Beach Body Workouts

I do p90x, works good I'm but can be pretty hard, took about 2 months before I could do the workouts without assistance.

TeaBea wrote: »

Not familiar with many Beach Body - I've only tried Slim in 6 (good) & Turbo Jam (blech!) but there are a ton of free workouts on YouTube.

Starting out you will gain stamina pretty quickly. Don't drop big money on something "easy" that you will grow out of too quickly, or too hard that will be discouraging. The foot issue too.....you want to start out low impact.

Fitness Blender is really popular here. Test drive some workouts, build some stamina, and figure out your likes & dislikes. Then move on to Beach Body. You want to be active for a lifetime, not just while you are losing weight.

BB workouts are not "easy". They contain progressions to make harder and modifications to make easier. They offer an annual pass at a reasonable rate with access several dozen programs, each with many many workouts. I don't sell or use BB, but don't like blanket statements that slam products they know nothing about.

I subscribed to the BB On Demand and love it, since I get bored with workouts pretty quickly. I did a round of 21 Day Fix and am now doing Slim in 6. 21 Day Fix was definitely a good place to start, especially with the modifications. I have a coworker about your age who is doing PiYo and loves it. Good luck with your fitness journey!

The BB streaming workouts are pretty cool, however be prepared to be heavily marketed for all of their other products.

I've tried BB a couple times, and am just not a fan. I find it to be scammy in general and don't like the cult-like mentality of their magical "superfoods" shake.

If you're just getting started, check your local library. It might have DVDs, or something in its e access program that you can stream. It'll get you started and you can get an idea of the type of video based workouts you like.

Had beach body for a while. It wasnt really my style. I loved shaun t's 60 day insanity. That was awesome, but it didnt give me the definition i wanted. I moved onto bodyrock routines. Found them on youtube. The simplier one to start with (15 to 20 mins per workout) is the hiitmax series. 14 weeks worth of workouts. Then there's the 21 day bootcamp it is between 20 to 40 mins per workout and my all time favorite is the 30 day realtime challenge. These are amazing. I love them. Been doing these for years! Best routines ive ever come across.

I've done Turbofire and Les Mills Bodycombat (back when you could get it from BB!!) I did the moderated version on Turbofire (but the music is shite, be warned!) as I have an ankle that's bolted into place, so can't do too much jumping. I really enjoyed the variety of the mixed workouts and i can squeeze them around my motherly duties, with the kids occasionally joining in! It kickstarted me, in that I started to enjoy exercising, and then had the confidence to join a gym/go for a run. Body combat is now available in my local gym so I can scoot along for a fix.

I would recommend any workout at home DVD that you enjoy, as it'll start you loving the process and makes staying healthier fun!

I've just signed up to the trial BB on demand and trying out Cize... I'm knackered now!!

Last I checked they were running a free 30 days of their beach body on demand product, so if you have high speed internet you can check out all their workouts for free during the trial.

I have a bunch of them, on DVD, because I don't have high speed internet...and I love them, easy to follow and modify, solid workouts, some of them are boring, but I just sub them out for other less boring workouts...for example, doing les mills combat instead of KenpoX because punching and kicking is more fun in time with the music...in any case, I have P90x, X2, X3, Body Beast, Brazil Butt Lift, Les Mills Combat, and RevAbs...some of them I got used on amazon...most of them I got new on sale...a couple were gifts...if you get a coach you can get info on the sales, they usually have amazing sales around Christmas. I usually buy a new one each year because they almost always put one of the nice programs on sale for $30.

My favorites for strength are P90X and X3...my husband's favorite is Body Beast...favorite cardio is LM Combat, because that one is fun to me!!! BBL and RevAbs are good for just changing things up from time to time, I think those are only a month long, so they are a nice break between strength stuff...I get bored really easily, so by the time I get to the end of 90 days I'm so over it and I need a break.

I haven't ever actually done X2...I got it as a gift the same year I bought X3, and just haven't ever actually done the workouts...maybe I should put that on my list for after halloween...currently doing P90X (started month 2 today) with some substitutions on the cardio days.

I've found a ton of good DVDs at local goodwill and thrift shops. You can try several without spending a ton of money.

I did T-25 when I was first starting to lose weight and get back into shape. It was a great workout and I did it for 3 months. I was 60 and apparently had bunions and plantar fasciitis that I didn't know I had. Be careful with burpees and planks and stuff if you have bunions.
I then did weights - Body Beast. It wasn't cardio but I got very strong. I bought the DVDs.

Because of my feet I gave up jumping on the floor and now bike, row, and do hand weights. If I didn't have foot problems I'd have gotten one of the p90 series next. I tried Jillian's 30 Day Shred (not BB) but that hurt my knees. Whatever you do, start slowly and give your body a chance to get stronger as you don't want injuries.