What do you think of beach body programs?

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  • zenjen13
    zenjen13 Posts: 174 Member
    My fave was P90X and it was the one that I stuck to the longest. I liked the instructor and the exercises. It's something I would do again now that I'm trying to get fit again but the videos are really long so you need to commit a big chunk of time to them.

    I didn't like Insanity at all. I just didn't like the instructor and it was too advanced for where I was at, I injured myself doing that video.

    The next one I tried after I healed was Turbo Fire and I liked that instructor but, man, all those punches. All you do is punch and so, I injured my left arm. That one was a better pace aerobically for me than Insanity but I just can't do repetitive punches like that with my arm issues.

    Beware the BB coaches, they will push their Shakeology on you because it's where they make the most profit. It's expensive and if you eat well then you don't need nutrients that you're just going to pee out anyway. :p

    You can sign up for a free 30 day trial to stream on the BB website. Why don't you try that and see what you like? It seems everyone has a different favourite and you probably won't know which until you try it.
  • mellowadam
    mellowadam Posts: 114 Member
    I do T25. I really like the workouts. I'm getting better and don't have to use the modifier quite as much. I tried these workouts a couple of years ago when I was really heavy and a couch potato. Got injured after the first work out and could barely walk. I lost 50 more pounds and started a very active job. Now I can handle the workouts just fine. I wouldn't recommend these programs if you are completely out of shape and sedentary.

    The nutrition plan is crazy though. If you follow it perfectly and do the workouts I gaurentee you will lose weight because they give you a super low calorie target! I'm a big old guy and would go crazy if I tried to eat just 1600 calories a day. That would have me losing in excess of the healthy recommendation of 2 pounds per week. I'd certainly lose muscle mass.

    As other have said Shakeology is a scam. I get a similar product for $22 for a month supply.

    So the workouts are awesome! Nutrition and shakes not so much. But of course your mileage may vary. We're all different and will responding differently to training and nutrition strategies.
  • sexyrex2015
    sexyrex2015 Posts: 1 Member
    What do you count it as? Aerobics? I started last night and used the modifier a lot.
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