Is Beachbody Performance Line on the Military Banned Supplements List - Wally Recommends

With the thousands of Performance Supplements on the market today. The Military has a responsibility to protect our men and women who are just doing what they can to stay in the best condition possible. Our men and women in uniform are challenged on a regular basis, both physically and mentally. It only makes sense that many would want to enhance their abilities with Performance Supplements like the new Beachbody Performance Line. The question is, are they safe and does the military have a ban on the Performance Line?  It is a valid question.

The Military Banned Supplement List

The military does not have an official banned supplements list. Well, not that I've seen in my 25 years of active service as an Army Medic. The only three banned supplements I've ever heard of are ,3-dimethylamylamine, methylhexanamine, geranium and Ephedra. And they are not really banned for military personnel. They have been restricted from being sold at military exchanges and on military installations from vendors like GNC.

The military does, however, have a suggested use list. The bottom line, if it's accepted for use with pro and college sports and certified NSF it's good by the Military. The Beachbody Performance Line is NSF certified. Which is a huge decision point for those who are health conscious athletes.

The Department of Defense (DoD), together with Human Performance Resource Center (HPRC), provides other helpful resources on the Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) website to help you chose wisely.

Also know, there are GNC stores on many military installations. GNC sells many products that are not NSF certified.

Do your due diligence and chose the performance supplements that will work best for you.

100% Money Back Guarantee

Give it a try at No Risk. Beachbody stand behind their products 100%. That's why Beachbody offers a 100% money back guarantee on all of their products, to include the Performance Line. You can use the Performance Line for 30 days. In the unlikely event you don't feel the difference, you will get all of your money back, even when you use the all of the product.

Military Discount

Military members (or your spouse) and Veterans can get up to a 25% discount on all Beachbody products. Contact your Team Beachbody Coach for details.

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Health Effects of Caffeine - Wally Recommends

I feel It's important to understand the effects of everything we consume. I bet some of you may not even know you're consuming caffeine. It's not just in coffee... Share this one.

Caffeine has its perks, but it can pose problems as well. The best thing you can do is to find out how much is too much for you, as well as the overall health effects of caffeine. Once you know the health effects of caffeine you can properly determine whether you need to curb your consumption.

Do you rely on caffeine to wake you up and keep you going? Well you aren’t alone. Caffeine is used by millions of people every day to increase wakefulness, alleviate fatigue, and improve concentration and focus. This can be a problem.

Health Effects of Caffeine

Caffeine is a powerful stimulant, and it can be used to improve physical strength and endurance if used properly, but it can also have some very bad side effects on your health if over used and over consumed.

Where can caffeine be found and is there a difference?

Caffeine is found in Coffee, Green Teas, Energy Drinks, soda, and in a pill form. Caffeine that you find in soda, pill form, or in the majority of energy drinks are synthetic versions of caffeine which is not a form of caffeine you want to be consuming. Then add the sugar levels that are in soda and most energy drinks, and you are on the road to weight gain and an unhealthy body. If you are going to consume caffeine it should only come from coffee, green tea, or if you are using an energy drink you need to verify that it is coming from green tea or other natural herbs that have been found safe for consumption. The cleanest most natural energy drink on the market is Energize by Beachbody. This product can found in their top selling Performance Nutrition Line.

How much is too much and what are the health effects of caffeine?

Some science says that up to 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine a day appears to be safe for most healthy adults. The key word here is “Appears”. The newest science has shown that low doses of caffeine may have beneficial effects on the body, where high doses can hinder how the body operates.

Caffeine dosages really should be tailored to each individual. If you are new to caffeine or supplements that contain caffeine, keeping consumption at 100 mg or lower per dose would be a good idea. Typically, 200 mg or less of caffeine has shown to have fat-burning and performance improvement properties. Heavy caffeine use can cause unpleasant side effects, and caffeine may not be a good choice for people who are highly sensitive to its effects or who take certain medications.

Heavy daily caffeine use that is more than 400 mg a day may cause side effects such as: Insomnia, Nervousness, Restlessness, Irritability, Digestion issues and Bloating, Fast Heart Rate, Muscle Tremors, and Weight gain just to name a few.

High doses have been found to not improve performance or aid in fat burning because it causes sedation and relaxation effects by triggering those receptors in the brain. It also creates an inhibition of serotonin levels, acetylcholine, and your adrenaline system. When this happens to these systems you will see slowing in performance, and fat burning abilities.

Of course you only want the health effects of caffeine that are good. So you may need to take a look at your consumption and see how you can curb your caffeine habit to bring your consumption to the levels that will have a positive benefit.

Depending on your consumption, cutting back on caffeine can be challenging. An abrupt decrease in caffeine may cause withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, irritability and nervousness. Fortunately, these symptoms are usually mild and resolve after a few days.

To have health effects of caffeine that will benefit you, try these tips to get your consumption in line:

• Keep tabs. Start paying attention to how much caffeine you’re getting from foods and beverages. It may be more than you think. Read labels carefully. Even then, your estimate may be a little low because not all foods or drinks list caffeine.
• Cut back. Remember to do it gradually. Decrease the amount by a few ounces each day. Avoid drinking caffeinated beverages late in the day. This will help your body get used to the lower levels of caffeine and lessen potential withdrawal effects.
• Go decaf. Most decaffeinated beverages look and taste the same as their caffeinated counterparts.
• Shorten the brew time or go herbal. When making tea, brew it for less time. This cuts down on its caffeine content. Choose herbal teas that don’t have caffeine.
• Check the bottle. Some over-the-counter pain relievers contain caffeine, and can be as much as 130 mg of caffeine in one dose. Look for caffeine-free pain relievers instead.

The bottom line is that caffeine can be a part of your daily routine if consumed at doses that benefit your health versus hinder it. When done this way, most of the time it doesn’t pose a health problem. Be mindful of those situations in which you need to curtail your caffeine habit. If you plan on using nutritional supplements that have caffeine make sure that is a high quality product that uses naturally low doses of caffeine, such as the Energize from the Beachbody Performance Line. Also keep in mind that when consuming these products you may have to keep your other caffeine beverages to lower levels.

When taking these things into consideration it will provide you the positive health effects of caffeine versus negative effects.

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Exercise for Depression and Anxiety - Wally Recommends

I have personally seen this in action. I personally know people from childhood friends to my Military buddies who have been able to get off depression medications and greatly improve their quality of life with exercise and great nutrition. Read and share this article with those you love.

Exercise for Depression and Anxiety

By Contributor on July 20, 2015

Depression and anxiety symptoms often improve with exercise. When you have anxiety or depression, exercise often seems like the last thing you want to do, but once you get motivated, exercise can make a big difference. So, how do you Exercise for Depression and Anxiety?

First you need to have a greater understanding on how exercise can make a difference in depression and anxiety symptoms. The links between anxiety, depression and exercise are not entirely clear, but working out and other forms of physical activity have shown that it can definitely ease symptoms of anxiety or depression and make you feel better. Exercise has also been shown to help keep anxiety and depression from coming back once you are feeling better and symptoms have subsided.

How does exercise help depression and anxiety?

Regular exercise for depression and anxiety may help ease symptoms in a number of ways, which may include:

• Releasing feel-good brain chemicals that may ease depression (neurotransmitters, endorphins and endocannabinoids)
• Reducing immune system chemicals that can worsen depression
• Increasing body temperature, which may have calming effects

Regular exercise has many other psychological and emotional benefits, as well. It can help you:

• Gain confidence. Meeting exercise goals or challenges, even small ones, can boost your self-confidence. Getting in shape can also make you feel better about your appearance.
• Take your mind off worries. Exercise is a distraction that can get you away from the cycle of negative thoughts that feed anxiety and depression.
• Cope in a healthy way. Doing something positive to manage anxiety or depression is a healthy coping strategy. Trying to feel better by drinking alcohol, dwelling on how badly you feel, or hoping anxiety or depression will go away on its own can lead to worsening symptoms.

Now that you have an understanding of how it can help, what can you do to Exercise for Depression and Anxiety? Research has shown that physical activity such as regular walking, gardening or other forms of physical activity may help improve mood. Keep in mind that Physical activity and exercise are not the same thing, but both are beneficial to your health. The same research has shown that those who used exercise that incorporated progressive resistance training, and cardiovascular training showed a greater improvement and maintenance of depression and anxiety.

Exercise for Depression and Anxiety

With that said, many people don’t seek out exercise because they don’t want to go to a gym or fitness facility due to their depression and anxiety. So what is the answer?

The answer is to utilize at-home fitness and exercise programs such as Beachbody’s 21 Day Fix, P90X, TurboFire, Insanity, and others that provide resistance and cardiovascular training in a planned and structured format. This progressive exercise combined with a structured plan, and where you don’t have to leave your home is great way to create that improvement or maintain that Exercise for Depression and Anxiety can bring to a person.

One of the other things that many people don’t have with going to the gym to exercise for depression and anxiety is support. With a Beachbody Club Membership, each person gets a FREE Coach to support him or her. This can be a great benefit to those who have to exercise for depression and anxiety. If you start with a Beachbody Premium Membership, you’re first 30 days is FREE, and it gives you access to Beachbody On-Demand, an amazing meal planner, and much more! After your free trial ends, you’ll continue to stream world-class programs, such as P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, INSANITY®, and more from our massive Beachbody Member Library.

So take advantage of exercise to provide benefits to your overall health, and to improve or manage depression and anxiety.

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Did you know this? That's just crazy…

What 17 Million Beachbody Customers Don’t Know, But Should

July 22, 2015

What 17 Million Beachbody Customers Don’t Know, But Should

If you’ve ever watched TV, you’ve no doubt seen those fitness infomercials talking about how you can lose weight and get fit with products like P90X, Insanity, 21 Day Fix, Hip Hop Abs, Brazil Butt Lift, Body Beast and others. Did you know Beachbody is the company that puts all of those programs together with celebrity trainers like Tony Horton, Shaun T., Autumn Calabrese, Leandro Carvalho, and Sagi Kalev?

Beachbody has grown to well over 17 Million customers since the company was founded in 1998 by Carl Daikeler and Jon Congdon. Those infomercials generate an average of 50,000 new customers every week.

A few things Beachbody Customers do not expect…

Most Beachbody customers, who follow their program, get great results and completely transform their body and their health. Then something they did not expect starts to happen…

People take notice. Besides the obvious body transformation, others notice how they’re much more happy and energetic. Family members and co-workers see the changes in their attitude and overall outlook on life.

Of course the natural thing for Beachbody customers to do is share their experience with the people around them and those who take notice.

Many customers even go as far as sharing their experience with total strangers when the conversation leads to health and fitness. After sharing their experience and giving them some information about how and why they got started with a Beachbody program, the customer feels very excited for the person they shared the information with. The stranger goes on-line to order the program and then soon they too become a happy customer sharing their experience.

What Most Beachbody Customers Don’t Know…

As a Beachbody Customer, you can Win Cash Prizes and Earn Commissions, doing what you're already doing. We will talk about two basic ways Beachbody pays you to get and stay healthy and fit.

Pay Day One – You can win cash prizes by submitting your before and after picture. Beachbody pays daily $500, monthly $1000, quarterly $5,000 and annual $100,000and $25,000 cash prizes just for showing us your physical and health transformation. These prizes are awarded to one man and one woman for each prize category.

All you have to do to win is complete your program and submit your before and after photos along with your experience with the program. It’s that simple. And you can submit as often as you like. I suggest you submit your results every single day, week or month.

Take the Challenge and Submit Your Results. All you have to lose is the weight.

Pay Day Two – When people ask you what you’re doing, tell them.

Chances are, you’re already sharing your experience with others. Now you just have to take the simple step to become a Team Beachbody Coach so you can get paid for sharing your experience.

When you decide to pay it forward and become a Paid Advocate of Team Beachbody you can earn up to 25% commission on each program, and other products purchased, from your Beachbody replicated web site. We get paid every Thursday.

Get Paid More

As your customer base starts to grow, some of your customers are going to start sharing their experience. At that point they are going to want to know how to become a Team Beachbody Coach, like you. When you show them how and they get started in your organization, we will show you how to properly train them, like we did for you.

When you get two very excited and motivated paid advocates (Team Beachbody Coaches) on your team, Beachbody will start giving you a few customers from those infomercials you see on TV every day. The average qualified coach receives 11- 15 new customers a month from Team Beachbody’s Customers acquisition program. Those customers are yours to nurture and support. You also get to keep the commissions from those customers. These are customers you would have never been able to connect with.

As your team grows, your income grows. And all you’re doing is the same thing you’ve been doing from the beginning; sharing your health and fitness transformation story with those who really want the help.

Now, our team has taken this simple process a few steps further. Our team has created a system that will help you reach out to more people around the United States and Canada. Our system will allow you to reach out to people who are looking for what you have to offer.

Consider this…

You used Beachbody programs and products to get fit and healthy. You started sharing your experience with people who took notice and others you talk to throughout your day. You started earning a few extra hundred dollars a month. A few of your customers decided to become a Team Beachbody Coach, like you. Beachbody started giving you paying customers. And you plugged into our training and exclusive team marketing system to reach out to even more people looking for what we have to offer. And you’re doing all of this on a part time basis.

Do you see how partnering with our team and Beachbody could greatly improve your lifestyle in the near future?

If so, get access to more information at this site. We have a short 7-minute video for you watch. When you get excited enough about you’ve seen, request a call back from me, or one of our team members.

If by the rare chance you have no desire to earn a great income by helping others, please feel free to share this with others you know and care about.

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How to Eat Healthy While Traveling - Wally Recommends

If you're planning a late summer vacation, or just travel for business or the heck of it, you know it's hard to eat right. This one will certainly help out. Share with those you know getting ready to travel.

Eating healthy while traveling can be intimidating. Potential weight gain and feeling sluggish doesn’t have to be a part of your travel plans. As we all know, eating healthy on the road can be a challenge. It is easy to load up on the food that is easily accessible, and most of your meals will come from restaurants. Which all can lead to potential weight gain, sluggishness, and detriment to our bodies. So ultimately it will take a bit of pre-travel preparation on your part to make things a bit easier, which is absolutely worth it.

Here are a few suggestions. It truly starts with planning! If you are prepared you won’t be at the mercy of airplane meals or roadside food services. Packing a variety of snacks that easily transport can be as easy as packing all of your other belongings.

1. Handmade individual trail mixes. You can custom make trail mix blends based on what nutrients your body needs.
2. Pre-packaged trail mixes (choose clean, whole organic ingredients).
3. Nuts and Dried fruits
4. Healthy Meal Replacement Shake
5. Raw food bars or good nutritious bars with clean ingredients
6. Bananas, oranges, nectarines, and fruits that have an outer layer that protects the inner food.

Check out and download our book with other tips for eating healthy while traveling.

SOME ADDITIONAL TIPS:

1. It is always good to eat a healthy filling meal like a salad with lots of vegetables and some protein, or a vegetable burrito prior to your travel, so it can carry you for a bit longer of time frame.
2. When eating at restaurants be sure to look for a health conscious salads and other grilled meats and vegetable options at mealtimes.
3. Be sure to drink plenty of clean water while traveling. Your body needs the additional fluids to stay hydrated and properly digest the foods when it is out of your ordinary nutrition consumption.

How to Eat Healthy While Traveling

Even with all of these preparations, eating healthy on the road while traveling can be difficult. You may find that eating less while traveling is helpful, in fact you can use traveling time as opportunity to fast a bit, and/or eat a vegetarian diet. It is a good way to give your digestive system a break for a few days. Though it can be challenging to find healthy foods outside of the home, do not be discouraged. There certainly are a number of products that can carry you through your travels.

Need help finding your way? How about an on-line meal planner, nutrition guide, health and nutrition coach, and 150 of Beachbody’s Top Rated Fitness Programs Streaming to your cell phone, pad device, or laptop for $2.99 per week, and you’re first month is FREE!

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Strength Training Exercises: Without a Gym Membership - Wally Recommends

I know you gym rats may not like this one.

I do like going to the gym from time to time. Mostly because I like getting in the sauna. But most don't like the gym for many reasons. This is a much cheaper and time saving choice.

With your busy schedule, you don’t always have time to get to the gym. Whether you’re working full time outside the home, working from home, or a stay-at-home spouse or parent, your schedule is packed with things that you need to get done. That is understandable but that shouldn’t prevent you from being healthy and having the body you’ve always wanted. Strength Training Exercises can be accomplished right in your living room, or any other room in your house. No fancy gym equipment needed, and Without a Gym Membership!

Simply pick a Beachbody On-Demand program that works for you. With Beachbody On-Demand you can fit your workout in no matter what time of day it is, and you can do it anywhere. One of the best things about the Beachbody On-Demand programs, is there is something for every fitness level. Each program as a modifier for each exercise and will show you how to perform the exercises correctly to avoid injury. No matter what your fitness level, beginner to super experienced there is a Beachbody On-Demand program that will work for you.

Strength Training Exercises: Without a Gym Membership

Ideally, you want a program that will challenge you without pushing you too hard. Most of the at-home strength training programs progress at the level that is needed to give you that push. Of course you can always use the modifier if necessary to fit your current activity level. You can choose body weight exercises, or try a workout that uses weights, bands, or other basic tools that you might already have sitting in your home. Of course if you are just getting started and don’t want to commit to buying equipment you can always use canned food or water bottles for hand weights.

If it’s been awhile since you last engaged in regular exercise, it’s probably unrealistic to expect yourself to dive in to exercising five or more days per week. If this is the case it would be suggested to start with a basic exercise program that allows you to get in some strength training two or three days per week. It is would also be recommended that you follow the calendar for the program to help keep you on track. Be sure to give yourself small rewards for staying on track. Maybe there’s a movie that you’ve been desperate to see or a book that you’ve been waiting to read. Promise yourself that if you stay on track with your strength training program for an entire week, you’ll allow yourself that treat.

Mix it up! With the huge library offered by Beachbody On-Demand, you can easily access different programs and workouts that will keep your routine fresh and interesting. Having a steady regimen for 3-4 weeks and then changing it up is always a good thing. This can help create greater results.

Workouts and strength training through Beachbody On-Demand is an easy way to get in shape from the comfort of your own home. You don’t have to go anywhere and it will save you some money bynot having a gym membership or driving to the gym. All you need is a television, tablet, or computer and a commitment to getting in better shape. What more could you ask for?

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