I saw this awesome article from Chalene Johnson and just had to post it because it is so absolutely true! An interview with Chalene Johnson Everyone gets something beneficial from exercise: more energy, strength, great abs. What many people don’t realize, however, is that exercise can also be a powerful […]
When you are part of the Team Beachbody Community or you are a Team Beachbody Club Member, you get a host of benefits, a wealth of information and resources and an array of tools to help you and guide you to accomplishing your goals. With the WOWY (Work Out With […]
Yes, how you can help reform health care. If you have ever read my “About” story from my website, you know that after 22 years, I recovered from a chronic illness by “reforming” my health care. Before you have your own health care crisis or your health deteriorates […]
As part of their marketing campaign, the American Diabetes Association uses a paper representation of the top of a shoe for their Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes campaign that is going on now. These are footsteps of hope for the roughly 24 million people with diabetes and the 57 […]
I just happened to see this Team Beachbody Club member profile and had to share it with you. This 37 year old husband and father is making an extraordinary commitment to his family and to life. “Hey, I’m a 37 year old father of 3 young, but very active […]
In the days of innocence which now seem to be lost, a catchy advertising slogan was, “What’s in your wallet?” for CapitalOne credit cards. Now the catchphrase of the day seems to be, “What’s in the plan?” meaning the financial bailout plan or financial rescue plan as the name […]
On Friday, a WNBA player joined my team of coaches and that gave me reason to reflect on my own life. I don’t know where it ranks in your life priorities, but touching people’s lives in positive ways has always been very important to me. In fact, as […]
As we have seen in the last few days and weeks, months and years, much in our lives is out of our control now. But we, and we alone, can be in charge of our health and wellbeing. With regular exercise, good nutrition and positive lifestyle habits, we can […]
Please note that the title of this blog has the words “health care” and not the much more often seen word “healthcare” – as in “healthcare spending in the U.S. was $2.3 TRILLION in 2007, or $7600 per person“. What this blog addresses is the fact that you can take […]
We face challenges in our lives all of the time and life is like a roller coaster for many of us. But let’s face it, few people would stand in line at an amusement park for the roller coaster that ran on a flat track. The exhilaration of […]
For the first 15 years of my life, there were no wars, there was prosperity, there was faith in government and faith in the future. Fifteen year olds today are living in times of uncertainty having felt the effects of three wars, devastating hurricanes, financial hard times and now perhaps […]
It’s two thumbs way up for the brand-new Kathy Smith’s Project: YOU! Type 2â„¢ Beachbody workout DVD. The American Diabetes Association has put their valued stamp of approval on this incredible program, which is scheduled to debut this October. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with type […]
Update: Congratulations to Bill Cowan, the one millionth member to work out in WOWY, the Online SuperGym! There were 3,105 workouts done in WOWY on September 13th and Bill is the big winner. Thank you! Let’s all start working on being winners of the next contest. […]
I love my team of coaches and as new coaches join us, I always like to explain their options in approaching the Team Beachbody Coach opportunity. Here is an email that I just sent to those coaches: Hi Everyone, Our conversation with Traci ranged from the benefits of being […]
Emmett’s 45 day “Power 90 success story” update: Update: On September 12, 2008, Emmett took the Air Force physical. Emmett passed the physical easily and made the weight with just 0.5lbs to spare – just enough to get in! I have lost over 20 lbs of FAT while […]
By Steve Edwards There’s a lot more you can do for your kids’ education than lock them in bulletproof SUVs and wait in smog-choked lines of other SUVs to drop them at the steps of their schools. Teaching proper eating habits and providing time for exercise will do more for […]
I received a brilliant email yesterday from my top coach in Colorado, Mike Bent, and I absolutely have to share it with every one who thinks that Team Beachbody is a pyramid scheme: “My fiance and I were having a discussion the other day over a remark that one of […]
Throughout my life, I have been passionate. When I started running in high school, it became my passion because I simply loved running and soon realized that I excelled at it. I learned persistence as my life’s journey guided me to some significant challenges to face and […]
Here’s a great story by Ron Mizutani from KHON2 Morning News in Hawaii about a resident’s remarkable weight loss using Beachbody products. I hope that this will motivate you to lose weight the right way and not the easy way (pills, surgery, etc.) and be rewarded the way that Dallas […]
Yes, I mean every body tells a story. When someone sees you, does your face tell them that you are happy or sad, relaxed or stressed, healthy or unhealthy? Are your shoulders back, chest out and your back straight or is your back bent over and shoulders hunched because they […]
Or a train to somewhere? If you haven’t already seen WALL-E, it is a must see. It is a love story, a comedy and it is loaded with symbolism. If you have already seen the movie, then you know why I am asking whether you will be on a spaceship […]
As Team Beachbody Coaches, we are all actively involved in helping adults and children with weight and obesity issues and guiding and motivating people of all ages to be fit and healthy. This weekend, Tony Horton, well known trainer and one of the creators of the now legendary P90X workout […]
I haven’t blogged for awhile because I am going through a divorce and in two weeks, I will be a full time 57 year old single dad with a 3 1/2 year old and a 1 1/2 year old with me all day on my life’s journey. That really isn’t […]
My life revolves around helping people get fit, lose weight, be healthier and happier and have better quality of life. But who really cares these days? The overweight, over-stressed friend who dropped dead at 54 of a heart attack in the rest room at work? No, he didn’t and now […]