Want to know more about TurboFire®? Here ya go!

The below info is from the Beachbody® Coach training manuals and website.  Scroll to the bottom for MY review.

What is TurboFire®?
TurboFire® is a crazy-intense and crazy-fun cardio program designed to awaken your inner athlete and help you get a leaner, sexier body—fast! This 90-day program is packed with kickboxing drills, aerobic exercises, and intense intervals perfectly choreographed to the hottest music, so you stay motivated to push hard and get awesome results. Award-winning fitness expert Chalene Johnson (creator of other successful programs like Turbo Jam® and ChaLEAN Extreme®) is with you every step of the way, until you’re hooked on the adrenaline high, burning tons of calories, and shedding those extra pounds.

Why is TurboFire® effective?
The science behind TurboFire® is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)—also known as “Fire Drills”—where you can burn up to 9x more fat and calories than with traditional cardio. HIIT means working out at your max in up to 1-minute intervals, followed by a short rest. This is the kind of athletic training that top athletes do to get in amazing shape, because it ignites the AfterBurn Effect, where your body continues to burn calories long after your workout is over. Just 4 minutes of HIIT can be more effective than 30 to 45 minutes on a treadmill or stair climber. The workouts are tough, but there’s always a modifier, and Chalene even includes low impact classes so you can still get incredible results without jumping.


How does it work?
Exercising at your max in short (less than 1 minute) intervals improves aerobic and anaerobic energy release and cranks up your body’s metabolism to burn calories faster. So you burn more stored body fat to help you recover from the workout. This occurs because the intense intervals fatigue your muscle groups. In turn, your body works overtime to replenish the tired muscles with oxygen, creating the AfterBurn Effect, which can scorch calories for up to 24 hours after you have finished class.


What makes TurboFire® unique?
TurboFire® is a high-intensity workout set to the hottest music that pushes you beyond your limits every time. More intense but less “dancy” than Turbo Jam, it can be used as a graduate program for Turbo lovers. Other extreme programs, like ChaLEAN Extreme® and P90X®, focus on building muscle and burning fat through weight training. TurboFire®, along with its HIIT training, helps you achieve your maximum transformation faster than any other cardio program. And unlike INSANITY®, the TurboFire® program can be repeated indefinitely.


TurboFire® is for...
• Anyone who wants to shape a lean body, sexy legs, toned arms, and tight abs, FAST.

• All workout levels – although TurboFire® is considered an advanced program, there are special features to help beginners stick with the program.

• Anyone who enjoys working out to music and is a fan of kickboxing and intense cardio.


Chalene Johnson is your class instructor.
A New York Times best-selling author, Chalene is a devoted mother of two. With 20 years of experience as one of the most popular fitness instructors in the nation, Chalene has learned that a class setting encourages the excitement and energy you need to get the most out of your workout. Now she’s bringing that same experience to your home. Unlike her Turbo classes in Southern California, you won’t need to make a reservation or stand in line for an hour. Chalene’s already saved the best spot in class for you. Anytime you want to turn up the burn, just Push Play.

MY review:
TurboFire® was the program that I went to after Turbo Jam®. A natural progression especially since I was already a Turbo Kick® instructor so maybe I was (am) a little biased. ;) Anyway, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this program even more than I did Turbo Jam®! There are the "FIRE" classes which are modeled very much after the Turbo Kick® classes you find at the gym (30, 45, 55, and 60 minute versions). And then there are the HIIT workouts. Yeah, they are only 15, 20, 25, and 30 minute classes but they are INTENSE. Talk about an afterburn too...wow! I know they say this program can be for any level of fitness, but I believe it's a pretty advanced program - especially the cardiovascular aspect of it. It's definitely more intense than Turbo Jam®, but you can make any program more or less intense by what you put into it - am I right? Chalene is spot on with keeping you motivated throughout the workouts. It's almost like she could see me and tell me to keep going when I was starting to fizzle. I think that I lost the most weight with this program and it's the one that I always keep going back to. It can be a bit dance-y at times, but I believe this one is definitely "sportier" than Turbo Jam®, especially those HIIT workouts (no time for messing around in those!). If you want a kickbutt workout...here you go!

Want to know more about RevAbs™? Here ya go!

The below info is from the Beachbody® Coach training manuals and website.  

RevAbs™ - Your 90-Day Ab Solution

Get the sexy six-pack abs you’ve always wanted with RevAbs™. This ab-focused workout is specifically designed to burn off the fat and give you rock-hard results in just 90 days. Trainer Brett Hoebel teaches you special techniques to work your entire core from six different angles, so you get better results, faster.

Reveal Your Six-Pack
With Brett Hoebel's proven Abcentrics™ training technique, you'll learn to work your abs from six different angles, and to engage your abdominal muscles throughout your entire workout so every move counts. You'll build a lean, strong physique with a variety of lively exercises, including the acrobatic martial art known as Capoeira.

Here's what you get with RevAbs™

12 Workouts on 10 DVDs:

• Abcentrics. Abcentrics teaches you Brett’s proven technique for firing your abs to get maximum results. Master this, and you’re on your way to an awesome six-pack. (approx. 8 min.)
• Capoeira. In Capoeira, you learn Brett's favorite moves from this unique Brazilian martial art. (approx. 15 min.)
• Fire Up Your Abs. Scorch calories with explosive cardio intervals and Brett's Six-Pack moves, his signature ab circuit that works your core from 6 different angles for 6 times the results. (approx. 40 min.)
• Power Intervals. Rev up your metabolism with high-intensity cardio that includes intervals of lower-body resistance moves. You'll melt belly fat, sculpt lean legs, firm your glutes, and work your abs—all at the same time. (approx. 30 min.)
• Total Strength. Strength training is essential if you want great abs. Strong, lean muscles are your best friends in the fight against fat. (approx. 45 min.)
• Mercy Abs. Short but tough, this ab workout pushes you hard and leaves you begging for mercy. (approx. 15 min.)
• Rev It Up Cardio. Forget boring treadmills. This workout is spiced with capoeira and kickboxing moves to burn the fat off your abs and your entire body. (approx. 45 min.)
• Fat-Burning Abs. Feel the burn with new ab and cardio combinations that will have your heart pounding and your abs screaming.
  (approx. 40 min.)
• Power Intervals 2. Kick up the intensity with lower-body resistance moves and even more extreme cardio for increased belly-fat burning. (approx. 30 min.)
• Strength & Endurance. Rock-hard abs, meet rock-hard body. This total-body workout defines your abs and sculpts your entire body. (approx. 30 min.)
• Merciless Abs. Make your abs pop with this 15-minute ab shredder. Brett ups the intensity and shows your core no mercy. (approx. 15 min.)
• Full Throttle Abs. Go for all-out intensity in this fully charged ab workout that will blast the fat and make your midsection rock-solid. (approx. 40 min.)
• Full Throttle Intervals. Shift into high gear with hard-core intervals that will rev up your results. Go longer and harder. (approx. 45 min.)

You also get these tools:

• RevGuide. Get the most out of RevAbs™ and learn the personal weight loss philosophy that Brett teaches all of his training clients.
• RevAbs Day-by-Day Calendar. You’ll always know which RevAbs™ workout to do each day for maximum results. It also helps you keep track of your progress.
• Measuring Tape and Tracker. Watch the inches melt away and log your RevAbs™ results with our handy measuring tape and progress tracker.

Want to know more about Power 90®? Here ya go!

The below info is from the Beachbody® Coach training manuals and website.  

Power 90® In-Home Boot Camp
Fat burning and total-body sculpting focused on abs, thighs, and upper body. With trainer Tony Horton.

Total Body Transformation in 90 Days!

Power 90® is an in-home boot camp for dramatic body transformation uses Tony's Sectional Progression™ technique, which gives you an effective workout in as little as 30 minutes! With Tony's Fat Burning Express plan, you can lose up to 10 lbs. and 10 inches in your first 6 days!

6 workouts

• Sculpt Circuit 1-2
  Easy moves to tone and firm your body. (29 minutes)
• Sweat Cardio 1-2
  Burn fat and shed inches. (36 minutes)
• Sculpt Circuit 3-4
  Next level for sculpting lean muscle tone. (38 minutes)
• Sweat Cardio 3-4
  Accelerated fat and calorie blasting. (42 minutes)
• Ab Ripper 100
  4-minute ab routine for sexy abs in a flash. (4 minutes)
• Ab Ripper 200
  A second, 6-minute ab routine to help you get the flat, sexy six-pack abs you've always wanted. (6 minutes)

Revolutionary tools

• Program Guide
  No guesswork! Follow the program day by day.
• 90-day calendar
  Track your progress and stay motivated.

Shop for stuff you won't regret!

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* P90X Extreme Training System PLUS Shakeology Sample - $99 (27% off)
* TurboFire - $53 (55% off)
* Power 90 In-Home Boot Camp - $44.90 (25% off)
* Hip Hop Abs - $24.95 (58% off)
* Body Gospel - $24.95 (62% off)
* 10-Minute Trainer - $59.90 (25% off)
* Squishy Ball - $3.95 (69% off)

Supplies are limited, so act fast to take advantage of these huge savings!  Here's where to go, now get shopping!  You won't regret it! :)  http://www.teambeachbody.com/shop/holidayoffer 

Why Strength Train?

Okay, so I keep getting questions about whether or not women will "bulk up" if they start strength training.  The answer to that is no (because we're women - bulkiness is basically testosterone-related). YOU MUST STRENGTH TRAIN (yep, I said MUST) and the article below tells you exactly why.  I couldn't put it in better words, so I thought I would just copy the article "as is".


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Why Strength Train?
By Kathy Smith


Still not convinced you should strength train? Here's a good reason. After the age of 30, we all lose a quarter pound of muscle mass each year. Yikes! With less muscle, our metabolism slows down and we gain fat—averaging about 15 pounds a decade. While muscle is metabolically active (each pound of muscle burns approximately 35 to 50 calories per day), stored fat is not, burning far fewer calories. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn throughout the day, whether you're walking, vacuuming . . . even sleeping! What's more, while aerobic activity burns fat during exercise, weight training utilizes fat hours after exercising, so your metabolism stays slightly elevated for a longer period of time following a strength-training session than following an aerobic workout.

Wishing you a super-healthy new year!!

Les Mills PUMP is in the HOUSE (literally)

It's official all of my gym rat friends (and I use that term endearingly)...  :)

Les Mills PUMP is available for purchase at www.mycoachforfitness.com - just click on the word SHOP and you'll find it.  Do some browsing while you're there --- why not?

So, this program is based on the ever-so-popular Body Pump that we all do at the gym.  So, when you're snowed in and can't get to the gym or maybe you feel like doing your own thing for a while, you can do it at home ---just press play on that DVD player--- SWEET!!!

Les Mills PUMP - comprehensive at-home DVD fitness program Les Mills PUMP

I cannot wait for this to come out.  So much fun doing BodyPump at the gym but now I can do it on my own schedule…yay!

P90X2!!!!!

So, it's been a while since I've blogged.  I got REALLY busy at work...like CRAZY busy.  The only thing that was keeping me sane was working out...until I hurt my back.  After a few months of recovery & chiropractor visits, I'm totally back in the game.  I've been doing P90X for about 3 weeks now...I love it!!!  I broke through my plateau and am losing weight (and turning fat into muscle) again.

Here's the rest of the excitement...coming soon...P90X2!!!!  Available for pre-order (through me) beginning on 9/1.  I can't wait for this one myself!  Looks like a fun one!!

You want to know all about supplements? You got it!

When you are involved in a workout program it's super-important to fuel your body with the right "stuff".  What you eat or drink can affect your progress in building muscle, losing weight, and in how sore you are (or aren't) the next day.  I super-love the "P90X Results & Recovery formula" and I drink it every Saturday morning when I teach (back to back - Turbo Kick followed by Yoga Pump - 2 hours).  That drink is what gets me through hour 2.  You see, my energy reserves are so depleted by the time I get to the second class, that I sometimes feel dizzy and just tired.  I had been searching the supermarkets to try to find something to help me with this particular problem and then I found the R&R formula.  Just when I was ready to give away my yoga class, I found something that made me be able to keep it...for that I'm thankful!  (I <3 my yoga peeps!)