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P90X Full Review – From a Woman’s Perspective
Posted by Amanda on May 2, 2010
So, What is P90X?
P90X is an “extreme home fitness” workout program that is designed to get you in the best shape of your life. It requires a fairly high level of intensity and consists of 12 DVDs which each contain a different workout. Each workout lasts approximately 60 minutes (including the warm-up and cool-down exercises)...
What is a Discount Beachbody Coach?
Posted by Amanda on Jan 15, 2012
You may have heard of discount Beachbody coaching. What does that mean?
Well, Beachbody makes A TON of health and fitness products. A lot of people become a “coach” just so they can get 25% off the workout programs and other products like Shakeology, equipment, supplements, etc.
As soon as you sign-up to be a coach you'll...
My First Two Weeks of P90X2
Posted by Amanda on Jan 13, 2012
So two weeks ago I started P90X2. This is Phase 1 or the “Foundation” phase of P90X2. The foundation phase is all about, well…working on your foundation! The P90X Fitness guide says, “The goal of Phase 1 is to help you create a solid attachment to the earth so you can do all other movements without compromising your...
11 Ways to Stay Fat Forever
Posted by Amanda on Jan 8, 2012
I decided to change things up a bit! If you follow these 10 simple steps I can guarantee that you will NEVER reach your weight loss goals.
WARNING: this article contains a lot of tough love. If you’re not ready to hear it maybe you should go spend some more time on Facebook while you crack open another can of Diet Coke.
1. Have a pity...
Beachbody’s New Preworkout Formula
Posted by Amanda on Jan 8, 2012
So Beachbody just released it’s first Pre-Workout (PWO) formula called ENERGY AND ENDURANCE which is now available for purchase. I’m going to order it today along with the pull-up assist I’m going to use with P90X2. Honestly I don’t know much a lot about this product because Beachbody has kept the details pretty quiet...
Les Mills PUMP Beachbody Workout
Posted by Amanda on Dec 8, 2011
Beachbody just released a video highlighting the new Les Mills PUMP home workout program. Check it out!
** UPDATE: LES MILLS PUMP IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER THROUGH TEAMBEACHBODY.COM. THERE ARE TWO KITS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: BASE AND DELUXE **
I’ll be honest with you, I’m an at-home gym rat, so I’ve never heard of Les...
Decide, Commit, FAIL!
Posted by Amanda on Nov 21, 2011
Let’s face it: getting lean and ripped is no easy task. Thanks to the endless advertisements we see in magazines and on television, people often underestimate the amount of effort it requires to get the body they’ve always wanted. Our perception of the amount of work required is flawed. We think if our results aren’t as...
How to Ripen Bananas Quickly for Baking
Posted by Amanda on Nov 9, 2011
Here’s a quick tip I picked up from America’s Test Kitcken Family Cookbook (which is a really good cookbook BTW–not a lot of low-calorie recipes though…but hey, when you follow a healthy lifestyle there’s always room for a little fun every now and then. Even Tony Horton himself states that he follows the...
How Many Calories Should I Eat During P90X
Posted by Amanda on Nov 7, 2011
The law of energy balance is THE major law of weight control which you MUST understand and obey if you want to get super lean. Even if you’re eating “clean” and “healthy” you are missing the most obvious factor of all if you are eating too much. If you eat too much of ANY food it will get stored as body fat. To...
How to Become a Shakeology Distributor or Affiliate
Posted by Amanda on Nov 3, 2011
As you probably already know, Shakeology is an ultra-premium, nutrient dense shake that can be used either as a snack or a meal replacement (depending on what serving size you use). It was developed by Beachbody, the same company that created P90X and many other popular home workout programs. The ingredients are derived from whole-food...
P90X Nutrition Guide Alternatives
Posted by Amanda on Oct 31, 2011
I’m assuming if you’re reading this article you’re looking for some alternatives to the P90X nutrition guide. Either there’s something about the P90X nutrition guide that you don’t like, or you borrowed P90X from your sister’s boyfriend’s co-worker’s cousin and they can’t find it, or your...
How to Update Your WordPress Website
Posted by Amanda on Oct 23, 2011
For security purposes you always want to make sure you have the latest version of WordPress installed on your website. If you’re not sure what version of WordPress you have, you can find out by logging into your admin panel. On your dashboard you’ll see a column labeled RIGHT NOW. In that column under posts/pages/categories/tags...
Why is Shakeology So Expensive?
Posted by Amanda on Oct 19, 2011
Carl Daikeler is CEO of Beachbody and recently wrote an extensive blog post to help people understand why Shakeology is better than inferior shakes who try to look like Shakeology but don’t measure up. He states, “they compete on price, where we are competing on a level of excellence for the objective of truly delivering a...
Should You Join the P90X Cult?
Posted by Amanda on Oct 19, 2011
David Wright from ABC Nightline news asked Beachbody CEO Carl Daikeler if he thought P90X and their followers seemed a little “culty.” Really, I could care less if someone questions P90X and Team Beachbody, because the proof is in the pudding. You can’t ignore the fact that P90X is changing lives. Love it or hate it…I...
P90X vs. P90X2
Posted by Amanda on Oct 16, 2011
Now that pre-orders for P90X2 are underway I thought I’d answer some of the more common questions I get about the difference between P90X and P90X2. So here’s the scoop:
1. Does P90X2 replace P90X? Is it better?
P90X2 isn’t like getting a new cell phone. So NO, P90X2 does NOT replace P90X. P90X2 is simply an extension of the...
Beachbody Partners with Les Mills for Bodypump Home Workout Program
Posted by Amanda on Oct 16, 2011
It looks like besides P90X2 the newest home workout program from Beachbody will be an at-home version of Les Mills’ BodyPump workout called…PUMP! I’m not exactly sure when the program will officially be launched (maybe as early as December 2011?) but please contact me if you would like to be notified of further updates.
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