Shopping for the holidays doesn’t need to be stressful.  A lot of times we end up driving everywhere looking for that gift, standing in long lines, circling the parking lot trying to find a spot, and tackling complete strangers for a chance to get that must have gift.  This can all lead to a stressful experience.

Below are a list of a few Beachbody gifts.  With a wide range of options, there is bound to be something for every fitness enthusiast on your list.  Just decide how much you want to spend, and then you can choose from the price range.  If you are unsure what to get, you can always pick up a Team Beachbody gift card and let them decide what they would like to get.  All items are available online, so you can shop from the comfort of your warm and cozy home and get your shopping done fast.  In the process you will know that these gifts you will be giving will enrich the lives of those who receive them!

PLUS: If you’re a Team Beachbody^® VIP Club member, you’ll automatically save 10 percent off all items you purchase through TeamBeachbody.com.

How to find out if you’re a Team Beachbody VIP Club member:

1. Make sure you’re logged in to TeamBeachbody.com. If you’re not logged in, click on the“Sign In” link in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
2. Click on the “Shop” tab in the upper navigation menu.
3. Scroll down to look at the price for Shakeology. You’ll see “Regular Price: $119.95.” But if you’re a Team Beachbody VIP Club Member, you’ll also see “Your price: $107.95.”That’s a savings of $12.00, or 10 percent!

If you’re not a Team Beachbody VIP Club member, consider joining now. If you plan on purchasing three or four holiday gifts through TeamBeachbody.com, your savings could more than cover the 3-month membership fee. Learn more, and sign up for the Team Beachbody Club.

9 gifts at $25.00 or less:

• Tony and the Folks! ($9.95)
• Tony and the Kids! ($9.95)
• Ho Ala ke Kino Yoga with Tony Horton ($9.95)
• P90X^® T-Shirt (Men) and P90X^® T-Shirt (Women) ($19.95)
• P90X One on One workouts ($19.95)
• Shaun T’s Fit Kids^® Club ($19.95)
• Weighted Gloves ($19.95)
• P90X^® Protein Bars ($23.95)
• $25.00 Team Beachbody^® eGift Card ($25.00)

8 gifts at $50.00 or less:

• Chin-Up Max ($29.85)
• Total Body Solution ($29.95)
• Slimming Formula ($29.95)
• Chalene Johnson’s Get On the Ball ($39.90)
• B-LINES^® Resistance Bands (39.95)
• Tony Horton’s Signature PowerStands^® ($39.90)
• P90X^® Results and Recovery Formula^® ($49.95)
• $50.00 Team Beachbody^® eGift Card

6 gifts at $75.00 or less:

• Brazil Butt Lift^® ($59.85) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Leandro’s Secret weapon ($19.95 value), also available in Spanish
• Hip Hop Abs^® ($59.85) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Extreme ($19.95 value), also available in Spanish
• Slim in 6^® ($59.85) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Keep it up! ($19.95 value), also available in Spanish.  A Slim in Shake Special is also available.
• P90X^® Chin-Up Bar ($59.85)
• Turbo Jam^® ($59.85) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Body Sculpt + Abs and FREE Sculpting gloves
• Bowflex^® Strapless Heart Rate Monitor ($74.85)

6 gifts at $100.00 or less:

• Body Gospel^® ($79.70) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Sweat & Sculpt ($19.95 value)
• 10-Minute Trainer^® ($79.90) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Tony’s Fountain of Youth Yoga ($19.95 value), also available in Spanish
• RevAbs^® ($89.85) **Includes 2 FREE Bonus workouts, Deluxe edition includes 2 additional FREE workouts
• ChaLEAN Extreme^® ($89.85)
• INSANITY: THE ASYLUM^® ($89.85) **Includes 2 FREE bonus workouts, Overtime & Game Day
• $100.00 Team Beachbody^® eGift Card

5 gifts at $120.00 or less:

• Shakeology^® ($119.95)  **Home Direct includes 2 FREE workouts ($29.95 value) + FREE Shipping
• TurboFire^® ($119.70) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Core 20 ($19.95 value)
• P90X^® ($119.85) **Includes 2 FREE Bonus workouts ($40 value), available in Spanish and also Iphone app version
• P90X2^™ Base Kit ($119.85) ** Includes 2 FREE Bonus workouts ($40 value) ALSO FREE SHIPPING when pre-ordered by November 30th
• INSANITY^® ($119.85) **Includes FREE Bonus workout, Fast & Furious ($19.95 value), available in Spanish

6 Ultimate Gifts:

• P90X ONE on ONE Complete Sets Volume 1, Volume2, or Volume 3 ($239.40 each)
• INSANITY^® Deluxe with Mat and Bonus Workout ($239.70)
• TurboFire^®: The Complete System ($239.40)
• $250.00 Team Beachbody^® eGift Card
• P90X2^™ Ultimate ($299.55)
• $500.00 Team Beachbody^® eGift Card

All of these products and more can be purchased through BringTheFit.com.  Please contact me with any questions at 1MileFitness@gmail.com

Happy Holidays!

The muscle confusion is about to continue, will you be ready?  To celebrate we are offering Free Shipping for all Pre-Orders.

P90X2 will also be the FIRST PROGRAM IN BLUE RAY!! Guaranteed By 25 December Shipment!!
Pre-order at http://BringTheFit.com on Sept. 1st!

Also only available by pre-ordering from a Team Beachbody Coach, you get 2 FREE workouts made specifically for the launch of P90X2.

Need a FREE Team Beachbody acct? Go to http://BringTheFit.com click join and scroll down and click on Free Membership. That makes me your free fitness coach!!

Additional details:
*Pre-orders will be filled in the order they are received so get them in QUICK!

*You will receive 12 disks + 1 Bring it again disk, Improved Nutrition guide, fitness guide, and Calendar.

*Basic Kit includes the above for $119.85 for DVD and $149.85 for Blu-Ray

*Deluxe Kit includes all of the above + 2 extra dvd’s below with * + 2 8lb medicine balls, Stability Ball, and Foam Roller. All for $239.85 for DVD and $299.85 for Blu-Ray.

*Ultimate Kit includes everything in Deluxe kit + 2 power stands & Extreme Roller. All for $299.85 DVD and $359.85 Blu-Ray.

Disks included in P90X2:

PREORDER COMING SEPTEMBER 1st 2011 – Pre-order at HTTP://BRINGTHEFIT.COM

Currently in development, P90X2™ is the sequel to Beachbody’s best-selling workout program, P90X. With P90X2 workout, P90X grads can get even stronger, more flexible, and more ripped. This program is designed for maximum intensity and efficiency. In fact, this completely new 90-day program features cutting-edge workouts so intense, we only let you do them 5 days a week.

Watch for more exciting details and the upcoming release date. Be one of the first to experience the long-awaited follow-up to P90X.

Muscle Confusion™ 2

If you doubt your muscles could feel any more confused than the first time you did P90X—you ain’t seen nothin’ yet! P90X2 is going to up the ante with movements, sets, supersets, and complexes that are going to have your muscles so baffled, they won’t know which way is up.

Less is More

As intensity increases, training volume needs to decrease to allow more time for recovery, so in P90X2, you’ll only be training 5 days per week. Remember what you learned in P90X: The body can only grow stronger at rest. This time around, you’re earning more of it. Hard training is all about efficiency, and P90X2 has evolved to the point where less really is more.

P90X2 Workout

The P90X2 program is made up of three phases, each focusing on a different aspect of your fitness: Foundation, Strength, and Performance, that will help your body evolve in ways you never imagined. You’ll begin by improving your foundation, where instability plays a large role. Then you’ll build strength and, finally, power, which all translates to improved performance.

Expanding on the original program, P90X2 workout embraces the latest research in applied science to keep your muscles “confused” even longer. The end result is a program that everyone from 5K aspirants to professional athletes can benefit from.

What gives P90X2 its edge?

Dr. Marcus Elliott and the Peak Performance Project.
In order to take P90X2 to the next level, we enlisted the services of Dr. Marcus Elliott. One of the most sought-after trainers in the world of sports, Dr. Elliott now presides over Beachbody’s Scientific Advisory Board and has lent his expertise to the evolution that is P90X2. Until now, his groundbreaking training techniques have only been available to world-class athletes. With P90X2, now you can take them home.

All in all, the first 5 days have been great.  I’ve dropped some pounds, and have sweat more in some of the workouts than I have in Insanity workouts.  Specially the Speed & Agility workout, which is my favorite so far, I might think differently after tomorrow when that workout comes around again.

I figured that I would put up a short video every 5th day (hopefully I get better at it, because this last one… wasn’t too good).

You’ve been warned…

I’ve been sticking to more of the quick food listing in the book. I am looking at adding more carbs in since I’m doing double workouts and getting a daily run in on most days along with an Asylum workout. I keep track of my nutrition and workouts with the MyFitnessPal application and website. You can view my logging at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/1miletogo

Until next time (and I’m gonna work on my video skills) Keep pushing, keep striving, and look for me in WOWY -

The second Day brought a late night and early morning airport pickup/delivery, so I missed out on my morning run. I did come back that evening (after a short nap) to tackle Asylum Strength. I really liked this workout too. It brought in dumbells and mixed in cardio for some great combinations that worked the muscles. That is what was missing some in Insanity, good old fashioned weight workouts. I’m looking forward to my P90X/Insanity hybrid after the Pikes Peak marathon. I think I’ll work Asylum Strength into the mix somewhere.

I’ll do a longer write up of the workout at a later time. Good thing for Results and Recovery formula, it really helped the muscles after this workout. I started off with 20 pound dumbells, but mid way switched to 15′s as I build up my strength.

For day 3, I moved my workout to the morning, so I can go and preview a portion of the bear chase race trail run course. Day 3 brought Back to Core. It started off with a good jumping jack series warmup and moved into a variety of different workouts. I feel that my back got a great workout, but need to push further to get a good core workout.

Well, that is a quick catch up. Look for a longer write up of Day 4 Vertical Plyo sometime tomorrow or Saturday. I need to increase my long runs, so I may switch the rest day around when needed to get in my long run days

I’m just glad I have my Results and Recovery formula for what is left to come in the next 27 days.

Then you get right into the meat of Speed & Agility, the main focus on this one is utilizing the Agility Ladder for all different leg work and push up work. I actually sweat more in this workout than probably most Insanity workouts. By the end I was slipping and sliding from the sweat that was pooling up on my foam mats.

So far out of the first 3 workouts this is my favorite. I’m already looking forward to the next time with this one. I do need to further work on my upper strength for the pushup portions.

Now onto my thoughts on day 2 and 3 So that I can get back on track with Vertical Plyo on Day 4

I recorded a short video… with no editing :-p  I gotta work on the quality and the presentation of my videos to come.

My Measurements are as follows:

Chest: 42.5″
Right Arm: 12″
Left Arm: 12″
Waist: 36
Hips: 39.5
Right Thigh: 23.5
Left Thigh: 23.5
Weight: 200 pounds even

Fit Test Numbers:

Agility Heisman: 7
In & Out Ab Progression: 39
Pull-ups: 7
Mountain Climber Switch Kicks: 55
Agility Shoulder Taps: 5
X Jumps: 36
Moving Push-Ups: 4
Agility Lateral Shuffle: 13
Agility Bear Crawl: 9

And Lastly, my before pictures:

When it comes to training, we expect our bodies to perform at a high level, but we don’t always fuel them appropriately.

You need a mixture of both nutrition and exercise to see the success that you are craving.

Nutrition. Are you tracking what you eat?   or just eating what you track :-p  Calories in and calories out does make a difference. And it takes burning 3500 of those calories to lose a pound.

So, do you know what you are eating?

Why not add ONE steady meal to your day? I start off my day, and sometime end of my day with something I know is good for me and pure.  Plus it is quick and easy and tastes good.  I’ve gotten to the point, where if I miss a day, my body tells me.   I don’t starve myself or eat diet foods or cardboard, I want whole foods.  Shakeology provides me this, along with all the essentials, you know those things that we chewed up as a kid in the morning, along with a host of other things to help digestion, and the body do what it needs to do, since we often neglect it.

Do the research at ShakeTheFit there are a few tabs that will really help answer your questions.

Here’s the challenge.

Take Before/After shots. Measure yourself. Commit to 30 days of exercise 3-5 days a week. Commit to one Shakeology a day.  Pick it up on Home Direct and you will also receive 2 Free Workouts, a book that chronicles Shakeology formulation, Free Shipping ($10 – $15), shaker cup in your 2nd month, plus you can cancel anytime and in the 30 days you can get a refund even if you have licked the bag clean.

If you are ready, you can pick up your month supply of Shakeology and get ready for the challenge.

On Day 30, share your results.

If it doesn’t work for you,  Return the empty bag for a full refund. But keep your results!

Let’s chat.

1milefitness@gmail.com

It’s the Million Dollar Body Game®–Reinvented!

Starts August 1, 2011.  So many prizes.   Such little time:

• Commit to Get Fit and be eligible to win $100,000! Two winners.
• Coaches nominated by each $100,000 winner will win $20,000.
• Each finalist will take home $25,000.
• Coaches nominated by each finalist will win $5,000
• $500 daily prizes
• $1,000 monthly prizes
• $500 monthly prizes for Coaches nominated by the $1,000 winner
• ONLY Team Beachbody members can participate. Get your free account below
  

  Free account for daily prizes and Beachbody Challenge

• You can start on your transformation today, take your before pictures and measurements.
• Watch for more information soon.

Why THE ASYLUM?

If you’ve already completed INSANITY®, you might be wondering, why do I need THE ASYLUM? Here are 5 significant differences between the two programs:

1. Go From Insane to Elite
With INSANITY you focused on improving your cardiovascular endurance and on total body conditioning. So, what’s left? How about improving your balance, agility, power, strength, and coordination? Jump higher. Run faster. If you want to become an elite athlete or just improve your game, THE ASYLUM is your winning strategy.

2. Progression System
With INSANITY, we focused on Max Interval Training. With THE ASYLUM we’ve added to that with sports progression drills to really step it up. They’ll keep you engaged and help you dramatically improve your power, form, and focus from day 1 to day 30.

3. New Tools!
The Speed Rope will torch those calories and the Agility Ladder will help you to become quicker on your feet while also measuring your progress.

4. An All-New Meal Plan
To get you ready for game day, we developed a 14-day meal plan that’s very different from the one you saw in INSANITY. Stick with it for 2 weeks (or, even better, for the full 30 days) and we bet you’ll be pleased with your results! Hint: you can have carbs this time around!

5. Added Resistance
In INSANITY, you used only your body weight as resistance. In THE ASYLUM, Shaun T steps it up and asks you to Dig Deep in what he calls the hardest strength workout he’s ever done. Depending on your goals, you can add weights, resistance bands, and a chin-up bar to your moves.

Are you ready for THE ASYLUM experience? Order it now.

Or prepare for the ASYLUM with INSANITY Order it now.

This page will contain information about Beachbody’s Shakeology. For complete information visit ShakeTheFit.com

3 Day Cleanse
Recipes

The 3 Day Shakeology Cleanse:

Day 1
Day 2
Final Day

Day 1

I started a 3 day Shakeology Cleanse yesterday. Basically, the program works like this, you replace your 3 meals with a Shakeology shake, then for dinner you have a salad with some chicken. This 3 day cleanse will help detoxify your body, and help you lean up and drop a few pounds of fat over the course of 3 days. For the first day, I felt great, wasn’t hungry more than usual, and felt good all day. Energized and ready to tackle the day.

I did miss my morning run, but I made it up in the evening. I ran 4 miles and then followed it up with a relaxed P90X KenpoX workout. I could really feel the difference in energy with taking 3 shakes. My normal day is a shake in the morning with a banana and peanut butter. But during the cleanse, I’m taking Chocolate Shakeology by itself without any added ingredients. In the morning and in the evening, I used the blender to make my shake. At lunch I used the shaker cup.
Starting Weight: 194.8

Starting Measurement: 33 3/4

Here is a break down of my food intake (I varied a little due to a late night) and a breakdown of my calories burned from exercise.

Monday Meals

Breakfast – Chocolate Shakeology – 140 Calories
Snack – Apple – 100 Calories
Lunch – Chocolate Shakeology – 140 Calories
Snack – 10 Cashews – 120 calories
Dinner – Chocolate Shakeology – 140 Calories
- Protein Bar – 280 calories
Snack – Snack Bar – 150 Calories
- 2 32 oz G2 – 200 calories

Total Calories consumed – 1270 calories

Monday Exercise

4 Mile Run = 550 Calories
1 hour KenpoX = 500 calories

Total Calories burned = 1050

I will update tomorrow with my day 2. So far, I only got 4 hours of sleep, but I don’t feel tired or sluggish.

If you want more information on Shakeology, check out http://shakethefit.com or feel free to send me an email at 1milefitness@gmail.com

Day 2

I completed the 2nd day of a 3 day Shakeology Cleanse. I am feeling great, I was surprised at my energy levels after only 4 hours of sleep Monday night. My workouts are going good too, even with the less calories, my running is going well. I am also surprised that I’m not feeling famished with the reduced calorie intake. Usually, my normal day consists of an average of 2500 calories, so, I’m intrigued that cutting my intake in half has still left me feeling full and not feeling wasted after working out.

Out of curiosity I did weigh myself this morning, and was astonished with what I saw after only 2 days. I will save the totals for my final weigh in on my Day 3 report. I would have expected these results from spending 4+ hours working out, not the smaller amounts of time spent.

Here are my Day 2 Calorie stats.

Tuesday Meals

Breakfast – Shakeology – 140 Calories
Snack – small apple – 60 calories
Lunch – Shakeology – 140 Calories
Snack – Large apple – 100 calories
Snack – 20 Cashews – 200 calories
Dinner – Shakeology – 140 calories, Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber with balsalmic vinegar dressing) – 110 calories, 1 Can of Tuna – 100 calories

Meal total = 990 calories consumed

Tuesday Exercise

6 Mile evening run = 820 calories burned

Check out the benefits of Shakeology at http://shakethefit.com. It works two ways, it helps your body eliminate toxins more efficiently while allowing for better absorption of the essential nutrients you need. If you are curious about the ingredients, check out this link for the chocolate ingredients: http://bit.ly/agogW6 You can also find the ingredients of Greenberry from http://shakethefit.com

Final Day

I completed the 3 Day Shakeology Cleanse, and wow is all I can say. The results are much bigger than I imagined. Here is a summary of the program. You have 3 shakeology shakes in place of your meals. You can have a small fruit snack in between. For Dinner include a salad with some oil dressing and some protein. Also make sure you drink plenty of water.

So, day 3 went the same as the previous 2 days. I didn’t feel overly hungry, I got a morning run in for the first time during the 3 days and still felt really good. I also fit in an AbripperX session in the evening. I took it easier than normal for abripper. In the morning I did add a banana in with my shakeology for a few extra calories. Then for lunch I used the shaker cup, and ended out the day with a VitaMix prepared shake.

On the 3rd day the thing that I noticed most was that I was thirstier than the previous 2 days, so I ended up drinking more water than the previous days. Here are my Wednesday stats, it was the least caloric day of the 3 and the first day that I burned more in exercise than I consumed.

Wednesday Meals

Breakfast – Shakeology – 140 cals, Banana – 109 Cals
Snack – Small Apple – 60 cals
Lunch – Shakeology – 140 cals
Snack – Large Apple – 100 cals
dinner – Shakeology – 140 cals, Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber with balsamic vinegar dressing) – 110 calories, 1 Can of Tuna – 100 calories

Total Calories Consumed = 899 calories

Wednesday Exercise

5.25 Mile morning run = 850 calories burned
AbripperX – 150 Calories burned

Total Calories burned = 1000 calories

Now for the final results… I was amazed when I weighed myself this morning! I had thought maybe I would drop 3 pounds total, a pound per day. No, I dropped an astounding 10.6 pounds in 3 days! Plus I never bonked, I worked out all 3 days, running each day, and getting additional exercise in 2 of the 3 days. I was energized and ready to go each day. Tuesday night I only got 4 hours of sleep and still felt great on Wednesday.

So here are my stats for the 3 day Cleanse

Beginning Weight 194.8
Ending Weight 184.2
Total pounds Lost – 10.6
Starting belly measurement – 33 3/4″
Ending Belly measurement – 33″
Total inches lost – 3/4″

Total calories consumed – 3159
Total Calories burned in exercise – 2870

All I can say is wow, what a program. I love shakeology as a breakfast replacement, it is effective, cost & time efficient. For coaches, it comes out to be $3 per meal. It is packed with 70+ ingredients that really help your body get what it needs. You can use it as a meal replacement to tone up and drop weight. Or you can use it as a meal enhancement to get your daily vitamins, nutrients, detoxify, and get some great energy to tackle the day. Here is a short video that highlights Shakeology.

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Don’t take my word or my 3 day cleanse results though, go ahead and try Shakeology for yourself. Beachbody offers a full 100% money back guarantee on Shakeology. Visit http://shakethefit.com for more information or to try it for yourself. You owe it to yourself to take care of your body, it is the only one you have.

If you are ordering, there are a few things to keep in mind:

* As a coach you save 25% on your order and only pay $3 per shake (for more info on coaching visit: http://bringthefit.com/coach)
* Customers get shakeology at retail and pay $4 per shake (which is still a great deal for a meal)
* If you order Shakeology on Home Direct you get free shipping and you receive your shakeology monthly (you can choose between different flavor options and packaging styles)
* You can also be a club member and save 10% off retail and also get exclusive content on Beachbody’s website.
* If you place your first order as a Home Direct you get Shakeology the workouts on your first order ($29.99 value), on your 2nd order you get a free shaker cup.
* Unfortunately, Shakeology is only available in the US and Canada right now.

When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is no “I’ll start tomorrow.” Tomorrow is disease. ~Terri Guillemets