Do You Like to Dance?

January 31, 2012 in Beachbody, exercise, fitness with 0 Comments

Some of the smartest workout programs out there were born out of the fun of dance, rather than the work of exercising. You can get a high intensity, heart-pumping workout when you’re having fun dancing! In fact, from what we understand, Chalene Johnson developed TurboJam after watching some friends, who would not exercise, dance all night at a wedding and have a blast! Think about the last time you got the opportunity to dance and move your body and sweat, without constantly having to think about calories and fat loss and diets and all the stuff that seems to cast a dark shadow on your efforts. If you’re gonna move, you might has well have fun doing it.

One of the keys to get moving is to find something you love to do. Figure out a way to make it work for you! Walking, playing in the park, riding a bike, working in the garden…it’s all great, do it! But sometimes for a good calorie blast you just need to get in some deliberate, high energy  movement. And a workout DVD you can do at home means you can get some exercise in on rainy days, do it with your best friend and you can also dance your heart out without caring what anyone thinks!! When I used to travel a lot sometimes I’d just put on my iPod and dance in my hotel room if I couldn’t get any other exercise in. I wish I’d had this then!

 

Rockin’ Body is on sale right now for $19.95. We have this program. It is a huge amount of fun! Shaun T is extremely motivating. We have met him and worked out with him in a group setting and of all the trainers I have to say he may be my very favorite. He’s a tremendous dancer and athlete. But the greatest part is that he instructs so well you won’t have any question as to what he’s asking you to do. So get this thing and push play. It won’t even feel like work. And who couldn’t use a few new dance moves?

As always, contact us anytime. Here’s the link again, click HERE. We’re your Beachbody Coaches when you order through us and we’d love to cheer you on and help in any way possible! Have fun!

Things to Know About Calories

January 27, 2012 in Nutrition, Tips with 0 Comments

What are calories anyway? 

A calorie is a very specific measurement of energy. It’s definition according to Webster is “the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperate of one gram of water one degree Celsius that is equal to about 4.19 joules”. Huh? Let’s just think of eating calories as eating energy for the function of your body.

TIP: If you need energy, eat calories. You know you need energy consistently, so fuel your body about every 3 hours, based your high energy foods like complex or starchy carbs on the activity you plan to do for the next 3 hours.

Do I HAVE to count calories? I hate it!

Your body counts calories whether you do or not. You really can’t get around the calories-in, calories-out thing. If you continue to eat the same amount of calories, your body will maintain its weight. If you eat more, you’ll gain weight and if you eat less you lose weight. But don’t think you have to be slave to your food log or your phone app. Pay attention to portions. Eat a serving size, not a Jethro bowl. Also, as you clean up your eating and start eating more whole, fresh unprocessed food, you’ll be packing in a lot of satisfying nutrients for less calories. There are a lot of folks making very healthy food choices and getting lean not counting calories at all. Honestly, we’d much rather you change your habits and your portion and food choices as an ongoing lifestyle change than to see yet another person get hung up by a dieting mentality.

TIP: Weigh and measure stuff and read labels for a short time until you can eyeball an appropriate portion. Then let it go and eat whole, fresh, unprocessed lean foods. As Michael Pollan says, “eat food, mostly plants, not too much”.

How can I figure out how many calories I need?

There are calculations that help you determine your calories needs based on estimations of your resting or basal metabolic rate, which is the amount of energy (calories) your body requires to function at rest (heart pumping, breathing in and out, tissue and cellular level functions). On top of this an activity level factor is calculated for your regular daily activities, then how much you anticipate burning during exercise. Then you add calories if you want to gain, and you substract calories if you want to lose. Whew. All of these things can vary, but your basal metabolic rate stays pretty constant. One of the most effective ways to figure out what is actually going on is to keep a food log for several days, even up to two weeks, eating consistently. Once you know how many calories you are eating while you are maintaining your weight you’ll know basically whether to add or subtract calories. Tackle it like a project!

TIP: Your basal metabolic rate is usually somewhere around your bodyweight x 10. That will give you a starting point.

Why can’t I just drop my calories really low and lose my weight? 

Your body is very smart. Everything you ask it to do, under the best or the worst of circumstances, it tries to accommodate. It is constantly seeking homeostasis, or a stable state of equilibrium to function efficiently and well. When you suddenly give it a drastically reduced amount of calories, it will usually respond and drop scale weight. The problem is when you try to sustain this over multiple days and weeks, or even months. In a very simple explanation, when your body realizes it still has to function as effectively as possible on this small amount of calories, it may ratchet down your metabolism to match what you’re giving it. Meaning it will try to work as efficiently as possible on a small amount of energy and nutrients. This is why when people get off of a calorie restricted diet and “go back” to their previous way of eating the body tends to regain the weight and then some. This new body now used to low calories has an even slower metabolism and can’t handle the previous higher influx of calories. So the goal is to drop your calories modestly through eating less calories and burning calories through exercise, which is livable and your body can adjust. The ultimate goal is to make permanent lifestyle changes so you don’t “go back”.

TIP: Swap out high calorie, low nutrient foods for those that are nutrient high and lower calorie. This way you’re not cutting out a bunch of food with nothing to replace it. The key is in the swap. Watch your portions, get your timing down and you’re on your way.

So what’s a “modest” amount of calories to drop in order to lose weight?

A modest amount to decrease your calories may be 300 to 500 calories a day. If you’re just trying to lose weight from your eating habits, probably 300 is best. if you’re also exercising, you could create a calorie deficit of 500 or so using both eating and exercise. This may mean you lose scale weight slower, but the changes are usually more manageable and sustainable. Also, assuming you have a significant amount of weight to lose, after you lose 10% of your bodyweight you should re-evaluate your calorie in take and your deficit. Reason being, if a 200 pound person loses 20 pounds, that new 180 pound body may have different calorie requirements based on body fat, amount burned during exercise, etc.

TIP: Use both food swapping (see above) and exercise to create your deficit. Start small so you can master it and live with it. Eating enough calories helps you power through your workout, which can help you build more muscle, which in turn burns calories.

A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, right? 

Wrong. Here’s a good example. Let’s say you’ve just calculated your maintenance calories and created your deficit and so you’ll be eating about 1800 calories a day. Well, you could eat 1800 calories of Twinkies and high sugar/fat/salty junk, or you could eat 1800 calories of lean protein, fibrous veggies, fresh whole fruit, whole grains and other complex carbs, nuts, seeds, low-fat dairy. Which calories do you think will fuel every process your body needs and support your performance during your exercise? Yep.

TIP: Don’t try to change everything at once. Focus on mastering one healthy change. Then tackle the next one. Learn how to eat breakfast, or eat every few hours, or eat a whole grain English muffin instead of a PopTart. But don’t try to change it all at once.

I‘m afraid if I don’t get this calorie thing right, the scales will stop moving. I can’t handle a plateau!

When we focus on calories alone, we tend to think of scale weight. When your body is carrying too much scale weight, it’s obvious and you know it. You have to get it off. But you want to keep every bit of precious muscle you have, add more, and burn off all the fat. Do you realize even a skinny size 2 person can be carrying too much body fat in relation to their lean mass (muscle, bone, tissue, etc). They may look good in their clothes, but they might be very out of shape, with little muscle mass. Feed your muscle and deprive the fat. Get some resistance training in. Lift some weights, learn to manuever your body weight. Find help if you need it. If all you can do is walk at first, do it. But the second you can pick up a weight, get with it. You will support your muscle and not the fat. We want to strip away the body fat so you can be a lean performing machine. It’s about being strong and fit and as lean as feasible, not about the number on the scales!

More questions about calories? Let us know! We’re happy to help you find the answer!

See more posts on similar topics at K’s Blog

Your Lifestyle, Issue 2 – Sleep

January 27, 2012 in Lifestyle, Sleep with 0 Comments

Sleep! Who doesn’t love it? So why does it seem so evasive?

It’s obvious that even with all of our honed multi-tasking skills we can’t get life done in 16 hours a day. Losing sleep can directly sabotage your ability to focus, your mood, your performance during workouts and your ability to say no to unhealthy food choices. Now we know that there are more and more links to problems with fat loss related to sleep. Deep sleep is when your body handles its growth and repair of tissues and regulates your hormones, including those that help control hunger and fullness. Not to mention the fact that when you’re sleeping you’re not eating! That’s a tip for the late night eaters out there, like me (K).

For more information on the importance of sleep, and some tips for getting it, read my previous post, The Beauty of Sleep

Recently I found a cool app to use on my iPhone called Sleep Cycle. You open the app, set your alarm and press start and put the phone in the bed with you. One thing though, you have to keep your phone plugged in, so you need a receptacle near your bed. Now, I’m just going to say here that some folks don’t like having a cell phone that close to them for long periods at a time, so if that concerns you, you won’t want to use this app.

You can read the explanation with the app about non-REM and REM sleep (REM stands for rapid eye movement), but basically we enter non-REM first, through a few cycles of lighter to deeper sleep, and then (hopefully) go into REM sleep, at least a few times a night, each time a little longer. According to the app, when we are deprived of sleep we spend more time in stages 3 and 4 of non-REM sleep, which is designated as those cycles in which our bodies may be trying to reboot our physiological processes. This is an indicator of what our bodies need (the reboot) and means we’re spending less time in REM sleep, where our bodies may regulate our psychological needs. The app takes into account a 30 minute window prior to the time you’ve set your alarm to try to wake you with pleasant sounds (you can set these) at the time in that 30 minute window that you are most awake according to movement (rather than a blaring alarm clock waking you out of a dead REM sleep).

So basically this app can show you if you’re spending your time awake, asleep (non-REM) or in deep sleep (REM). It’s pretty cool, I must say. Here’s a graph of my very first night using it. Uh, apparently I had a problem.

So you can see that I never hit a deep sleep during this particular night even though I was in bed for almost 7 hours. It also shows the basic time I went to bed and got up, how my graph looked during the night , how much time I were in the bed basically, and then what you see on the bottom for Average total time is how many times I’ve used it now to date. You can see that I’m not hitting 8 hours a night on average either. I’ll blame my stats on the night that Jimmy snored and I had to go sleep on the couch half the night!

Since then I’ve had some great nights of deep sleep. One went so low I may have actually been in a completely different realm.

I don’t have any ties to this app, just think it’s fun! Check it out if you’re inclined. Better yet, just work on your sleep! Don’t forget to go read some tips here.

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P90X2 Pre-orders Start Sept 1!

August 31, 2011 in Beachbody, exercise, fitness, Nutrition with 2 Comments

Okay X fans, get ready, ‘cuz it’s coming! P90X2 pre-orders start tomorrow, September 1! We want to be your coaches and it’s available through us exclusively the first 5 days. There are some sweet details to this, so we’ve put together the info here so you have the whole scoop. Main thing is, you want to pre-order. Those who do will get their P90X2 by December 25, 2011. Otherwise, it will be sometime next year because they will run out due to demand. Plus it’s the first Beachbody program available on DVD or BLU-RAY! There are a lot of reasons to do it as soon as possible. Click on one of our names here (depending on who you want to be your primary coach) to go to the P90X2 banner and pre-order yours! Jimmy or Kelley

So here’s the scoop for those who pre-order!

  • Shipping and handling is free
  • Your card is not charged until the item ships
  • Two exclusive bonus workouts are included when pre-ordering through a coach – One on One 4 Legs and One on One Upper Body Balance
  • Weekly prizes! The earlier you pre-order the more entries you get into the prize drawings, including P90X2 apparel, products, equipment and the ultimate grand prize: Tony Horton himself delivering your P90X2 to your door! How cool would that be?

 

Here are answers to the most common questions about P90X2:

Who should use this program?

This is not just a harder version of P90X or a typical sequel. In Tony Horton’s own words, this is “P90X different”. It’s designed for someone who has a base of fitness, such as those who have done Power 90, P90X, or other intense programs such as Insanity, Insanity: The Asylum, TurboFire or ChaLEAN Extreme. It’s also for athletes who want to improve their performance, or former athletes wanting to get back in shape. Tony has described it as “indoor training for the outside world”.

What is special about P90X2? 

This program takes muscle confusion to a whole new level. It is 90 days and structured in 3 phases: Foundation, Strength and Performance. Developed by a world-class team of fitness experts, it covers strength, balance, mobility, flexibility and explosive power using the most modern thinking in sports science. These techniques also result in better movement, better protection from injury, and broader range of motion. In addition, think running faster and jumping higher! A term you will hear with this program is P.A.P: Post-Activation Potentiation. A basic statement of this principle is that doing a weighted-resistance exercise prior to an explosive one can increase the amount of power produced by conditioned individuals.

That’s all great, but here’s my real question: Am I gonna get ripped?

While this program is based on performance (just as P90X is), and not designed as a typical weight loss program, it does include functional training, strength training, plyometrics and P.A.P. You can expect to work hard, master your body movement and improve every area, turning yourself into a lean, mean, performing machine!

 What workouts are a part of P90X2?

How to Bring It Again (introductory session), X2 Core, Plyocide, X2 Recovery & Mobility, X2 Total Body, X2 Yoga (it’s 63 minutes this time, folks!), X2 Balance + Power, Chest + Back + Balance, X2 Shoulders + Arms, Base + Back, P.A.P. Lower, P.A.P. Upper, and  X2 Ab Ripper. Also, if you purchase a deluxe or ultimate kit, or the advanced workout kit, you will receive two advanced workouts, V Sculpt, and X2 Chest + Shoulders + Tris. If you pre-order from Jimmy or Kelley in the first 5 days beginning Sept 1, you’ll receive One on One 4 Legs and One on One Upper Body Balance.

What equipment/space do I need?

While you will see various pieces of equipment being used in the workouts, the good news is you can do this program with your body, a floor, a chair, a towel, resistance bands and gravity! In every workout there will be someone doing the moves with minimal or no equipment. This variation is not only great for if you don’t have the other pieces of equipment, but also if you travel and need a hotel-room style version. The equipment you will see used, however is great equipment to have for any home gym, and you likely have a lot of it already. Here’s the list: resistance bands, pull-up bar, dumbbells, stability ball, foam roller, medicine ball(s), push-up stands, yoga mat, yoga blocks and weighted bar or broomstick. Also, depending on which P90X2 kit you order, you can get some pieces of equipment that way, you can shop Beachbody for equipment, and also check out some of your local stores too. The space requirement is pretty much the same as for P90X – a living room floor big enough for moving push-ups or a couple of lunges, or a hotel room.

What about the Nutrition Plan?

The P90X2 nutrition plan is an advanced plan that comes with several more options. It comes with more versatility for putting your meal plans together, including new vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options!

What else comes with my P90X2 order?

Every kit includes the P90X2 Fitness Guide, Wall Calendar of Workout Schedules, a Nutrition Guide and your workout DVDs (DVD or Blu-Ray). There is also a  Deluxe Kit, which includes all of the above, plus the two advanced workouts, a stability ball, basic foam roller, and two 8lb medicine balls. The Ultimate Kit includes everything in the base kit, plus the two advanced workouts, stability ball, an advanced foam roller, two 8 lb medicine balls, and push-up power stands. This is another good reason to pre-order, especially if you are ordering a Deluxe or Ultimate Kit, because the S&H is free! The advanced workouts will be able to be pre-ordered separately by the end of September.

How does this coaching thing work?

When you go through Jimmy’s website to purchase a Beachbody program, product or club membership, he will automatically be your Beachbody Coach! Beachbody then pays him a commission, and all the coaching you receive from him is free! The same is true when you go through Kelley’s website to purchase a Beachbody program, product or club membership, she will be your Beachbody Coach, Beachbody pays her a commission, and all coaching you receive from her is free! It’s that simple. We like this set up, because you get the program, support and assistance you need to meet your goals, the commission helps us, and we love to coach! We take coaching seriously. We want to offer you as much assistance and support as you need to reach your goals. We’re available by email, text, phone, Facebook, Twitter and local to the Memphis, Tennessee Metropolitan area. You also pretty much get access to both of us, whichever one of us you choose as your primary coach (it won’t hurt our feelings). We’re about getting healthy and staying that way. We can help you determine if this, or another Beachbody program is best for you. There are a lot of options!

I’m ready to check this out for myself! What do I do next? 

Beginning September 1, go to one our of websites and click on the P90X2 banner. You can check out the kits and order from there!

Jimmy’s website: www.getfitwithjimmy.com

Kelley’s website: www.getfitwithkelley.com 

Don’t forget that if you have a Team Beachbody paid Club Membership, you receive 10% off every Beachbody purchase. There is also a free club membership version available. Take advantage of this! In addition, there is a discount available if you are already a One on One Volume 3 subscriber!

We’d like to see YOU in that first P90X2 Infomercial! Let us know if you have any questions. Leave them in a comment below or Contact Us!

Eating Habits: Cold Turkey or Gradual Change?

August 29, 2011 in getting started, Nutrition with 0 Comments

Now that you have a level of awareness and determination that you need to change your eating habits, what happens next?

There are different schools of thought on whether or not a person should go “cold turkey” and change everything all at once, overnight, or if a person should make gradual changes over time. Let’s talk about both methods because while we tend to lean toward the Gradual Change method, there are pros and cons to both.

Cold Turkey

This is typically a drastic, sudden approach. You make up your mind, eat the “last supper”, clean junk food out of the house, put a picture of someone else looking skinny or buff on your fridge, announce your intent to the world, find a diet or plan and change everything about your eating at once. It’s scary, but you’re full of adrenaline and willpower. You may even feel happy about it. You’re in control! You’re going to do it this time!

Pros:

  • If it’s not in the house, you can’t eat it.
  • You have a clean pantry and fridge.
  • If you tell other people, you’re being held accountable.
  • It’s a brave move to draw the line in the sand & forbid yourself to cross it.
  • It forces you to put into action what you probably already know you should be doing.
  • Your body gets a detox, or a nice clean break from junk food.
  • It can get you quickly to your first short term goal.
  • Quick victories are like fanning the flame.
  • It slaps you straight out of your comfort zone.
  • It’s not for wimps, and you’re not a wimp, right?

Cons:

  • The rush of adrenaline and willpower can tank as quickly as your carb reserves.
  • Your friends and family probably didn’t do this too.
  • You suddenly realize you vowed to never eat a cupcake or pizza again. Ever.
  • You still have to go back to the grocery after all that new produce is eaten or goes bad.
  • You forgot about your office party/friend’s wedding/family reunion/sister’s birthday/etc.
  • Headaches. Commercials. Happy skinny people.
  • You never knew diet food could taste so plain.
  • Sugar, fat, salt and probably cheese are all you can think about.
  • You can’t believe some idiot ever invented the 1/2 cup serving size of ANYTHING.
  • Monday, the restart day for the rest of your life, feels worse than usual.
  • Desperate, you deny your cravings, then give in to a mini or full-blown binge, and throw in the towel.

Okay, well it doesn’t always end so gloom and doom, but the issue with anything structured like a diet is that there is an end date. Either in your mind, or in that book you bought is a date that the misery will end. And it does feel miserable. It’s just downright hard, if not impossible, to change months and years of eating habits overnight. There are people who have had success with this. Usually it’s from a major health scare, but that’s the exact thing we’re trying to prevent. One of the biggest issues we face when we go Cold Turkey is that we’re carrying too much weight, and we suddenly drop our calories, carbs and fat and do not replace them with enough healthy stuff. If you try this approach, you must be aware of these pitfalls and have strategies in place to avoid or deal with them.

Gradual Change

This is an approach that seems to be less popular. You may watch someone else for quite a while and see their changes before you decide to make changes of your own. Once you decide, it’s like sticking your big toe in the water to test the temperature. Maybe you decide to give up something you didn’t really like anyway (for me it would be coconut). Eventually you decide on a small change you think you can live with. It’s not as exciting, you’re not all amped up about it and you may not even tell anyone, because you’re just testing the waters. What the heck? I think I’ll try it. I guess I should do something.

Pros:

  • Less advertisement of your new decision keeps the pressure off of you (also see Cons).
  • One change seem do-able.
  • Low drama and less pain.
  • A sustained change that makes you feel better may make you look for other things to change.
  • You have a success story to tell, even if it’s just one or two changes.
  • You gain a victory by mastering something that once mastered you.
  • After a few small changes, you realize the impact of the cumulative effect.
  • You don’t feel deprived all at once.
  • If you continue it, you can make permanent changes in a fairly painless way, in a matter of months.
  • You’re much more likely to sustain it and never miss whatever you “gave up”.

Cons:

  • Less advertisement of your new decision keeps the pressure off of you (also see Pros).
  • It’s a long, slow road at times.
  • You can get stuck or complacent after a few changes.
  • You can put off the big changes that you know you really need to tackle.
  • Your body doesn’t get the benefit of a clearly defined, clean break (such as from junk food).
  • You can justify not moving faster because you’re stuck at “I did better than I used to”.
  • Low drama can sometimes mean low impact and low support too.

As you can see, the Gradual Change method may have more positives to it, at least in terms of feeling better. It certainly supports a more sustainable lifestyle change over time. It’s more about the journey, less about the immediate results (although they show up over time) and there is much less drama and hype. This also means, however, that with less pressure and accountability you have be internally motivated, and you have to work harder to not become complacent.

Bottom line:

You have to decide what is the best approach for you. From our experience, the more methodical and realistic the approach the better the results. You still need support to sustain change. Encouragement to keep moving forward is very important. Gradual change tends to be a lifestyle change rather than short-lived. Use that adrenaline to get off the dime and make your first move. Choose a smart one and master it, then start your next. Those changes will grow like building blocks. One day you’ll look back and realize you never have to pick up a diet book again, or try to look like someone else, or deprive yourself of food. It will be about your positive journey!

 What method of change is working best for you? We want to know! 

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Your Lifestyle, Issue 1 – Healthy Eating

August 13, 2011 in Nutrition with 1 Comment

So you’ve decided you need to drop some weight and you’re ready to do something about it. Naturally nutrition is the first area of focus for most of us. This is an absolute, critical component of success. Balanced nutrition can help you move beyond basic survival into optimal health and improved physical performance. Learning all you can about healthy eating choices, smart food shopping and cleaner food preparation is vital. As a general statement, we highly esteem the strategy of eating a variety of whole, unprocessed foods as close to the original source as possible, with plenty of water, and we also do not subscribe to a “dieting” approach. There are a multitude of approaches that may be effective, and if at any time we can assist you with this, please contact us.

We would even go so far as to say that appropriate eating is going to account for the biggest percentage of your success with your fat loss efforts. But for today we want to focus on how your efforts of healthy eating fit in the overall context of your life. Why? Because we believe your best nutrition plan can be sabotaged if it is is viewed in isolation.

Here’s what we mean. If we don’t approach our new, healthier eating within the context of the bigger picture of our lifestyle, we tend to narrow our focus onto the food itself. This can set us up to take the dieting approach, be obsessed with food in general, or the foods we think we can’t eat, or even start blaming the food in various ways. On top of that we can decide that eating better isn’t worth the time, effort and money.

When you look at your nutrition plan in the context of your overall lifestyle, you start to see it as a piece of a puzzle. Over time, you begin to realize that to do the types of things you want to do, you must eat well. Your body can survive, at least for a time, the detrimental things you throw at it, or the deprivation of healthy things. But to think, move, sleep, shed extra fat, have energy, perform well, support optimal body functions and fight disease, your body needs healthy food. This helps us realize and focus on the positive benefit of making these changes, rather than the short term negative.

Here’s another point to ponder. Viewing your nutrition in the context of your overall life will not only help you see how what you eat supports your life, but it will help move you toward better health in other areas too. For instance, if you eat well, but you still lead a sedentary life, you may realize that you could fuel your body for much greater activity. You can also uncover how your eating patterns may negatively impact your sleep. Or that eating well but not sleeping enough still holds you back in reaching your goals. You can also explore how your eating impacts your exercise and your energy levels, or performance at work and general mood.

Likewise, a step back to view your nutrition approach can help you set yourself up for success with your efforts. You may have children, elderly parents, a job, an illness, a home to maintain, bills to pay, etc. By fitting your new nutrition efforts into the bigger picture you can plan ahead for prepping your fresh produce, preparing divided plates for the week, packing your snacks for work on Monday, purchasing a soft-sided cooler and reusable ice packs for healthy snacks in transit. You can see how switching healthier foods for those less healthy may impact your budget or change your shopping patterns. Realization of all of these things and incorporating them in on the front end can make all the difference in your success.

The picture of how food impacts your entire life will help you have a much deeper reason to fuel your body with the best food possible in the right amounts so that you can live your fullest life possible. We would love to know your thoughts on this. Please share with us your healthy nutrition lifestyle tips!

 

6 Steps to Getting Started with Your Team Beachbody Club Profile

August 1, 2011 in Beachbody, fitness, Nutrition with 0 Comments

So you’ve joined the Team Beachbody Club! That’s fantastic! You will find tremendous resources here, from fitness and nutrition tips and tricks, to helpful tools and supportive people who are transforming their lives too. To get started and get the most out of it, you’ll want to be sure to set up your profile as quickly as possible.

Step 1 – Login to your club membership at www.teambeachbody.com

Step 2 – Find your screen name on the left, and click on the arrow beside the words “My Dashboard”.

Step 3 – Choose “Edit Profile” from the drop down menu

Step 4 – You will see a description of each of the areas. Be sure to fill out each one. There is also a menu in the left side bar for easy navigation. Don’t forget to choose your program during this part. All the workouts from this program will then be available to you as you log your daily exercise in real time in the WOWY SuperGym!

Step 5 – Click on “Buddies” at the bar across the top, that stretches out to the right from your username and dashboard menu. Find other people that may be doing your same program, live in your same area, or have a story similar to yours. Send them a buddy request. The more support you set up and give, the better you do in your own journey.

Step 6 – Click here to join the workout group Team J&K Fitness. We are choosing to live fit!

Now it’s time to explore. Click on every header and learn your way around. It’s not hard, and you’ll be amazed at the tools and resources you will find to support you on your journey! Let us know if we can be of assistance to you, and we’ll see you in the WOWY Gym!

 

Beachbody Challenge Starts August 1!

June 27, 2011 in Beachbody, fitness, Nutrition with 0 Comments

There are a lot of great things coming out of Beachbody right now. As you know, we are coaches and so we want to pass all the info and opportunities to you!

August 1 is the official start date of the Beachbody Challenge!!!

This is a new challenge and it’s going to be very exciting! All the official rules will come out this Friday, July 1, and we will share them as soon as they are available. Until then, here’s what you need to know. Don’t miss this!

There will be plenty of prizes along the way, all leading to a huge grand prize! This means you have plenty of chances to win a prize, just for getting fit!

  • We’re talking $100,000.00 for two winners, WOW!
  • Six Finalists will receive $25,000.00!
  • Two monthly winners will receive $1,000.00!
  • Monthly prizes of $500.00 will be given out daily!
  • There will be quarterly winners and Shakeology winners!
  • Finalists will be sent to Las Vegas for the award ceremony and Celebration Event at the 2012 Team Beachbody Coach Summit!

Only Team Beachbody members can participate.

Beachbody is very unique because it offers support and coaching. With a Team Beachbody membership, you can have access to all kinds of helpful resources for your exercise and nutrition and connect with other people who are working on their health and fitness too. We want to be your coaches! This is going to be a great journey!

If you would like free coaching from Jimmy, go here: Jimmy’s coaching website
If you sign up for a club membership or purchase Beachbody programs or products there, Jimmy will automatically be your coach!

If you would like free coaching from Kelley go here: Kelley’s coaching website
If you sign up for club membership or purchase Beachbody programs or products there, Kelley will automatically be your coach!

How long have you said you wanted to get in shape, have more energy and stamina, feel better, get healthy, eat right? Now is your chance and this is good incentive and motivation to get moving! Contact us!

More good news is that you don’t have to be local to Memphis to receive coaching from us. We will support you and make it happen no matter where you are! Whether you’ve already transformed your body using a Beachbody program or you are about to start, let us know. We want to help!

 

P90X2 is Coming Soon!

June 23, 2011 in Beachbody, fitness, Nutrition with 0 Comments

Ok all you P90X-ers! P90X2 will be available for order soon, so get ready. Here is a sneak preview for you – enjoy!

Team Beachbody Coach Summit 2011

June 22, 2011 in Beachbody, fitness, Nutrition with 0 Comments

Hi, Kelley here! Jimmy and I just returned from the (annual) Team Beachbody Coach Summit of 2011. WOW, we had a blast and got to work out with some of our favorite trainers. You have probably heard of P90X, Insanity, Asylum, TurboFire, Rev Abs, Slim in 6, Brazil Butt Lift and Body Gospel, but you may not know a whole lot about Beachbody, the company who produces these programs. Well Beachbody decided in the beginning that they did not want their programs to be sold on store shelves, rather they wanted their programs to come with coaching. Real people like us helping real people like you. So they have developed, and support, an entire force of Independent Team Beachbody Coaches. For instance, if you purchase a program, product or membership through Jimmy, he would be your coach! As a result, Jimmy gets a monetary benefit and you get FREE coaching from him. Not bad, huh? Now that’s support all around!

For coaching from Jimmy click here.

For coaching from Kelley click here.

I thought I’d post a few pictures for you. We had several opportunities to meet the trainers and participate in workouts led by them.

Here’s Jimmy getting his Slim in 6 on. Debbie Siebers is too cute, but she will work you until your lower body cries uncle!

Here’s Shaun T after my workout with him. True to his style, he had some great coaching tips for us. I think I heard most but not all of them, mainly because I was mesmerized by the abs. Not the best picture because I was still trying to recover from that workout!

The big super workout was held outside (a nice 60 degree morning in California!) at L.A. Live in Nokia Plaza right in front of the Staples Center. They had to block off the streets because there were 2500 of us! We worked out with every trainer: Debbie Siebers, Leandro Carvalho, Donna Richardson Joyner, Brett Hoebel, Chalene Johnson, Shaun T and Tony Horton.

It all started for us with P90X, so of course we had to get our pics made with Tony Horton!

If you are not drinking Shakeology you are missing out. It truly is the healthiest meal of the day, and very convenient when you’re on the run. It’s made from natural, healthy ingredients from all over the world. Learn more here.

We all signed the map indicating our dedication to end the trend, lead healthier lives and help others do the same!

You too can be a part of this. If you are not using Beachbody products but have an interest in them, let us know. Also, if you are using Beachbody products and would like to join us in helping others, contact us or go to one of our sites (Jimmy or Kelley) and explore the coaching option. Let us know if you have questions. No matter where in the country you live we need people like you for our Team J&K!

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