October 25, 2011
I’ll start after the holidays.
How many of you really want to ramp up your fitness, but you’re thinking you should wait to get started until after the holidays?
I have two words for you: WHY WAIT?
What do you gain by waiting? A few more pounds, that’s what!! Are you afraid it’s going to be too hard to control yourself around all that holiday food? Or that your schedule’s going to be too wacky to stick to a workout routine?
Well … fast forward to a year from now. Let’s say you’ve been doing great for months, losing weight, gaining muscle, feeling awesome! And suddenly you’re faced with Thanksgiving and Christmas again.
Are you just going to STOP all your healthy new habits for two months and go back to pigging out on treats and slacking off on exercise? Heck no! So why would you do that NOW? You absolutely CAN start feeling and looking better TODAY. The choice is completely yours.
Maybe you have your Christmas list budget in mind. Fair enough. Here are several options for taking care of yourself this holiday season at a bunch of different price points – and don’t forget that a very heartfelt way to say you care about someone is to give them a workout program or a Shakeology Home Direct account and then SHARE it with them!
Beachbody Challenge Packs (available Nov. 1)Sign up as a Coach with one of these packs and get your business startup fees waived! |
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$205 |
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$180 |
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$160 |
DVD workout programsSomething for absolutely EVERY body! Sign up for the coach discount and get 25% off! |
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| Yoga, dance, HIIT, muscle confusion, kids, seniors … check them all out. | Prices range from $9.95 to $265 for the most deluxe packages. |
Shakeology |
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$119.95 |
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$25, includes shipping. |
Team Beachbody membership |
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$2.99 a week, billed quarterly. |
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Don’t wait. Just do it. You have the power.
May 26, 2011
Cardio workouts – which is best?
From The Asylum to Zumba, cardio workouts are hotter than ever and the variety of formats is as endless as the preferences of the participants.
Here are a few you might look into if your goal is to lose weight and increase your stamina, cardiovascular health, muscle tone and energy level. Plus, they’re FUN!
Home workouts
Hip Hop Abs®
Dancer/choreographer Shaun T leads this calorie-burning cardio and total-body sculpting program focused on abs and core. It uses fun hip hop dance moves and Shaun T is faaabulous.
Rockin’ Body®
Party off the pounds with Shaun T as you dance and sweat to the hottest hits of all time.
Turbo Jam®
Chalene Johnson’s fun kickboxing and body sculpting moves are set to the hottest tunes to burn more calories than almost any other exercise. Focus is on abs and thighs.
Turbo Fire®
The “extreme” version of Turbo Jam®, creator Chalene Johnson claims you can burn up to 9 times more fat and calories than with traditional cardio. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) ignites your metabolism and helps your body burn calories for up to 48 hours after your workout.
Brazil Butt Lift®
This DVD program combines Brazilian dance, cardio and sculpting moves with Leandro Carvalho’s TriAngle Training method that works your butt from multiple angles. Reduce your hips, slim your thighs, and lift your butt while you burn fat and melt away saddlebags.
Body Gospel®
Calorie-burning cardio, core and light resistance training workouts set to inspirational gospel music tone and tighten your entire body.
RevAbs (TM)
Did you watch trainer Brett Hoebel on “The Biggest Loser” this season? His program of fat-burning cardio, muscle-building and sculpting focuses on abs and core using Abcentrics™, Capoeira, cardio intervals and strength training to get you six-pack abs in 90 days.
Insanity®
The tagline doesn’t lie – when Insanity came out in 2009, it was the most intense workout program ever put on DVD. It works by using MAX Interval Training – you perform long bursts of maximum-intensity exercise with short periods of rest.
Insanity: The Asylum (TM)
Unleash your inner world-class athlete through plyometrics, speed, agility, strength and core workouts in a jaw-dropping series of progressions. In just 30 days, you’ll push yourself to the next level of game-day readiness with dramatic, measurable improvements in your athletic performance.
Group workouts
Turbo Kick®
The “live” version of DVD programs Turbo Jam® and Turbo Fire®, this is a fat-blasting, ab-defining cardio workout that allows you to burn up to 1,000 calories an hour with a mix of kickboxing and simple dance grooves set to heart-pounding dance music.
Zumba®
Party yourself into shape with this fun Latin-inspired workout that introduces the participant to salsa, merengue, reggaeton, and different types of dances.
CrossFit
CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program used by many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide. It’s designed for scalability, though, so people of any fitness level can participate.
Jazzercise®
Still going strong after 40 years, this insanely popular workout program offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga and kickboxing movements.
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