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The Benefits of Active Recovery

When it comes to crushing your goals and becoming your best self, what you do to recover from exercise can be as important as your actual workout. To help your body bounce back from tough workouts, your weekly routine should include active recovery. Adding low-impact, low-intensity exercise to rest days is generally more beneficial than inactivity – no matter how hard you pushed in your last…

Can a Low-Impact Workout Help You Hit Your Goals?

Low-impact exercise may not get as much hype as explosive, leave-it-all-on-the-mat workouts. But a low-impact workout is still an effective way to burn fat, build strength, and improve endurance. Here’s what you need to know. What Is a Low-Impact Workout? A low-impact workout is any workout in which “at least one foot is on the ground at all times,” says Amanda Lopez, C.P.T. and technical…

What Muscle Groups to Work Out Together

Have you ever wondered why so many strength-training programs divide up the major muscle groups in similar ways? Chest and shoulders, back and arms, and legs and core are common combos. While this is far from the only way to tackle resistance training (and it may not even be the best way), teaming up major muscle groups is a time-efficient approach that can help max out fatigue since you pair up…

What to Know About Metabolic Conditioning

If you’ve heard of metabolic conditioning — or metcon — it’s probably in the context of a class that offers circuit training as a way to build strength, muscle, and cardiovascular conditioning at the same time. But in truth, metabolic conditioning covers different approaches to building cardiovascular fitness, including low-intensity, steady-state (or LISS) workouts, high-intensity interval…

Cake pops au Shakeology chocolat

Cette recette de cake pops au chocolat ne pourrait pas être plus facile ni plus savoureuse, alors prenez vos bâtonnets et n’allumez pas le four. (Eh oui, il s’agit d’une recette de cake pops sans cuisson!) Ces cake pops peuvent sembler raffinés, mais ils sont très faciles à cuisiner et vous pouvez faire de leur préparation une excellente occasion de vous amuser en famille. Le Shakeology végane au…

Tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le régime d’élimination

Vous mangez beaucoup d’aliments complets riches en nutriments, vous limitez les friandises et vous buvez de l’eau. Vous avez l’impression que votre alimentation est parfaitement au point et pourtant, vous souffrez toujours d’effets secondaires gastro-intestinaux peu agréables, comme des gaz, des ballonnements et une sensation de “malaise.” Que faire? Après avoir consulté votre médecin pour vous…

9 conseils pour vous aider à atteindre vos objectifs de remise en forme

Prêt à ressortir vos baskets et à suivre votre routine de remise en forme pour enfin atteindre votre poids idéal? Que vous suiviez une routine pour la première fois (ou pour la première fois depuis longtemps) ou que vous souhaitiez simplement recentrer vos efforts, vous trouverez ici de précieux conseils sur les points à garder à l’esprit au moment de vous lancer. Ces astuces vous aideront à…

How to Bulk and Cut to Transform Your Body

Cycling between “bulking ” and “cutting” is a common strategy for getting ripped. During the bulking phase, you create a calorie surplus while training in beast mode to build as much muscle mass as possible. During the cutting phase, you create a calorie deficit in order to shed any excess fat you may have gained during the bulking phase — ideally without losing any of your hard-earned muscle…

Mint Chip Energy Bites

These minty green Mint Chip Energy Bites are magically delicious and so easy to make! Vanilla Shakeology and cashew butter create the creamy, smooth flavor foundation, while peppermint extract and cacao nibs add minty, chocolately yumminess. If you’re making these for St. Patrick’s Day and feeling festive, you can add all-natural green food coloring for added fun. *Don’t have Shakeology yet? Talk…

Ricotta Pound Cake Birthday Bites

If you’ve got a special occasion coming up and not a lot of time on your hands, we’ve got your back with these Ricotta Poundcake Birthday Bites! These festive little balls of deliciousness only take 10 minutes to prep and an hour in the fridge to chill. Vanilla Shakeology and ricotta cheese provide that rich, creamy pound cake flavor, with lemon zest for a zingy kick. For celebratory flair, we…

8 Cycling Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Workout

When it comes to cycling tips, there’s always more to learn. Whether you’re just starting a routine of indoor cycling or mixing indoor and outdoor rides and looking to improve performance for each, we’ve got the insights that can help you get up to speed. 1. Assess your fit Just as you wouldn’t wear shoes that are too big or too small, not every bike will fit you, says Bianca Beldini, D.P.T.,…

Nous sommes toujours à la recherche de nouvelles façons de faire de Beachbody On Demand un outil encore plus efficace pour vous aider à obtenir des résultats. C’est pourquoi nous sommes ravis de lancer la dernière plateforme de l’application: BODgroups ! BODgroups est une nouvelle plateforme communautaire qui vous aidera à rester motivé, engagé envers vos objectifs et connecté, grâce au soutien…

Introducing Virtual Badges on Beachbody On Demand!

Those achievement badges, tho. For some reason, we HAVE to collect them. They’re great little motivators and inspire people to get moving on the daily. What’s not to love? We could all use a little encouragement and a reminder of our successes. Well, the new virtual badges on Beachbody On Demand are a great way to celebrate both the journey and your results. You can earn badges for hitting…

What to Know About an Elimination Diet

You eat plenty of nutrient-dense whole foods, limit treats, and drink your water. You feel like your nutrition is dialed in, yet you’re still dealing with unsavory GI side effects, like gas, bloating, and feeling “off.” What gives? After talking with your doctor to make sure there’s nothing serious happening, it might be time to try an elimination diet to pinpoint what’s going on in your gut. “An…

Can You Lose Weight Faster By Doing Two Beachbody Programs at Once?

As with most things in life, finding the middle ground between “fanatical” and “lackadaisical” is key when approaching weight loss. In the same way that lack of motivation can tank your weight-loss goals, so too, can an overzealous approach. For instance, let’s say you suddenly get motivated to shed extra pounds as quickly as possible and you begin severely restricting calories and/or putting in…

Rowing Machine Benefits: 4 Reasons to Try This Cardio Machine

Need to get your cardio workout done indoors? Don’t overlook the benefits of a rowing machine. Rowing machines have seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Also known as indoor rowers or ergometers, these machines let you mimic the movements — and reap the benefits — of rowing a boat without venturing into the water. There are four main types of indoor…

The Ultimate Flour Guide, From All-Purpose to Gluten-Free

Almost all baked goods require some type of flour and as all bakers know, baking is a science as much as an art — it requires precise ingredients and measurements to get the desired texture and taste. Our definitive guide to flour will help you pick the one that suits your dietary needs. If you want to bake better-for-you bread or dabble in gluten-free treats, you might be surprised that the…