7 Key Foods to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Workout
At some point in your hooked-in, hard-core Beachbody® experience, or even if you're just getting started, this thought may cross your mind: Wish I could get results even faster. Well, now you can. Here's a list of dynamic foods that bring a lot to the table.
Give Yourself a Hand! A "Handy" Portion-Control Guide
To achieve weight loss—and maintain that healthy weight once you've achieved it—it's crucial to really understand what a portion is. Here's what may prove to be an indispensible tip: use your hand as a guideline for portion sizes.
Shakeology: From the Fields
"Nature in a bag" isn't just a catchy phraseâit's what Shakeology is. Follow "ingredient hunter" Darin Olien as he searches the globe, from the highest cliffs to the densest jungles and everywhere in between, for the high-quality plant extracts, vitamins, and minerals that go into making Shakeology.
5 Cheap and Cheerful Ways to Stay Fit While Dating
While dating is technically supposed to be fun, in reality, it's kinda hard work. In the early phases, the stress of waiting for phone calls, the anxiety over what to wear or how to do your hair, the tension of awkward silences during the calamari appetizer—all can be brutal on the ol' ticker. Later on, trying to find fresh ways to keep the bloom of love alive can often seem like equally hard work. Plus all that wining and dining can be your wallet's worst enemy, not to mention your waistline's. With all this in mind, we'd like to suggest a few fun, healthy—and inexpensive—ways to incorporate fitness into your efforts at romance.
3 Cool Soups for Summer
It's summer and the mercury is rising. The last thing any of us is in the mood for is a hot, steaming bowl of chicken noodle or miso soupâwhich is too bad, because for those of us who are keeping an eye on our calories, soup can be filling, nutritious, delicious, and most importantly, low in calories and fat. But cheer up, soup loversâwe don't have to wait for the first cold winds of autumn to bust out the soup bowls. By borrowing a couple of pages from the cookbooks of our friends across the Atlantic, we can keep a fridge full of refreshingly cool, healthy, soupy goodness.
Is P90X Tough Enough for MMA?
Imagine what it takes to punch, kick, and wrestle your way through three 5-minute rounds against a relentless 250-pound opponent. That's the kind of extraordinary stamina required of an MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter. MMA uses techniques from several fighting styles, with an emphasis on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Greco-Roman wrestling, boxing, freestyle wrestling, Muay Thai, and karate. (The best fighters kick butt in all of them.) Small wonder that the world's fastest-growing sport is also one of the most demanding when it comes to trainingâtraining that can be beefed up with the P90X program.
10 Urban Food Myths
There have always been rumors about food. Remember the one about the deep-fried rat, or the kid commercial actor who died from combining fizzy explosive candy with cola? It seems like there's always some story making the rounds about a grocery item that will poison you or a food that will miraculously cure what ails you. Here are some myths we were able to dismiss.
The Beachbody 8-Step Game Plan for Dining Out
There was a time when dining out was a rare and exciting treat. Today, however, dining out is often more common than eating a home-cooked meal. Yes, we are a nation of consumers, especially when it comes to paying someone else to prepare our food. But for those of us following a fitness plan, dining out can be inconvenient and sometimes a tiny bit scary. It's hard to know what to order, how it fits into your plan, and most of all, how not to say, "Forget it; who needs a six-pack?" and order that three-cheese lasagna with Italian sausage. But making the right choices is easier than you think.
Food Diaries Double Weight Loss!
Paper and pen are mighty weapons in the fight against obesity—participants in a 6-month weight loss study found that those who kept daily records of their food intake and calorie counts lost more than twice as much weight as those who kept no records at all.
7 Myths About Sleep
Numerous sleep studies over the years have set forth a variety of different theories, often conflicting, regarding the health benefits and costs of getting a good or a bad night's sleep. Some of these studies have called into question or actually disproved certain long-held beliefs regarding sleep (and the lack thereof); here are seven sleep myths and some information that indicates that it might not always be best to believe everything you were told when you were a kid.
Tips + Trainer with Shaun T: The Squat Push-Up
INSANITY® creator Shaun T leads you through one of his signature moves, the Squat Push-Up. With his guidance, you'll learn to follow proper form as you combine the squat and the push-up to increase the beneficial effect of each move, working your core, quads, triceps, chest, and more.
Big Breakfasts for Big Results
It seems like forever since Mom told us breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but one study shows it's actually true—she wasn't just nagging us. So what's the big deal about breakfast? And what is a big breakfast anyway? It doesn't seem like the lumberjack special at the local diner would do much to get the pounds off, so what should we be eating?