Water is essential to good health. Did you know that water makes up 60 percent of your body weight? Your entire body depends on water in some way. Water flushes those nasty toxins out of your vital organs and carries nutrients to your cells.
What happens if you do not drink enough water? Dehydration! Have you had it? A mild case of water dehydration can make you very weak and tired. So be sure to drink lots of water in the heat!
Your body naturally loses water each day through normal bodily functions. Your job is to replace it! I abide by the 8 glasses (1.9 liters) of water per day rule, it works well for me. You can also judge if you have enough water by observing the color of your urine. It should be clear or a little yellow, and you should not feel thirsty.
If you are working out, make sure you drink water. You lose lots of water through sweat and need to replace it or you can get dehydrated.
Now that you decided to drink enough water each day to be healthy, the next controversial topic is the purity of your water. There is a lot of talk about how bottled water is not really filtered and no better than what you get from your water tap.
Beyond that, it’s just too darn expensive and fills the landfills exponentially with plastic. Not enough people recycle, hopefully you do!
I choose to use a water filter and a reusable water bottle. This combination ensures that I get REAL filtered water, cuts the cost of otherwise expensive water bottles, and I don’t contribute to the landfills with miles of plastic bottles.
I like Aquasana water filters. Have used it for a few years now and the price is very reasonable. Just add up how much you spend on water bottles each year and do the math.
You can get 20% off any Aquasana water product by using my link and discount code. You can also call to order and use my 20% off discount code.
Click here to buy Aquasana water filters.
Call: Use the promo code (2303) for phone orders too! (866) 662-6885
Recently, a new reusable water bottle came on the market that I just had to have. I am very happy with it so far. This bottle is the KOR ONE, which is also free of bisphenol-A (BPA), a leaching toxin found in polycarbonate bottles.
You can find it at Amazon:
KOR ONE BPA Free Hydration Vessel (Blue)
So, if you are not a water drinker, start now. If you don’t drink enough, start now. It’s never too late to start drinking the proper amount of water for a healthier you!
Are you enjoying the benefits of Beachbody’s supplements, like whey protein powder, Shakeology, P90X recovery drink, or other nutritional products? Are you like me, and forget to order these each month and then run out? I finally discovered that Beachbody has a Home Direct program. When you order your supplements on the Home Direct program, you will enjoy a fresh supply conveniently delivered to your door every month on the same day!
This is a real convenience for you. Are you too busy to remember to order things and lose track of time? If you decide to try ordering your nutritional supplements on Beachbody’s Home Direct program, remember, you can cancel at any time, just contact Team Beachbody Customer Support to cancel your Home Direct (autoship) order.
You can also change the items you want to receive. I’ts very easy (and convenient).
Here is a list of Beachbody nutritionals that you can order on the Home Direct program. I love this! It’s like being on auto-pilot! Here is how to get started with Home Direct.
- Log into your Team Beachbody account. If you do not have an account, just sign up here for FREE.
- Click the Store link (button).
- On the Products page, click Home Direct. There you will find all the products that you can choose from for Home Direct shipment.
These are:
Core Nutrition
- Core Cal-Mag™
- Core Omega-3™
- ActiVit® Metabolism Formula
- ActiVit® Body Toning Formula
- Shakeology®
Weight Management
- Meal Replacement Shake (chocolate, vanilla)
- Slimming Formula
- 2-Day Fast Formula® (chocolate, vanilla)
Performance
- Performance Formula
- P90X® Peak Health Formula
- P90X Performance Bars Mocha
- P90X Performance Bars Berry
- P90X® Results and Recovery Formula
- Strength/Muscle Men Formula
- Whey Protein Powder
Wellness
- Herbal Immune Boost
- Joint Support Super Formula
- Joint Support Super Formula
Supplement Packs
- Core Nutrition Pack – Metabolism
- Core Nutrition Pack – Body Toning
- P90X Peak Health Formula Performance Formula
- Results Pack
- Renewal Pack
- Slimming Pack
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The new Team Beachbody Web site is coming to you very soon – I can’t wait. Not only does Beachbody help you transform your body and your life, but now, they are upgrading and redesigning the Team Beachbody Web site to give you a very cool, social networking like experience. You will be able to update your profile with ease and enjoy many new cool features. For example, you’ll be tracking and sharing your results with a comprehensive tracking tool, writing in your blog entry journal, and uploading lots of YOUR transformation photos (even photos of you with your friends living the Beachbody lifestyle). Check out the sneak peek in the video below:
This socially interactive new site will allow you to buddy up with others and interact in the message center to support each other with your fitness goals. All the great features of the Club membership will still be accessible to you, they will just be better!
And the videos, well, these will be a whole new format that you will just love! So hang on, it’s coming soon. But if you are not currently a free member of Team Beachbody, sign up now so you can don’t miss a moment of the new Team Beachbody site when it’s unveiled!
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You have seen the P90X infomercials, or maybe your friend told you about it and you are ready to get going! But wait. Ask yourself: is P90X really for you? Why not find out before you plunk down $120 plus tax and shipping? Don’t worry, if you are not quite ready for P90X, I will give you some tips on how to prepare.
P90X is an extreme fitness program (that is what the X stands for). You need to be honest about your fitness level and ability before starting P90X. If you are not ready to start P90X, but do it anyway, a number of things can happen including getting hurt or losing interest because the exercises or intensity level are out of reach for you. P90X will kick your butt so play it safe and make sure you are up for the challenge.
Beachbody provides guidelines in the form of a Fit Test to determine if P90X is for you. If you can perform the Beachbody P90X Fit Test, go forth and get crushed! If you cannot perform the minimum requirements, you can do another Beachbody program to get yourself to the required fitness level.
Let’s get to the Fit Test and then I will tell you about some of the other great programs that will also give you great results and prepare you for P90X.
The P90X Fit Test takes 40 minutes or so to complete. Click here to download the Fit Test. The instructions are included with the Fit Test. Here are some things you will need before starting:
- Heart rate monitor
- Tape measure
- Partner to help record data (optional)
- Pull-up bar
- Timer (stopwatch or watch with second hand)
- Running shoes
- Towel
- Water
- Your “Bring It” game face
If you can perform the Fit Test, well, come back in 90 days and show off your P90X results!
If you cannot perform the P90X Fit Test, take a look at Power 90® or Slim in 6®.
Power 90 is another awesome Tony Horton 90-day fitness program that will give you great results! Slim in 6 is a Debbie Siebers 6-week program that is more basic than Power 90.
When you finish either of these programs, take the P90X Fit Test again. I am confident that you will be well prepared and ready to Bring it! See you in 90 days!
Buy P90X (and other programs) at the Team Beachbody store and pay less for shipping >> You also get me as your FREE Coach to help you reach your fitness goal!
When I started P90X, tony Horton’s 90-day fitness program, my goal was to get lean, toned arms and tight abs. In addition to reaching my goal and getting great P90X results, I also ended up getting some unexpected results, which are a testimonial to the Beachbody mission of changing lives.
I had stopped going to the gym a couple of years ago. Why? No parking, too crowded inside at all hours, and smelled like a bucket of sweat.
Instead, I opted for outdoor activities like beach walking, trail running, and hiking. My attempts to continue upper body exercises at home were not working because I was too deep inside my comfort zone.
P90X fixed all that! I coupled P90X with my outdoor activities and in 90 days, I had my toned, lean arms and tight abs (and a great looking back!) Here’s the good part. People noticed. I took to wearing sleeveless or short sleeve shirts and people noticed how toned my arms were, the improvement in my posture, and the glow I wore on my face.
This great feeling from my P90X results is contagious – that is the unexpected result! Friends wanted to know what I was doing because they also wanted great looking arms, abs, and to feel better about themselves. I was able to inspire others to climb out of their own comfort zone and do something fit and healthy for themselves. I now have friends doing Slim in 6, Power 90, and Hip Hop Abs. They love the way they feel and the new energy that is part of their lives.
As I shared my story and daily musings on social networking sites, I received messages from people that I really do not know, who have thanked me for motivating them to achieve their own fitness goals.
That, my friends, is the ultimate P90X result. When you are a product of the product, you can help change the lives of others in some great or small way for the better. When you are healthy and fit, you can be happier and feel better about yourself.
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Don’t try this at home without the permission of your doctor! Over 5 weeks ago, my doctor put a cast on my left foot. The MRI told it all – a soft tissue tear that was extremely painful and causing movement to the bone to which the soft tissue attached. The accessory navicular bone to be precise. The tendon was extremely inflamed as well. I was doing a lot of advanced trail running and unfortuntely, tore a soft connective tissue in my foot and then did trail running again on the damaged foot. Dumb, I know!
I had completed P90X at the end of March, took 2 weeks off and then started my round 2 of P90X. When I got the cast on my foot I talked to my doctor about what type of activities I can do. He said upper body is perfectly fine and riding my stationary bike is OK too as long as I do not put pressure on my foot. He insisted I use 2 crutches to keep my foot immobilized as much as possible.
I have a removable AirCast but that does not matter. I promised my doctor I would not take it off except to shower and change clothes. Besides, it hurt so much that I needed 2 crutches most of the time and keeping it in the cast helped.
With all this, my biggest problem amongst others was how to continue exercising with damaged foot without harming it further. I had made such great progress with P90X during the 90 days and didn’t want to lose all that hard work.
I went through the various P90X exercise DVDs to determine which ones would be safe for me to do. I then modified the way I performed the exercises. Here are some examples of my routines:
Ab Ripper X: I was able to do all the ab exercises so this one was not an issue (except for the actual doing of the difficult exercises!)
All upper body exercises: During the warm ups, where Tony gets everyone going with running in place and doing jumping jacks, I just hopped on my stationary bike. For the standing up stretching, I did it on my knees or sitting down. For all standing up exercise, I did it on my knees or sitting down. For exercises like Lawnmower, I just modified by placing the cast foot leg bent on a chair so I could get into the required position as much as possible.
One day I got very creative and decided to do Kenpo X. Crazy, right? I did not do any lower body movements like kicking! I sat down and did the punching arm movements. When Tony did the kicks and such, I just hopped on my stationary bike.
I also did the X Stretch, modifying as necessary and skipping the stretches where it was not possible to get in position.
I am happy to report that my upper body and abs are looking great! I have not lost anything I gained during my initial P90X run. My lower body will need to get back in the game once my foot is healed and I can get back to my regular exercises. The stationary bike helps a lot.
So, the moral is that there are no excuses NOT to exercise, only solutions. If I can do it, you can too, especially if you are injury free. There is always a way to find the time or the energy to get your exercise done! Your body will thank you.
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Are you looking to get a deal on P90X shipping costs? Or any Beachbody product like Chalean Extreme, Hip Hop Abs, Slim in 6, and others coming soon like Shaun T Insanity?
You have come to the right place! If you order P90X from Beachbody.com, the cost is $119.85 + $19.95 for shipping. Now, if you order the same exact P90X from TeamBeachbody.com, the cost is $119.85 + $7.19 for shipping (to CA). You save $12.76 by ordering P90X from TeamBeachbody.com.
Note in the screenshots that tax was not yet added to the Beachbody cart which is why the total does not reflect the true cost. Just add the same amount of tax ($11.12) to get the order total.
I used P90X as an example but any product you order from Team Beachbody will cost less for shipping as shown in the screenshots below:
Beachbody Cart (Note that the Tax was not yet added!)
Team Beachbody Cart (note that tax is already added)
Joining TeamBeachbody.com is FREE. If you are not already a member, there are 2 ways you can shop for products and join for free:
- Join Team Beachbody for free, browse the store, add products to your shopping cart. Then you will check out as usual and pay less for shipping.
- Shop for products like P90X. When you check out, you will be asked to join Team Beachbody for free.
You will pay less than half for shipping then if you shop somewhere else.
If you want an even better deal, Team Beachbody Club members get 10% off all products and Coaches get 25% off!
Click here to join Team Beachbody for Free
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Barbara D. dropped 14 percent of her body fat with Slim in 6! When her body began to reflect the stress of four life altering events, she became burned out, exhausted and overweight.Not only did she decrease her body fat with Slim in 6, but also increased her energy levels.
She stopped working out because she no longer made time for it and she did not eat the proper foods. Finally,a chance meeting changed her life. She bumped into her ex-husband and his new girlfriend. She looked great because she had completed P90X. So Barbara ordered P90X too. After receiving it, she was a little overwhelmed by the 90 days program. She opted instead for Slim in 6, the 6-week program Debbie Siebers programs
Barbara ran into many more problems during the course of her transformation with Slim in 6, but she completed the program and lost 11 pounds and 14 percent of her body fat.
Now that she completed Slim in 6, and got the results she wanted, she is starting P90X! She also won $1000 playing the Million Dollar Body Game!
Ready to get started with your own body transformation? Click here to try Slim in 6 now.
Brett Favre, one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history was Tweeting about doing P90X in the basement!
Brett Favre’s Tweet: “Did P90x in the basement just now. First day – chest & back. Pain!!” Ouch!
Will future Hall of Famer Brett Favre really retire? We don’t know but what we do know is he certainly is not keeping quiet about the fitness regimen he’s using to stay in shape. That is, Beachbody’s P90X.
P90X is not a trend people! P90X is a proven home fitness program that guarantees results. Even Brett Favre is taking on P90X! Can he do it?
Someone like Brett Favre has access to top fitness experts and trainers. Still, Mr. Favre chooses Beachbody’s P90X. Now that’s something to Tweet home about!
Brett Favre’s “Tweet” was spotted yesterday. Maybe P90X really works? Yes it does. I completed the P90X program and you can too.
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Kathy Smith took center stage at the Diabetes Expo at Long Beach Convention Center to share Beachbody’s healthy lifestyle solution Project:YOU! Type 2.
Project:YOU! Type 2 is a 12-week fitness program aimed at those who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes. You may help manage or prevent it with this revolutionary new lifestyle program, Kathy Smith’s Project:YOU! Type 2.Nearly 24 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes!
This program was developed in conjunction with doctors, certified diabetes educators, and the American Diabetes Association, Project:YOU! Type 2 is the first all-in-one solution to help manage diabetes, reduce your risk for diabetes complications, and get you back in control of your life!
Check out the video below to see the excitement at the Diabetes Expo!
Now for the first time, the American Diabetes Association has joined with Beachbody® and Kathy Smith to help fight this devastating disease.
Fitness Magazine picked Kathy Smith’s Project:YOU! as one of the 10 best fitness programs for beginners. Now Beachbody, with the support of the American Diabetes Association, has combined those same workouts with a complete diet and lifestyle plan to help deal with or prevent type 2 diabetes.
