beach body is a fail. suggestions?

Grubworm1943
Grubworm1943 Posts: 50 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
ive considered trying beach body but was so put off by the "coaches" that i never gave it much thought. ive yet to meet a "coach" who seemed genuine and like they really wanted to help. the ones ive talke to, a few tell me if didnt by the products (like every new product that came out) i would fail and ive had others tell me if i couldnt afford the products, i didnt deserve to lose the weight, etc.

recently i found a "coach" (completely by accident) that isnt AS bad and so today i looked into the work out DVDs. $100+ for ONE DVD....um no thanks. i cannot justify spending that much on a DVD. the main thing that drew me to beach body is having someone to be accountable to.
MFP is great but its easy to slip through the cracks and have no one notice. i wish i had friends near that were on the same path as me that way theyd help keep me on track but no such luck.

anyways. i need to find some kind of work out program/DVD. any suggestions? preferably for a beginner (yes i want to be challenged but no i dont want to feel like its way too hard and i cant do it- i know itll just make me quit.) maybe something that is easily modified and then i can do the harder version as i get stronger.
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    My mind completely shuts down/off when I see "beach body", "jillian michaels", "30 day shred", "pwhateverx90"-so I don't really know what all the hoopla is about.

    Are you not wanting to join a gym? What are your fitness goals?

    I like the stuff on nerfitness.com for at home body weight workouts.
  • debubbie
    debubbie Posts: 767 Member
    If you are into kettlebells, check out live fit revolutions website. Fitness blender on youtube offers free videos for exercises. Check out Oxygen or Strong Fitness magazine for some workouts, you may need to drop the weights used until you get stronger but they usually have at home workouts to try. Netflix if you have them, or their streaming service, used to offer fitness DVDs. These are some options you could try.
  • Grubworm1943
    Grubworm1943 Posts: 50 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    My mind completely shuts down/off when I see "beach body", "jillian michaels", "30 day shred", "pwhateverx90"-so I don't really know what all the hoopla is about.

    Are you not wanting to join a gym? What are your fitness goals?

    I like the stuff on nerfitness.com for at home body weight workouts.
    were 45 minutes to an hour from the closest gym. so its not practical.
    mainly my goal for now is just to lose weight and tighten up some areas.

  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    I fail to understand what the existence of beachbody coaches has to do with the efficacy of the beachbody workout videos
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    I love Body Beach. You don't need a coach or the supplements to do the workouts. I don't.

    Anyway, Youtube Fitness Blender, their workouts are free.
  • snagel1102
    snagel1102 Posts: 19 Member
    if you can read, you don't need a coach. Read the manual, put in dvd, do exercises...no coach required
  • aronao
    aronao Posts: 112 Member
    There are also heaps of programs and videos online.....
  • Grubworm1943
    Grubworm1943 Posts: 50 Member
    edited March 2015
    i dont need the coach to tell me what to do. i know the dvds would explain just fine (though im still not willing to send $100 on a DVD). my understanding though is that you check in with them like a group and they motivate and support. thats what ive heard anyways. thats the only thing that made me want to try it. but with that kind of price its not worth it for me
  • Kalici
    Kalici Posts: 685 Member
    There are tons of free exercise videos on YouTube. Probably every type you could imagine. I like doing dance fitness/Zumba so I make my own playlists. I also use different videos to check form for body weight and lifting exercises. Did I mention it is free and I don't have to leave my living room?
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Are you sure it's $100 for one DVD, or $100 for one workout plan? I did Turbo Fire and it was $126 for like 15 different workouts on 10 different DVDs.

    Not that I'm a huge fan of Beach Body. I hate the MLM part of it, but the workouts themselves aren't bad especially if you don't have the option of a gym.
  • dshepard81
    dshepard81 Posts: 6 Member
    Check out Leslie Sansone walk at home videos. That's the ones I started with because they are broken down into segments so you do what you can and work your way up to the entire routine. No pressure and the moves are fairly basic. Plus they only run about $10-12 per DVD.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    edited March 2015
    Jillian Michael's No More Trouble Zones is a decent intro to circuit training. You can use weights from 3-20 lbs. If you want support, I'm pretty sure there are Jillian Michaels groups you could join on here (and other groups for whatever other DVDs or programs you might want to do).
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    My mind completely shuts down/off when I see "beach body", "jillian michaels", "30 day shred", "pwhateverx90"-so I don't really know what all the hoopla is about.

    Are you not wanting to join a gym? What are your fitness goals?

    I like the stuff on nerfitness.com for at home body weight workouts.

    yeah mine too.

    go for walks. do C25K (couch to 5K), find videos on youtube, shoot, do jumping jacks and running in place and sit up for X amount of time a day. Plenty of things you can do without paying anyone a single dime. The only money i spend is on my zumbas classes ($5 per class, i take one class a week). I go to the gym (usually 3X a week) with my neighbor on her membership. And when the roads aren't icy (please spring hurry up, i can't take it much more!), I walk anywhere from 1.5-3 miles a day.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited March 2015
    There are plenty of things free on youtube or fitnessblender.

    The $100 sets are generally a full workout program and not just a single DVD. I have Rockin' Body (bought from Amazon for under $30) and while it's only 2 DVD's, there are 7 different workouts. I've never really associated with any "coach". I'm thinking about getting Insanity, but the Xbox One version which is like $60 (if I remember correctly) for the full program compared to over $100 for the DVDs.

    If you want a full body program, you might want to consider X-TrainFit. XTFMAX is their newest set (I did X-TrainFit @ Home), but the program has several modification levels and the workouts are shorter than the at Home one (which was ridiculously long at up to 1hr 20 mins and some days you doubled dvds). It runs around $30 for 12 workouts.

    Or you can go up to walmart and there is a set called Ruthless for $20 with 10 DVD's/2 workouts per DVD (20 total). I wouldn't consider this a complete beginner program. It's definitely a challenge for me, but the one bonus is it's a 20 min workout. The easiest way to put it is a workout where you push yourself as hard as you possibly can for 20 mins.

    edit: Until the beginning of this month, I didn't have a gym membership. I recently got one because it will make working out a bit easier since it has a daycare to watch my boys (3 yrs and 9 months). Oh and I can't deny the bonus of a pool. Or that classes are free with my membership. But, I lost a lot of weight while working out at home.
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    I like beach body products but I suck and sticking with working out at home so a gym is a must for me. You don't need a coach. Search Amazon. I really like Physique 57. Seems in line with your goals.
  • brendajsharp
    brendajsharp Posts: 1 Member
    I like 21day fix workout tapes everyday is a diffrence workout Cardio fix, upper fix,lower fix, pilatesfix, flat Ads fix, Yoga fix
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    These programs are all pretty much the same. Just go to YouTube and find something you like.
  • knittnponder
    knittnponder Posts: 1,953 Member
    I go to the gym but I also have a variety of DVD's for when I just want to do something different at home. I have a couple of Beach Body sets (P90X and TurboFire) but I bought both of them off Craigslist for less than half the price of ordering them through a coach. I just made sure I had a player with me to test the discs and they were all fine.

    Another option is your local library. I like to try new things without committing to them so checking them out from the library is perfect.

    Accountability is only going to be what you make of it. I go to a gym, I have friends who work out and I have a good friends list here on MFP but ultimately, it's me who has to be motivated to do this. I'm sure you could find at least one MFP friend who you could agree to accountability with and it wouldn't cost you a thing. :smile:
  • Geekymonkey99
    Geekymonkey99 Posts: 63 Member
    You don't need a Beachbody coach or Beachbody products. I personally don't trust them, because they're way too hyped up about everything since they get commission. I love and swear by P90X, but I do it with friends, and we keep each other accountable. The products and the coaches just feel too scammy to me, and that's even with personally knowing a couple coaches.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I love FIRM and Denise Austin (esp. Body Boot Camp and Power Zone) dvds. I found them at the library and using their inter-library loan program. You might want to look into that or see if you can find some videos on youtube. Then you don't have to spend any $$ trying some out:)
  • dogsarebears
    dogsarebears Posts: 85 Member
    Several jillian michaels videos are free on the BeFit channel of YouTube, including 30 day shred levels 1 and 2, banish fat boost metabolism (no weights needed), and ripped in 30 level 1...plus a couple others. I've also heard good things about fitnessblender, which is also free.
  • dacapero
    dacapero Posts: 9 Member
    I love beachbody workouts t-25, insanity, insanity max...yes they are $100 for like 10 DVDs (depending on the program) but I have recieved huge results and lost 41 lbs without the help of a coach just friends on a fb group that encourage eachother. When you buy the DVDs you have to remember they are yours for life..unlike paying a monthly gym membership and you get real results!! You should try them they have a $$ back guarantee and I guarantee if you try them and are consistent you will get great results!
  • mumblemagic
    mumblemagic Posts: 1,090 Member
    edited March 2015
    I got the NHS C25K and Strength and Flex podcasts. Free and good. Also a £10 Pilates DVD by Darcy Bussel (Amazon). But there are loads of free workouts on Youtube. TBH I don't think one programme has the secret to a perfect body, though. Otherwise there would only be one and the rest would go out of business.....

    ETA: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx
  • catherinepetrosky
    catherinepetrosky Posts: 1
    I've tried Chalene Extreme and she was great but I'm more energized by Shaun T's personality. He keeps my attention more and I've actually done a few of his dvd series. I have bought all of mine recently off of eBay. I just got Max 30 for $70. I would suggest eBay first because it's a lot more reasonable. Never used a coach but I'm doing it with a friend so I'm held more accountable. I just don't have time for the gym.
  • Graceious1
    Graceious1 Posts: 716 Member
    edited March 2015
    I've used fitness blender and it is free and as someone else said, if you can read you don't need a coach. There are tons of programmes online that you can print off and follow. Couch to 5k is a great one too. Have you considered Stronglifts 5x5? There is an app you can download on your smartphone and if you have weights and a barbell at home it is a good programme to follow, only 3 times a week.
  • pope705
    pope705 Posts: 109 Member
    Most, if not all the beach body workouts can be downloaded from pirate bay to your computer. At least that way you can try them and see if you like a particular program before shelling out big bucks for the DVDs
  • SbetaK
    SbetaK Posts: 400 Member
    Go to MFP's blog on the far right side of the blue bar above, and scroll through the pages of next topics. There are some really helpful ones. One is on the ten best free fitness videos on Youtube. Another is the best free videos for beginning yoga. Lots of insightful info on their blog page. And also remember that ultimately. YOU are the only one making choices that can stand between you and success. Supportive friends are wonderful, you can have hundreds of them, but without your own self control and determination it can't be done. I am just another member working on improving my health, but welcome! You can do it!
  • sup3rb3ast
    sup3rb3ast Posts: 73 Member
    edited March 2015
    If you are not set on a DVD, go to FitGirlsGuide.com and have a look at their ebooks. They recommend you start on the 28 Day Jumpstart. The books have a meal plan with recipes, and work out plans to match (no equipment or gym needed, but you can of course use both with the plans if you want).

    I am on my second month using their recipes and workouts and I have lost more weight than I have in two years of trying. It's not easy, the recipes are measured out, calories counted, and the workouts get increasingly more intense each week.

    As far as accountability goes, there is a huge Instagram community. You make an instagram account and join the community that way. They do group challenges, progress pictures, competitions, and the girls in the group are super supportive. It is really fun and keeps me accountable.

    Check them out on Instagram @ FitGirlsGuide and you can check out my personal journey @ fitgirl.a.k if you want!
  • LessthanKris
    LessthanKris Posts: 607 Member
    I personally love fitness DVDs. That and C25K is all I do. I have two little ones that I am not comfortable leaving in a gym day care type setting so at home is what works for me.

    One of my favorites is Jillian Michael's Body Revolution. It was a pricey program when I bought it years ago, but if you look at it over the long run it pays off. I have done the program three times and I know I will do it again so I feel the price was worth it. My husband is actually trying it out now. The workouts are short and I did get stronger and sticking with MFP recommendations lost 30lbs in two rounds.

    I also use Beachbody. I have Chalean Extreme and Turbofire. As others have mentioned they are programs, not one DVD. I am currently doing CLX for the second time and Turbofire for cardio on days I do not run because I actually have fun doing those workouts. I ordered from the website so they did assign me a random coach when I signed up for the Team Beachbody site. She did not contact me for awhile then asked me if I wanted to join a challenge group on FB. It was actually helpful. She did mention about me becoming a BB coach at the end of the challenge which I know is the stick but I simply told her it was not for me and that was the end of it. You could always bypass BB and order on Amazon or find a used copy on ebay.

    Search for something that you enjoy doing. It makes it so much easier to stick with it.
  • TrishaCisneros
    TrishaCisneros Posts: 171 Member
    Personally, I love beachbody. I have done P90x, T25, P90x3, PiYo, and now I am doing TurboFire. I am definitely a Tony Horton/Chalene Johnson fan. I don't really like Shaun T. I wasn't really into the while 21 Day Fix thing, but I did get the Portion Fix set and LOOOVE it

    I live in a super rural area and the nearest gym is like an hour away (50+ miles) so workout DVD's are my saving grace. I also like being able to workout on my own, at my convenience. I have twins are are just starting to walk, so even if a gym was close, it's pretty much outta the question.

    I get your stance on the whole coach thing. I'm a discount coach, so it works for me.

    When I first started working out again after I had my girls, I started with C25k. I HIGHLY recommend it. I also got the RockMyRun app and my runs flew by, so to say lol. Feel free to add me :)
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