So what's a Beachbody Challenge group...its a Triad of Teamwork that focuses on Fitness, Nutrition, and Support.
I began my Beachbody Challenge group journey when I was contacted by a veterinary classmate of mine this past June to join in on one. She was offering this great opportunity to reconnect with veterinary classmates in a health and fitness challenge group. When I found out how it would work I thought "this sounds pretty cool, I NEED to start exercising again.....routinely!" and I knew I needed motivation and support. So I was brought in to the Challenge!! And have continued doing them ever since....new challenges start every 30 days and you become a quasi-fitness family. You connect through social media, a exclusive Facebook private group. So you connect and check-in everyday for accountability, support, tips, recipes, motivation, etc, etc! To join a challenge group you...first of all take the step to commit! You can purchase a Beachbody Challenge Pack. This is an AWESOME bundle deal that includes:
- Fitness: choose one of Beachbody's highly effective and best-selling fitness programs based on what you enjoy doing for exercise and what you think will help you reach your personal health and fitness goals. Again many to choose, and we can work on finding the right on for you. I have done T25, Cize, and doing 21 Day Fix, next on list is PiYo! (more detail below so keep reading!)
- Beachbody On Demand: purchasing a pack also gives you a free month-trial membership to the the Beachbody OnDemand streaming website. This gives you online access to 100’s of workouts plus the program you purchase with the challenge pack, so you can have a workout instantly on your phone, tablet, or laptop!
- Shakeology (YUM!), the pack also comes with a month’s worth supply of the nutrient-packed, superfood shake, Shakeology. This is a critical tool to use for the best results with your program! Shakeology is a delicious shake mix that has 17 grams of protein, multi-vitamins, antioxidants, pre-biotics, pro-biotics, phytonutrients, and so much more! It is a nutrient-dense tool to incorporate in your journey for the most effective results. It has certainly helped satisfy my sweet tooth. I have a Shakeology addiction to nutrition! I blend it with almond milk (can use regular milk or other alternative milk and water), fruit, almond/peanut butter, oats, etc. There are SO MANY recipes to have a different shake everyday. It also hides those veggies you need to include in your diet like spinach, kale, avocados. It satisfies my sweet tooth and gives me ENERGY!
- Shaker cup and calendar of Shakeology recipes to give you a new shake everyday!
- Nutrition Guides: All packs come with clean eating meal plans and recipes. The 21 Day Fix again has a significant emphasis on whole-food, clean eating and learning portion control. No counting calories! You get the color-coded portion control containers with the 21 Day Fix program, too! These help you understand how much you should really be eating each day.
- Support: ***Challenge Group Support: the game changer! You get access to a private online support group. This is one of the best parts about the challenge packs is that you get to join this support group that is there to encourage and motivate you everyday!! We have contact daily through Facebook to motivate you along your journey.
- Coach: me as your personal coach to cheer you on!
So What am I doing now?
21 Day Fix: Now I am doing the 21 Day Fix program. This great program incorporates a variety of workouts, and it has a significant emphasis on clean eating and portion control. So those of you wanting guidance and help with nutrition and learning more about clean eating, this would be a great program! You can actually go on to the 21 Day Fix Extreme once you finish the first program to continue your progress. There is also the brand new Fixate cookbook, with delicious recipes that fit in nicely to stay on track with the program. You get 6 easy- to -follow workouts on 2 DVDS including an Upper Fix, Lower Fix, Total Body Cardio, Cardio workout, Pilates, Yoga, and two bonus workouts the Dirty 30 and 10-minute abs. There is also a modifier to help you pace the workouts while you build up your strength, flexibility, and endurance.
Focus T25: FOCUSED ON GETTING FIT! I started out doing Shaun T's Focus T25 because it is 25 minute workouts, and I wanted to start out realistically. Trying to commit to daily hour-long workouts would not have been a realistic way to reach my goals for exercising daily. T25 was tough, but it whips you into shape! Its high impact and there is quite a bit of jump routines like jumping jacks, high knee jogs, burpees, etc. There is an alpha phase first to build your strength up, and then you progress to the Beta phase (there is also a gamma phase sold separately if still want to continue on..) I would caution people with past hip, knee, and ankle injuries with this program. However, there is a modifier to demonstrate the low-impact alternative.
Program includes 10 high-intensity workouts including The Alpha series to build your foundation with Cardio (whew!), Speed 1.0, Total Body Circuit, Ab Intervals, and Lower Focus. The Beta series turns it up quite a notch with a Core Cardio, Speed 2.0, Rip't Circuit (my fav!), Dynamic Core, and Upper Focus.
Check it out: Focus T25 Challenge Pack
CIZE: Cized it Up! I then went on to Shaun T's brand new Cize dance program. Hip Hop style dancing that was so much fun. Morning exercise was now becoming a routine! I had worked so hard doing T25, that I just wanted something with a new spin on fitness and something fun to keep me motivated to continue working out. See My Story.
Cize includes 6 dance routines including the Crazy 8's (35 min, learning hip hop moves with Hands In the Air by Timbaland, You Got This with Bruno Mars, Full Out (my fav!) with a Lose My Breath by Destiny's Child, In The Pocket choreographed to Problem by Ariana Grande, Go For It (my other fav!!), and the last routine changes things up with a very stylized and emotional routine Living in the 8s which is to Chandelier by Sia.
Get dancing: Cize Challenge Pack
What do I plan on doing Next?
Next I plan on continuing the 21 Day Fix by doing the 21 Day Fix Extreme!
After completing that I have my eyes set on PiYo! The plates/yoga fusion fitness program. I love pilates and yoga so I am very pumped to get to this one soon. But first I got to get my Fix on!
Are you ready to take the CHALLENGE! Email me at dianacoulon11@gmail.com or call 225-603-8495! Also check out my Page on this blog site and my beachbody page for more information: http://www.teambeachbody.com/dianacoulon11
Thanks for such a personalized detailed summary!!
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