 inches […]

Smokin’ Hot for Summer with Turbo Fire

Having the Discipline to Get Into Shape

From The Beachbody Challenge Success Stories How Susan Used Slim In Six to Get Started and Lost 63.4 Pounds “I’ve always struggled with my weight. Not that I didn’t try I’ve managed to lose some, but never without gaining it (plus some) back again. In the military, I was never […]

Having the Discipline to Get Into Shape

Is It Really That Simple?

Enter and win.   Basically, that’s all that you do – you enter The Beachbody Challenge, you complete a Beachbody workout program and you submit your results.   And you win.   Do you win $1,000 like the June 2013 winners below?   Maybe.   Do you win $500.00 like […]

Is It Really That Simple?

The Power of “Power Foods”

I hear so much about “super foods” and have decided to dig a bit deeper on some that were unfamiliar. What is a “Superfood”? Superfood is the collective name given to the most nutrient-dense foods on our planet. Superfoods go beyond meeting basic nutritional needs; instead, they have high concentrations […]

The Power of “Power Foods”

Want to Look Great in Twelve Minutes a Day?

John Lost 40 lbs with Shakeology and 10 Minute Trainer:   Workout Time 10:00 + Shake Time 2:00 = 12:00! Here ‘s an interview provided by Beachbody explaining how he did it: Tell us about your life before you started the program. How did you feel about yourself and your […]

Want to Look Great in Twelve Minutes a Day?

The Power of the Before & After Photo

I have referenced in previous posts about the power of the “before” picture and the impact it has had on my motivation to eat clean and workout  consistently. It is a bit scary for me to put this out there as I am not very comfortable sharing my body (with […]

The Power of the Before & After Photo

5 Great Grilling Recipes You’re Going to Love

From the Team Beachbody Newsletter Shorts and sandals weather is officially here. The sun is shining, but it’s not meltingly hot yet, and I, for one, am itching to spend the entire weekend outdoors. It’s time to dust off the barbecue, fire up the grill, and chill out in the […]

5 Great Grilling Recipes You’re Going to Love

Wanting It So Bad It Hurts

Are you suffering in your life right now?   Do you want your life back so bad that it hurts?   Janet did and she did something about it – even working out in secret when she started.   Below is her story from the Team Beachbody Success Story contest. […]

Wanting It So Bad It Hurts

Happily Married and Fat?

Before doing P90X I was completely miserable. I was 25 years old, stood 5′ 7”, had high cholesterol, and weighed in at 225 pounds. With those stats, I wasn’t fat, I was obese. I knew I needed to workout but kept putting it off until tomorrow. And when “tomorrow” finally […]

Happily Married and Fat?

Escaping From Solitude

I have been heavy throughout my whole life and have lived in solitude, escaping to my games, which got very lonely at times. I have been on food stamps for at least 2 years because I have been unemployed and was forced to live out of my car while I […]

Escaping From Solitude

  Question: What’s different in the new Greenberry Shakeology formula? Answer: Reduced calories from 140 to 130 per serving Reduced Sugars from 11g to 6g per serving! (5 grams less than before!) Reduced Total Carbs from 19g to 13g per serving Increased Protein from 16g to 17g per serving Fiber […]

New and Improved Greenberry Shakeology

Life’s Too Short to be Entombed in an Unhealthy Body

Kristjan won the Team Beachbody $500 Daily Prize for May 6th! My whole life I’ve BEEN big, and LIVED big spent my teens and 20’s in the 300+ club. Though overweight, I was still a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. I loved life and overindulged in things that brought me immediate […]

Life’s Too Short to be Entombed in an Unhealthy Body

10 Moves to Improve Your Basketball Game

By Zack Zeigler – From the Team Beachbody Newsletter Once you’ve mastered basketball’s fundamentals how to properly dribble, shoot, pass, and trash talk you can improve your game by fine-tuning the way you train off the court. This exercise collection, courtesy of former basketball coach, veteran baller, and Beachbody’s Director […]

10 Moves to Improve Your Basketball Game

You can save $25.00 when you purchase the Tai Cheng Challenge Pack in May (offer ends May 31st) and you save over $90.00 if you were to buy everything separately.   Whether for yourself, a Mother’s Day gift or even planning ahead and buying it for Father’s Day, Tai Cheng, […]

Challenge Pack of the Month – Tai Cheng

From a Bad Place to a Happy Place!

Ashley participated in The Beachbody Challenge and won the $500 Daily Prize for April 29th! Before I started ChaLEAN Extreme, I was in a bad place, mentally and physically. I had NO energy, no confidence and an extremely negative self-image. I was disgusted by looking at pictures of myself. And […]

From a Bad Place to a Happy Place!

Real People, Real Commitment, Real Success

An open letter to my team of Beachbody Coaches: Coaches, you can change your body in eight weeks, you can change other people’s bodies in eight weeks and you can change lives forever over the next two months. I am proof of how successful you can be changing people’s lives […]

Real People, Real Commitment, Real Success

30 Ways to Relieve Your Stress By Sarah Stevenson

From the Team Beachbody Newsletter Back in Paleolithic times, stress and its associated hormone release was an important survival tool. Things like adrenaline gave us the juice we needed to dodge a famished cheetah, while cortisol helped out should that cheetah decide to pursue us for a long, long time. […]

30 Ways to Relieve Your Stress By Sarah Stevenson

What’s In Your Fast Food?

When I started doing a TurboKick class, two awesome things happened. I found out that I loved TurboKick, and my instructor and Team Beachbody Coach introduced me to Shakeology when she gave me a packet to try. I loved it so much, I went onto her site and ordered a […]

What’s In Your Fast Food?

We had an extraordinary month of growth as a team in March and April is turning out to be equally as good.   We added 28 new team members to our staff in 30 days and we are so blessed to be able to have a team that is growing […]

March Madness and April Insanity

Last Reminder:   There are now only 36 hours left to save $90.00 on the Insanity Challenge Pack.   Act now or say bye bye to the $90.00 you wish that you had saved on the Insanity Challenge Pack by purchasing it before 11:59 pm ET tomorrow, April 30th! Want […]

Insane Not to Save $90.00!

How Many Calories Are in Your Favorite Valentine’s Day Foods?

From the Team Beachbody Newsletter – By Rebecca Swanner Do you love oysters on the half shell? Desire to nibble on a bite of dark chocolate? Or maybe you’re head over heels over the classic conversation heart. Whatever you fancy to devour on Valentine’s Day, take a look in the […]

How Many Calories Are in Your Favorite Valentine’s Day Foods?

9 Aphrodisiacs to Heat Up Your Love Life

From the Team Beachbody Newsletter – By Joe Wilkes Named for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, aphrodisiacs have been the stuff of legend and song throughout history. Lovers looking for a leg up in the libido department have gone to their shamans, medicine men, and herbalists for centuries, searching […]

9 Aphrodisiacs to Heat Up Your Love Life

Chalene Johnson: What Keeps Me Motivated

Chalene Johnson isn’t just the creator and master trainer behind TurboJam ®, ChaLEAN Extreme ®, and TurboFire ®. She’s also a mom, renowned motivational speaker, best-selling author, and the founder of her own multimillion-dollar enterprise, Powder Blue Productions ®. That’s a pretty incredible resume, even for a woman as incredible […]

Chalene Johnson: What Keeps Me Motivated

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