LIVING VIBRANTLY

This workout is no joke!! If you base your opinion on the Slim in 6 cover art, you might assume it's some powder puff Jane Fonda type of workout, but actually, this program left me extremely sore!! I only did it for two weeks out of a three-month hybrid, but if I were to follow this program all the way through, I definitely feel I would achieve significant strength gains with it. This program is built around the goal of sculpting your waistline, so it includes a ton of standi

Lisa is one of the rocks of our team... so dependable and supportive, always showing up for our team and our clients with an encouraging voice or just a funny comment to make you smile. She's also a wealth of knowledge about exercise and nutrition, since she's currently completing a degree in health and wellness. But what you don't see every day is how far she's come. On the left is Lisa two years ago. After injuring her hip in a bike accident in 2013, she had given up on exe

This program has kind of a ridiculous name—Yoga Booty Ballet—but I have to admit it conveys accurately what the program is about! It's a combination of yoga, strength moves, and dance, with a special focus on ballet and sculpting the backside. It gets points for truth in advertising! This is one of the "classic" (read: older) programs in Beachbody on Demand. It was shot in the days before HD, and even the sound quality isn't great—production values have just changed. But I di

Most of my clients do Beachbody workout videos... most of which do not include sufficient stretching. First of all, if your workout video includes a stretching segment, DO NOT turn the video off and skip the stretching!! It is so, so important for injury prevention. If you end up getting hurt, you'll be kicking yourself for kicking those stretches. But ideally, I like to see people find some time to stretch each day, separately from their main workout. My personal yoga practi

The name of Brazil Butt Lift speaks for itself. Trainer Leandro Carvalho developed this workout program based on workouts he designed for Victoria's Secret models, which is about the only piece of information I usually need to tell people to convince them to try it for themselves!! The workouts live up to their name, toning the booty from every possible angle through a variety of sculpting exercises that target the gluteus maximus itself as well as the surrounding muscles. Do

Although Missy and I have known each other for a long time (we went to high school together), she has only been part of my challenge groups for about three months so far. I invited her to participate when I saw her posting about doing the Insanity workouts, because I believe everyone deserves to have the support of a coach and fellow challengers. Beachbody's workout videos are great on their own, but it's so much easier to stick with the routine of pressing play every day whe

Here's the deal, guys. I really did NOT expect to like this program AT ALL. I was basing that judgment on the marketing image (like a movie poster or album cover) that appears in the Beachbody on Demand program library: a shirtless guy with the perfect 6 pack, looking like he's just having the most awesome time working out... it just seemed so cheesy! Plus, I hate ab work on the floor, so I didn't have high hopes for a program that's all about abs being one I'd enjoy. I'm her

Shout out to Nisha, who has become such a fixture in our challenge groups with her positive and uplifting comments supporting her fellow challengers. She leads by example, demonstrating an emphasis on progress, not perfection, and showing that a busy and stressful life doesn't have to mean fitness, nutrition, and self-care go out the window. Nisha actually did her first Beachbody workout program back in 2013, taking on P90X as a way to lose the baby weight after having two ch

One of my favorite things about coaching with Beachbody is the annual Success Club trip. The company rents out a resort (or, last year, a cruise ship) for several days and provides the trip free of charge to all coaches who earned it. During our stay, the company goes to great lengths to make us feel special and pampered, and to express their gratitude for coaches’ hard work the previous year. Sean and I just returned from such an amazing stay in Punta Cana, Dominican Republi