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You can easily do BODi workouts at the gym on your phone or other device by streaming them in the BODi Library. You can also download workouts prior to going if you feel that WiFi might be an issue. You always have your phone with you, so if you love […]

Do BODi Workouts at the Gym

4 Weeks for Every Body

4 Weeks for Every Body was created as a companion program to The 4 Week Gut Protocol and has workouts built around exertion, not impact, to minimize the stress on your joints while giving you a great workout in under 30 minutes, including warm-up and cooldown. For even better results, […]

4 Weeks for Every Body

Get Stronger with Kelsey Heenan

Get Stronger with Kelsey Heenan is five new workouts from the creator of 4 Weeks of Focus and the Openfit program, Get Strong. I have done all three of Kelsey Heenan’s programs, and they are excellent. Scroll down to learn how this program can fit into your workout program. Kelsey […]

Get Stronger With Kelsey Heenan

GLP-1 Fitness Formula

GLP-1 Fitness Formula exercises can help maintain muscle and build your metabolism during GLP-1 weight management. Join expert trainer Michelle Dozois for strength, cardio, and mobility workouts that help boost your GLP-1 results in just 20 minutes a day. They’re simple, effective, and heart-healthy.   Why GLP-1 Fitness Formula Works […]

GLP-1 Fitness Formula

The way that Anthony improved his blood pressure and cholesterol, and avoided diabetes, was by making exercise like a doctor’s appointment that he couldn’t miss. His results are just what the doctor ordered! On the latest episode of The BODi Experience Podcast, Anthony Love, a grandfather and Marine Corps veteran who […]

How Anthony Improved Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Avoided Diabetes

Join the Love Your BODi 10-Workout Challenge

The Love Your BODi 10-Workout Challenge runs from now until November 16th. Do 10 BODi workouts between October 15th and November 16th and support Save A Warrior. Show Up for Yourself. Show Up for Others. We all know how tough it can be to show up for ourselves—especially when life […]

Love Your BODi 10-Workout Challenge

Best Ab Exercises That Aren't Crunches

The best ab exercises that aren’t crunches are the ones that zone in on more than just the six-pack abs muscles or rectus abdominis. K. Aleisha Fetters, C.S.C.S. has a great article with the 10 best ab exercises that aren’t crunches. Scroll down to check it out. Let’s get real: When […]

Best Ab Exercises That Aren’t Crunches

Why You Gain Weight As You Age

Why you gain weight as you age is a question that a lot of people want the answer to. The answer comes from what Mother Nature throws our way. Scroll down to read this article from Nicole McDermott that will give you more in-depth answers to the question.     […]

Why You Gain Weight As You Age

Tracking Calories Burned by Heart Rate

Tracking calories burned by heart rate is easy with the BODi onscreen heart rate and tracking with a Polar heart rate transmitter. Jenessa O’Connor takes an in-depth look at heart rate and training in her post in the BODi Blog below. mmm Thanks to the wide selection of available fitness trackers and […]

Tracking Calories Burned by Heart Rate

How to Do a Forearm Plank

Knowing how to do a forearm plank is important so that you get the most out of doing them. Planks are very effective for building your core, and forearm planks are just as good because they target many muscle groups at once. Scroll down to find out how to do […]

How to Do a Forearm Plank

Cardio Before or After a Strength Workout

Cardio before or after a strength workout? My answer is before but it boils down to what is best for you and achieving your fitness goals. To learn more and help you decide which is best for you, read this BODi Blog post from Kate Bayless. Cardio before weights, or weights […]

Cardio Before or After a Strength Workout?

Choose the Right BODi Trainer for You

The way to choose the right BODi trainer for your workouts in the BODi Fitness Library begins with your fitness personality. A fitness personality refers to the individual preferences, motivations, and behaviors related to exercise and physical activity. It encompasses how someone approaches fitness, what motivates them, and what types […]

Choose the Right BODi Trainer for You

Genius Baking Ingredient Swaps

These 14 genius baking ingredient swaps will help when you realize, at the last minute, of course, that you actually don’t have any eggs. Or butter. Or flour. (oops.) If you’ve found yourself in this situation, this post from Culinary and Nutrition Content Producer Kirsten Morningstar will help you save […]

Genius Baking Ingredient Swaps

Energize Pre-Workout with Quercitin and Beta Alanine

The benefits of the quercetin and beta-alanine in Performance Energize include enhanced endurance and delayed muscle fatigue. Both of them are combined in Performance Energize, along with low-dose caffeine. I have used Energize (originally Energy and Endurance) since I started P90X in 2007. Scroll down to learn more about the […]

Benefits of Quercetin and Beta Alanine in Energize

BODi At-Home Workouts vs the Gym

BODi at-home workouts vs the gym comes down to a personal preference, as each one has its advantages and disadvantages. For me, the choice has always been easy. Free weights are simple, effective, and provide a better workout and you can use them in various places in your home. Add […]

BODi At-Home Workouts vs the Gym

Boosting Your Libido Naturally

Before boosting your libido naturally, you need to determine if it’s merely a brief lull or a more serious sign of low libido. If you’ve experienced a dip in your sex drive recently, scroll down to read this article from Kara Wahlgren. It’s normal for your needs to ebb and […]

Boosting Your Libido Naturally

No Weights Butt Building Exercises

Here are 4 no-weights butt building exercises that are effective and develop one of the most important muscles in our bodies. For runners, gluteal muscles (the gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus) are the true engine of your running stride. They are responsible for hip extension, the powerful backward push of […]

No Weights Butt Building Exercises

Best BODi Workout for Weight Loss

The best workout for weight loss debate used to be an either-or or but now there is a third option – high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Scroll down to learn how this third option could be the best for you, and use the search in the BODi Library to find the […]

What’s the Best Workout for Weight Loss?

The reasons why weightlifting is great for women are varied and include burning more fat, boosting your metabolism and feeling empowered. Below are 10 reasons why weightlifting is great for women, and how you will benefit from all of them. Make sure to check out all of the great weightlifting […]

Why Weightlifting Is Great for Women

5 Ti[s tp Avoid Muscle Soreness

These 5 tips to help you avoid muscle soreness will get you past today’s workout and get you ready for your next workout. The key to success with any program is consistency and following the schedule. If you are too sore to work out, you won’t be consistent and won’t […]

5 Tips To Avoid Muscle Soreness

Please note: As of June 25th, 2026, individual fitness programs, Digital Purchases, will no longer be offered. You can purchase a BODi subscription to access the library of 225+ fitness programs. This includes all titles that were offered as digital purchases for individual fitness programs in the past. To own […]

Own Your Favorite BODi Programs for Life

Ultimate Reset 21-Day Program

The Ultimate Reset is a 21-day program that introduces you to a vegan diet and helps you to make better and healthier food choices. I did the Ultimate Reset in 2012, and to this day, it is the single best thing that I have done for my health. The habits […]

Ultimate Reset 21-Day Program – Save 20%!

Build a Home Gym on a Budget

You can build a home gym on a budget and have an investment that will pay dividends for years to come with continued savings. You will save time, save money, and may even get better results. In her post below Elena Sessa explains how and more when you commit to […]

Build a Home Gym on a Budget

Yoga Can Make You a Better Athlete

Yoga can make you a better athlete by improving recovery, mobility, and body awareness – syncing body and mind (proprioception). As keenly aware of how important yoga is for my running, it remains my weak link and something that I have to force myself to do. The post from Page Grossman […]

Yoga Can Make You a Better Athlete

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