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The Holidays are upon us and you may be looking for some delicious treats for your family and friends.  I have some great news for you.  You can make all kinds of healthy holiday recipes with Shakeology and still have the healthiest meal of the day!  Beachbody Director of Product Development Anna Eriksson and her staff have been spending a lot of time in the kitchen with their blenders “cooking up” some great holiday recipes that will be healthy and great tasting.  They also always accept wonderful ideas from coaches and customers alike, who come up with their own healthy holiday recipes using Shakeology and traditional holiday flavors.  Pumpkin and peppermint are two favorites for this time of year.

Shakeology is the key ingredient to healthy holiday recipes.

The idea is to create some variety in the Shakeology shakes that still allow you to have lots of energy, and nutrition to keep you going and reaching your health goals.  When you are drinking a health shake, you definitely want to have some different flavors to keep you motivated to drink it each day.  These healthy holiday recipes will make it easy to get through the toughest time of the year when it comes to watching your weight.   After creating all kinds of flavors in the Beachbody Corporate Office kitchen, the Beachbody staff had the difficult job of tasting each of the new healthy holiday recipes.

The long hours of experimentation seemed to pay off with some of the new flavors, while others just didn’t quite make the cut.  There were four healthy holiday recipes that were definitely surefire winners.  The first flavor is “Pumpin Pie”.  How could it not be a favorite during this time of year?  It has a great sweet taste that can be a snack or dessert.  Another one of the healthy holiday recipes that made the grade is “Cranberry Relish Suprise”.  It is used with the Greenberry Shakeology and if you like a tart treat then this one is for you.  Next, is “Eggnog” for the Christmas season.  Another of our healthy holiday recipes that is a must for this time of year.  Make sure you use low fat eggnog in your shake to make sure that your calories stay low and you still get the healthiest meal of the day when you have your holiday treat.  Finally, what is the winter season without “Thin Mint Treat”?  If you like the popular Girl Scout cookies, then you will love this too.  Some Chocolate Shakeology and a little mint extract is all you need for the last of our healthy holiday recipes for this years favorites.

You can find all of these healthy holiday recipes and many more at the Shakeology recipe forum on the Team Beachbody message

Healthy holiday recipes now include Shakeology pie!

boards.  All you need to do to get on the boards is to get a free membership with Team Beachbody and you can find any recipe or fitness tip you need along with many other great benefits.  This time of year is always the most difficult for many people as they are going to parties, visiting friends and family and eating through it all.  Now you can help yourself and others by making healthy holiday recipes with the healthiest meal of the day.  You and your friends will love it!

Yoga!  That’s exactly what Tony Horton said was needed in military fitness standards.  Recently, Tony was asked by the US military for help in solving the problem of obesity in the ranks.  So why is yoga Tony’s preference?  “The days of push ups, sit ups and long runs in the military are over,” said Horton at the National Press Club in Washington. “Yoga magnifies the positive effects of strength and

The US Military recently recruited the talents of Tony Horton for the military fitness standards.

cardiovascular exercises”.  He also states that yoga lubricates all the major joints and reduces the potential for injury.

Pentagon studies show that obesity is close to double in the services as it was in 2003, growing from 1.6% in 1998 to 4.4% in 2008.  That’s quite a jump.  In the US, we as a nation have more than two thirds of the people being classified as obese.  Just 20 years ago, there were no states in the nation that had an obesity rate above 20%.

Tony Horton has helped thousands of people with his P90X and other workout programs.  No doubt he has the ability to help revamp the military fitness standards, and get them back to where they want to be.

It’s that time of year again and with Christmas just around the corner you are probably trying to figure out what to give to all your friends and family.  How about giving them something that can help them become healthy and fit while having the time of their lives.  The new Beachbody retail gift cards are just the ticket and they are now available.  Do you know anyone who is wanting to try P90X, Insanity, TurboFire or the new P90X2?  Maybe they want to try a new supplement or Shakeology.  With the Beachbody retail gift cards you can’t go wrong.  It will be perfect for them.  Since I’m a Beachbody coach, my Christmas shopping has been made easy.  I already know exactly what everyone on my list is getting, and I didn’t have to stand in line once waiting to check out.

Beachbody retail gift cards are great as an ecard or given in person

Here’s how the retail gift cards from Beachbody work.  It’s really very simple.  First, just choose the retail gift cards you want to send.  Then fill out the form on the Team Beachbody site and place your Beachbody retail gift cards order. Now here is the exciting part.  The Beachbody retail gift cards aren’t your ordinary gift cards.  These are e-gift cards and you can email them directly to whoever you wish.  This not only makes it easy for you, but for the person that you are giving the present to as well.  Just choose the design you like, personalize your message and you’re done.  If you want to send it to them in the mail so they can open it on Christmas day it’s as easy as printing it out and sending your gift.  I like to put mine in an extra large box so they don’t know what it is, lol.  Another great thing about the Beachbody retail gift cards is that people are more likely to use them since they don’t have to go to the store.  Studies have shown that 6%-10% of retail gift cards go unused every year.  That’s pure profit for the company.  With the Beachbody retail gift cards, your friends and family will never have to leave their home, and the cards will never expire.  This means your gift will go to your friend and not some company.

Beachbody Retail Gift Cards and Your Options

Beachbody gives you 5 different options to choose from for your retail gift cards:

1.  $25

2. $50

3. $100

4. $250

5. $500

Choose any value that you like above, and show everyone how much you care by giving them the gift of fitness and health.

Some additional things you may want to think about when you buy your Beachbody retail gift cards.  First, you must be a Team Beachbody member.  If you’re not a member, just sign up for a free or club membership and you will have no problems.  If you are a club member, you will not get a 10% discount on the card, but if you are buying something with the card, you will receive your discount.  Beachbody has given us a great opportunity go give the gift of health.  It’s a gift that I’m proud to give to my friends and family.

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Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Beachbody Brett Blake has just let the coaches of Beachbody in on their future.  So, Does Beach Body coaching look good for those who choose to pursue it?  Well, the facts don’t lie.  Beach body coaching is becoming one of the most astounding opportunities in the country.  Jeff Hill, Senior Vice President of Team Beachbody Global Sales joined the company about one year ago.  At that time, Beachbody employed about 3oo people.  Today, we have about 620 employees and are busting at the seams to hire more.  Also in the last year,  Mr. Blake let us know that in the network of Beach Body Coaching, we have gone from 10% of company sales in 2010 to 30.9% in 2011.  That is unbelievable growth in an economy that has most people looking for work or hoping to hang on to what they have.  This indicates that Beachbody is right on track to reach the goals that CEO Carl Daikeler has set for us to achieve.  As a network marketing company, Beachbody provides a great deal of support to Beach Body coaching with a major television campaign.  This really provides anyone who becomes a coach a great deal of credibility.

Blake also predicted, based on credible sources that the industry of direct selling would have one of it’s worst declines in it’s history.

Beach Body Coaching Makes for a bright future

However, Beach body coaching seems to have little to worry about.  Beachbody will be in the top 100 companies of direct selling and has sales of well over $100 million  for the year.  These types of numbers are incredible in an economy that has not looked good for the last 3 years.

Beachbody is also attracting some of the top people in the field to come and lead the company into the next stages of its growth.  Blake mentioned that the company is in a position to choose the people that it wants and has had more than half a dozen CEO’s of  other direct selling companies apply for positions with us.  Beach Body coaching looks to have a great leadership team that  will be chosen because they fit our philosophy as a company which represents us as a network.  In addition, Beachbody has not lost anyone in the last year making it even stronger.  Blake feels that the company has become even more united with its coaches than it ever has been, and that we have great people on both fronts.

Beach Body coaching can also look forward to a great future that includes better marketing and improvements in the business

opportunity during 2012.  Improvement in the system’s support as well as Beach Body coaching earning potential is another bonus for people who choose to pursue the coaching opportunity.  CEO Carl Daikeler is spending $25 million in technology improvements that are being implemented right now.  Another exciting fact that may get you thinking seriously about Beach Body coaching is that the company is debt free and cash rich.  Not something seen very often in the business world today.

The biggest challenge that Beach Body coaching has it seems is that other companies are trying to steal us away.  That must make us and Beachbody the best in my opinion.  The way I look at it, is that if another company is so good, why would they need to steal me away from my Beach Body Coaching business?  Wouldn’t I or anyone else want to come to them if they were better?  I’m keeping my eye on the prize.  Beachbody sales will soon reach the Billions as we reach our goals and as a Beachbody coach, I plan on building a future with a company that has proven that it is no “fly by night”, “here today, gone tomorrow” business.  Beach Body coaching is here to stay for the long haul.

Healthy people seem to have some kind of fitness secrets that help them to stay fit.  It seems like they have something special that makes it easy for them to be thin and active.  Well, the truth is that there are many fitness secrets that these people do on a daily basis that anyone can use to help themselves get fit.  So, What are the fitness secrets of very healthy people?  Let’s take a look at some things that you can do on a daily basis to help you get fit and healthy.

It's easy to follow many fitness secrets

One of the biggest fitness secrets is to keep a bottle of water and always drink from it throughout the day.  Water should be your drink of choice, and you can add lemon, or berries to it for an extra kick without the calories.  Next, is to eat a healthy diet with the right amount of calories.  Even if you eat nothing but healthy food, the fact is that if you eat more calories than you burn, you’ll gain weight.   One of the best fitness secrets that will help you with this is to keep a log of what you eat, and make sure to write down everything you put in your mouth.  It is OK to enjoy an unhealthy treat once in a while, and is another of the fitness secrets of healthy people.  Just make sure it’s not more than once a week.  The last nutritional secret is to limit caffeine.

But, what about exercising.  What fitness secrets do healthy people follow in this area?  First, look at exercise as a positive thing.  Develop a reason for your exercise, and enjoy the journey to your ultimate goal.  This journey should consist of many smaller, short term goals and even daily goals of  exercising.  Even if your goal is to just exercise each day, then you will succeed.  One way to keep things fresh is to mix it up with different types of exercise which is another of the fitness secrets that you can follow.  This can be a difficult goal in our busy world, but if the last three Presidents were able to make time for exercise, then you can too.  10 Minute Trainer is a great example of how to do this.   One of the fitness secrets that is very important is to exercise 6 or 7 days per week.  I know this sound like a lot if you haven’t exercised in a long time, but the fact is that exercise will give you energy.  And, that is one of the greatest fitness secrets around.  I also recommend that you subscribe to fitness magazines and shop for the right equipment.  Just like a carpenter or surgeon, you can’t get the job done without the correct equipment, and it will help you to utilize another of the fitness secrets which is to push yourself to a higher intensity.  Finally, I think the most important of fitness secrets is to move past the idea that losing weight is your success.  Begin to look at how your clothing fits and how you feel instead of looking at some number on a scale.  Finally, make sure you get enough sleep, so your body is able to recover from all the exercise that you are doing.  Sleep is an important part of fitness.

There are a lot of fitness secrets of healthy people.  You don’t have to do all of them right away, but start out with two or three.  Make a commitment to follow them daily and then as they become a habit add more of these fitness secrets into your life.  You will not regret it.

Dr. Oz kept hearing from everyone around him about Tony Horton. Now as many of us know, with Doctor Oz weight loss is serious business. So, when he kept hearing about Tony’s 10 minute exercise routine he was very skeptical.  Doctor Oz weight loss tips are numerous and he knows his business of being healthy, so it is a great accomplishment for Tony Horton to be able to be on his show.  So, why did Dr. Oz invite Horton on his show?  Because since he was skeptical about this 10 minute program, he and his wife tried it out and it worked for them!  The Doctor Oz weight loss tool kit just got a nice new tool.

This is a great workout for busy people.  So if you think that you don’t have enough time to work out, you need to re-think your

Doctor Oz weight loss promotion of 10 Minute Trainer

situation.  What the Doctor Oz weight loss audience found out is that Tony maximizes every second of each ten minute routine, so as Dr. Oz and his wife found out, they were able to get their whole body working and then enjoy their day.  Tony calls this the “Super Stacking Technique”.  The workouts combine toning and resistance bands with cardio and abdominal exercises.  This gets multiple body parts working at the same time.  Just like multitasking at work or home, you end up getting much more accomplished in a shorter period of time.  To Doctor Oz weight loss is just as important as it is to Tony Horton.  Both men have a goal to get Americans healthy and living an active lifestyle.  That is why it is great to have Dr. Oz promote 10 Minute Trainer on his show and also to try it out himself and tell his entire audience that this program works.

One of the most important concepts is that the person doing this workout has to stay focused.  Just because the workouts are only ten minutes, doesn’t mean that their easy.  Tony uses muscle confusion and super stacking to work you out hard.  This can also be called synergistic exercise, or exercise that works out several body parts at the same time.  Unlike many people who isolate one muscle, Horton gets all the body parts moving to maximize the ten minutes of exercise.  Many experts believe that it takes 30 minutes per day minimum.  If you read Doctor Oz weight loss tips, you will find that he recommends the same.  However, as Dr. Oz spoke with Tony, he found out why he has a different approach than the one size fits all exercise philosophy of most trainers.

Tony Horton and Doctor Oz weight loss program...Getting ready to work out.

The fact is that there are thousands of people out there who haven’t exercised in years, and you can’t expect them to just start working out for extended periods and eat healthy just like that.  Tony’s plan is to give people something that will get them started on a journey.  Becoming healthy is not going to happen overnight.  People need to focus on today.  Not the future.  The Doctor Oz weight loss philosophy is the same.  This is not about looking good for other people, this is about becoming healthy, happy and leading a fulfilling life.

To Tony Hort and Doctor Oz weight loss is serious business.  Check out the video to learn the important facts of what makes 10 Minute Trainer so successful for people who are busy, just starting out, or are extremely overweight.

Being a Team Beachbody coachis not always easy. It takes dedication, discipline and work. People tend to think that they can become a coach and suddenly be rich, but the truth is that this is a business. If you are willing to spend an hour or two each day consistently for two to three years, you can realistically make enough money to quit your job and become a full time coach. Some people do this faster, while others may go more slowly. The fact is that anyone can do this business if they make the decision and commit to it.

Being a Beachbody Coach means helping people reach their goals

So if this isn’t a get rich quick scheme, why do I love what I do? I love helping people achieve their goals and am motivated by them. That helps me to achieve my goals too. Zig Zigler said, “If you help enough people get what they want, you can have everything that you want”. That to me, is what Beachbody is all about. People from every city and town in America are looking for ways to lose weight and get healthy. I know that the best way to do that is through exercise and nutrition. Beachbody gives it’s customers both, and supports them throughout their journey to a healthy lifestyle.  You can become a Team Beachbody Coach too and help end the trend of obesity.

I love being a Beachbody coach. I love to see my customers succeed. And, I love to be in business with a company that has so much integrity. Thanks Beachbody!

Can’t workout because you are traveling?  Too busy to go to the gym?  Well not to worry.  The iphone p90x app is here and you can exercise anywhere!  This is the most fit app on the market and it is available to buy.   This is one of the most innovative fitness concepts to hit America and there are so many advantages.  So, let’s take a look at what this iphone p90x app is all about.

The iphone p90x app compliments the P90X DVD program.  You can get personalized tools to help you plan and track your workouts all on your phone.  Now you can have the P90X DVD system and the iphone p90x app working together for you.  You can easily add the whole P90X workout to your iphone p90x app by entering the workout routine you want, a start date and a time of day. Now, even I can do that.  Heck, you can even schedule non-P90X workouts like running, swimming or sports. all you need to do is add a workout.  Another great feature of the iphone p90x app is that you can add photos and compare your before and after picks to revel in your success.

Scheduling is very versitile with the iphone p90x app as well.  You can add a full 90 day program, or enter individual workouts depending on what your needs are.  In addition, you can track your workouts if your using your iphone with your DVD’s or you can “Purchase Guided Workout” when you don’t have your DVD’s with you.  So what is a guided workout?  Well, they are cued versions of the P90X routines and are designed specifically for the iphone p90x app.  You can purchase these workouts through the app and they feature timed video demonstrations for every exercise and give you tips on form too.  Tony Horton will walk you through the entire workout just like he does on the DVD’s.

As you know, nutrition is a major part of the P90X program.  So, the iphone p90xapp allows you to track and plan your nutritional

The iphone p90x app is revolutionizing how we exercise in today's world

needs as well.  You can select your phase and level of exercise and find out what the recommended servings for each meal are optimal for you.  This will help you track your daily calories, and when you achieve certain milestones, you’ll get achievement badges that you can share on facebook, Twitter and other social media to celebrate your accomplishments.  Finally, you can become a P90X Graduate by completing the 90 scheduled days of workouts.

Beachbody also give you the opportunity to save money when you use the iphone p90x app.  Whenever you log in, you need to log into www.teambeachbody.com and you will still get your club member discounts on the app and anything else you purchase over your phone.  Also, this allows you to enter your workout into the supergym and still be entered for the $500 daily prize.

You can now get all this and more on the new iphone p90x app.  It’s an incredible new way to exercise when you can’t be at home.  Team Beachbody is the best place to get any fitness and nutritional questions answered.  As a Team Beachbody member, all you have to do is use your iphone p90x app to access all the information.

Holy Cow!  I just gained weight after doing Insanity for two weeks!  I’ve been working out like crazy, what’s going on?  Is this a question that you’ve asked yourself?  Well, as a Beachbody coach, I’ve been asked that quite a bit by customers who are discouraged when they don’t get results right away.  But I’m here to give you hope.  There is good reason for gaining with Beachbody’s weight loss fitness programs.  The first thing you should consider, is that there are two keys in the title.  Weight loss and fitness.  When you begin any Beachbody weight loss fitness programs, you are not only burning fat, but you are also building muscle.  This is important when considering your results, and the good news is that weight gain is a temporary effect of  your exercise.  Unfortunately, this effect is one of the biggest reasons that people exercise for a week or two and then quit their weight loss fitness programs.  Most professional trainers understand what is happening, while most people who work out at home don’t. So, let me try to shed some light on the subject.

When starting any new weight loss fitness programs, many people see an immediate increase on the scale.  This is due to the new

The scale is your enemy when beginning weight loss fitness programs

exercises causing what Exercise Physiologists call delayed-onset muscle soreness, or DOMS.  It is thought that the soreness you feel is caused by microscopic tears in the muscle tissue and the body is trying to protect the tissue.  As it does this, the muscles become inflamed with fluid retention.  This fluid retention can cause a 3 or 4 pound weight gain in the first few weeks of exercise.  It is at this point that it is most important to continue with your weight loss fitness programs and not be discouraged.  As my coach told me, “The scale is your enemy”.

Chalean Johnson the Beachbody trainer of ChaLEAN Extream and other workouts worked with a group of 70 people and found that this happened.  The women were most upset, but happily the gains were temporary, and after 2 weeks every participant, both men and women, began to see significant weight loss.  The weight loss fitness programs that work in this way, utilize both fitness and nutrition plans to get the best results.  Hard work and commitment to your weight loss fitness programs will give you results.  The body is amazing and it knows how to protect itself.  It is important to understand that this is a normal and temporary aspect of almost all weight loss fitness programs.  The key to losing the weight is to follow both the fitness as well as the diet  programs.

Now, on the other hand, if you gain more than five pounds and you don’t begin to lose weight within two weeks, the problem is not your weight loss fitness programs.  Now you do have a serious issue and I guarantee that it is the food that you are putting into your body.  It took me a year to figure this out for myself because I was stubborn.  I kept saying, “I’m working out, I can eat whatever I want”.  Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn’t work that way.  The fact is that the exercise wasn’t making me gain weight, it was the food intake, that did me in.

If you are following your Beachbody weight loss fitness programs and diet plans as directed, you will succeed in your goals.  You will build muscle, but you will also lose weight.  Instead of depending on the scale, measure yourself and pay attention to how your clothing fits you.  These indicators are just as important to your health as the scale.  And the weight loss fitness programs will get you the results you desire.

Beachbody coaches have a great opportunity to build a business any way that they like.  That’s what makes the Beachbody business opportunity so appealing.  In network marketing, the interesting thing is that there is no right or wrong way of doing things.  Some Beachbody coaches use face to face contacts with friends, family, and others to build their business.  On the other hand, some Beachbody coaches may use the internet with pay per click advertisements, Search engine traffic, email autoresponders and social media.  There are so many tools on the internet that you can certainly find one that will work for you.  Whether Beachbody coaches use the internet or face to face contacts, is up to them, but I believe that a combination of the two is what is needed to get the fastest results from your efforts.  The key is to keep doing what works, and to change what is not working.

In the final analysis though, this is a people business.  You will have to talk to people and build relationships with your customers as

Beachbody coaches learn to speak and build relationships over time

well as the Beachbody coaches that you sponsor.  If you are terribly afraid to speak to people as I was, don’t lose hope.  I began by hardly being able to talk to friends and family, let alone people I never met.  But, with practice, you will become better just as I did.  It took time, but when we try something new, especially something as rewarding as being Beachbody coaches, we need to think about the long term accomplishment.  My attitude during the learning phase was: decide, commit and fail…commit again and fail….commit again and fail…commit again and succeed.  Believe me it was all worth the effort.

The internet is a great way to generate leads, but as Beachbody coaches we will have to call them and talk to them in order to help them understand the business opportunity.  And of course, we will need to build relationships with all our coaches and customers over time.  In the beginning, this can be difficult for many Beachbody coaches.  However, we can’t expect to have a perfect response like a professional salesman when we’ve only been in the business for a month or two.  When learning to talk to people, the key is to do it again and again and again, and you will learn to what works for you.

Even if you are a pro at talking to people, there is always room to improve.  Even the best Beachbody coaches find great motivational books to read, and audio CD’s to listen to.  Whenever I’m in my car, I have a CD of Jim Rohn, Tony Robbins or some other person who can help me train my mind.  Each night I read 10 pages of a book to learn people skills and develop my talents so that I can become more successful not only in my Beachbody business, but in my personal life as well.  If you talk to any serious beachbody coaches who are building a business, they will all tell you the same thing.  All the skills of talking to people, recruiting and building relationships are learnable skills.