How to Solve Childhood Obesity... A Story

I just got this email from Jonathan Gelfand, general counsel at Beachbody. I think it's an important lesson for anyone who wonders how we got into the crisis of childhood obesity, and how we can solve it:

Carl,

Something you said a few months back really resonated for me the other day.

My daughter Sophie came upstairs Saturday while I was working out to Power 90 and asked what I was doing. From reading I have done, I know we are at the parenting stage where we "model behavior" for her and I remember you saying that our parents taught us to do our homework and brush our teeth but probably never made fitness a required part of your everyday life. So, I explained to her what Daddy was doing and why and that was that. The next day I went upstairs to do my workout again and with about 20 minutes left, Sophie came upstairs and started following along (jumping jacks and the hopping side to side which was the perfect time). When I asked her why she was working out with me, she said because it was important. Eureka!

(Now if I can only find a way to replicate that with 'not dating' until she is 22.)

Jonathan

The point here goes beyond solving childhood obesity. This is an example of how, despite how it feels, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. How you behave can have a positive impact on everyone around you. It's one of the key functions of being a coach -- LIVING the healthy active lifestyle, not just representing it.

That's not only how childhood obesity gets solved, but the healthcare problem in general. We are not alone. Your behavior matters. My behavior matters. The healthier one lives, the healthier we all will live.

Summer's 90 Days Out... Any ideas?

March + April + May = The Last Three Months To Summer!

Here's your motivation check list:
1. Look great in a bathing suit
2. Enter to win the Million Dollar Body Game
3. Create a Before/After that will kick your Coach business into high gear
4. Inspire your friends and family to get healthy
5. Have the strength, energy, and confidence to have the best summer EVER!

Here's your "Things To Do" between now and March 1:
1. Order the program you're going to follow for 90 days 2. Set your first month's workout schedule up in WOWY
3. Join the "Beach or Bust 2008" WOWY group, and invite four people who seem to workout at the same time as you to get on the band wagon
4. Throw away the food in your kitchen which will undermine your success
5. Take your measurements
6. Take a new photo - this time in THE BATHING SUIT you intend to wear this summer.
(Note, it should be tight if you're not at your goal weight)
7. Pick the exact day that you intend to take that bathing suit to the beach, and KNOW that you will hit that beach with total confidence!
8. Talk to five people who you think you'll likely see on that beach or the pool, and tell them what you are doing. If you're a coach, invite them to get involved. If you're not a coach, this is the perfect time to get started.

Whether it's Turbo Jam, P90X, Power 90, Hip Hop Abs, or your own make shift program, you've got 90 days to kick it into "transformation gear" so you feel great all summer long. I'll see you in WOWY!

Connect Your Desires To Action

Whether it's making more money, transoforming your body, or helping the people around you get healthy, I wrote about the motivational benefits of "layering your desires" a couple weeks ago.

I've given that a lot of thought - like constantly - since that post. What I now call "Motivation Multipliers" is the power you get when faced with a choice;


"Do I eat the entire bowl of ice cream, or don't I?"

You want the gratification of that bowl of ice cream, no doubt. So how do you resist?

You multiply the motivation of your desires, and connect that motivation to ACTION.

For me, here's how it would go.

Reasons to eat the ice cream
1. I want to enjoy something sweet. I deserve it.

Reasons NOT to eat the ice cream
1. I want my jeans to fit better.
2. I want to have good energy, and a sugar spike always shuts me down
3. I want to build this business - and gorging on ice cream does not support the idea of walking the talk
4. I want to stay off the cholesterol drugs (I have high cholesterol) to preserve my kidneys and liver, so I don't need the combo of sugars and cream
5. I don't want to teach my daughter the habit of using ice cream as a reward/escape.
6. I want to feel confident and lean this summer on the beach

1 reason to eat it. 6 reasons not to.

Now it's worth it to find an alternative which won't run counter to my six reasons but which actual support them. A piece of fruit, a healthy shake, or simply reassessing my desire to eat something sweet are all ACTIONS that support my DESIRES.

If you ever saw that movie "The Secret", I really think that's what the point was. The more you focus on your desires, and link your actions to those desires, the more probable it is you will get what you want.

I read a great line in a Richard Bach book once: "Everything is exactly as it is for a reason. The crumb on your table is not some mystical reminder of this morning's cookie. It is there because you have chosen not to remove it. No exceptions"

For my purposes in the Beachbody world I would restate it like this: "Your body is exactly as it is for a reason. The additional inches around your waistline is not some curse or result of a genetic defect. They are there because you have made choices which kept it there. No exceptions"

Same goes for your financial condition, the trend of obesity, the state of our healthcare, etc. We are not the victims of our situation. We created the situation. We are also free to be more conscious of our multiple DESIRES to change these conditions, and to take action that supports our new desires.

Being aware of your desires when it comes time to make a choice, I mean REALLY aware of them, is how you can more easily take action that best serves your desires.

In the instance of the ice cream, I am serving my highest desires by finding an alternative choice. It's not evil or bad to have the ice cream. It's just not serving what I desire. I am not going to attack and judge myself for having ice cream. But I also have no right to complain about how long it is taking me to achieve my desires.

Escaping through sensual gratification is the hardest thing to give up. But if you are actively conscious of more of your desires than your desire to escape or "get a fix", you will have a better chance of achieving your goals -- in fact I know you'll have a better chance of surpassing your wildest goals, and enjoying the the process.

Connect your Desires to your Actions, and you will get the body, the health, and the lifestyle you want.

That's the point of coaching at Beachbody: You multiply your motivation by being aware of how they connect, and you put yourself in a position to take action on all that motivation where every action can serve your mutiple desires. That's efficiency, and the path to success!

The Real Winners

The list of finalists for the Million Dollar Body Game is now posted inside the club for members to vote. (If you vote, choose wisely, because once you voted, you voted.)

Each of the four men and women on this page have already won $50,000 for being the top overall selection in their category. That's pretty exciting! And one man and one woman will take away $250,000 on March 7th. That's crazy!

The selection process was fascinating. We learned so much about the value of the coach/customer relationship. We learned that so many people have to overcome so much to get healthy. Even with all the tools at our fingertips, it is not easy. But in every case, the rewards are a revelation.

The judges kept the promise to celebrate not just the best "after" photo in choosing these finalists, but to pay attention to the entire journey. The quality of photos, the visibility of the transformation, the quality and content of video, the healthy nature of the transformation, and the essays were all considered as the judges selected the finalists over a grueling week of review.

The most difficult thing for all the judges was knowing that, while every person was an inspiration for achieving great health, not EVERYONE could win the money.

This is where coaches are so important. We can't let the contest be anything more than a fun aspect of the overall experience of Team Beachbody. We can't let the competition pollute the spirit of teamwork, support, and positive benefits of staying active and getting good nutrition. That's the message of everything we do -- whether you won $300 for working out in WOWY, $1,000 or $10,000 as a transformation contest winner, or today $50,000 as a finalist, the REAL prize is the quality of life we are all achieving by supporting each other to stay true to this healthy lifestyle. THAT'S the real grand prize!

Congratulations to the finalists. And to everyone who stays consistently active and focused on eating well, thank you for inspiring all of us to succeed -- YOU are the real winners!

We Are All "Beachbody" Again!

The video below explains it... but in case you want to save five minutes, we're relegating the Million Dollar Body brand to the game, and bringing the club and community in to the core brand; Team Beachbody. This means that our coaches represent the product, and the company represents the coaches.

All for one, and one for all! Let's build this thing Team Beachbody!

The Power Of Your Desire

> You might DESIRE to lose weight, but so far that desire alone has not led you to your goal.

> You might DESIRE to have financial freedom, but so far that desire alone has not led you to your goal.

> You might DESIRE to help others around you improve their health and lifestyle, but so far that desire alone has not led you to your goal.

Welcome to the power of the Beachbody/Million Dollar Body coach opportunity, where the power of your desires are compounded. It has been my personal experience that this synergistic power of multiple desires is how, for once, you REALLY can achieve your most ambitious goals!

You can get ripped. You can get rich. You can help thousands of people!

When you are a coach, you can still struggle to get in shape. Every day there are factors that can impede your motivation. But if you take a moment and give thought to your personal DESIRE to (1) be fit and healthy, (2) to earn more money, and (3) to inspire others, you'll see how meaningful your decision to stick to your goals can be.

If you're like me, at the very moment you could have let yourself down, considering your higher DESIRES will translate into the choice of eating right, pushing play, and taking your supplements.

Every time you overcome the inner voice to quit, and you direct your multiple sources of DESIRE toward your success, you will stoke the furnace of your own power... That doesn't just help you today. DESIRE of this kind is like a muscle - and the more you work it, the stronger it gets! I see it each month in the Million Dollar Body Game, that it's possible for anyone to achieve their highest DESIRE, and for those that succeed the rewards are significant.

If you or someone you know has struggled with their motivation or consistency, tell them to link another DESIRE to the equation, and they'll be pleasantly surprised at how much easier and faster it is to accomplish each goal!

So from now on, pay attention to your desire -- It really may be your heart's way of directing you toward your highest potential!

It is precisely because our present life is so inseparably
linked with desire that we must make use of desire’s tremendous energy
if we wish to transform our life into something transcendental.
-- Lama Thubten Yeshe

A Business Plan For Trainers

I just got off a radio interview with one of our newest coaches, Neil Anderson, a trainer and radio host of The Health and Fitness Zone in Salt Lake City. During the conversation, we came up with the concept of how trainers can actually expand their business and better serve their clients by becoming MDB coaches.

First the premise: I think personal trainers deliver a valuable service helping people learn about fitness and learn good form. But I think part of their job is to get people on a personal program that they can execute on their own, without the trainer's help counting reps.

And for anyone who is a trainer, you know how fixed the income potential is - you're locked into the hours you work. Let's say you can effectively serve 5 clients a day, 6 days a week. That's a total of 30 client hours a week, and you ONLY get paid if there is no cancellation. Here's the problem -- the only way to expand is either work longer hours, or increase your rate.

Instead, trainers should do is (1) work toward signing up ten new clients a month to train, to be members in the Million Dollar Body Club, and Coaches so their sessions with you can eventually pay for themselves.

(2) You will put them on a 90 day program like Power 90, Turbo Jam, P90X, or Slim in 6, depending on their preferences, but you only train them for the first few weeks of it to make sure their form is accurate and they stay consistent.

(3) You take their before photos and measurements, and get them to set-up their online profile in the club.

(4) You make sure they log every workout, so you can check up on their progress, and they are eligible to win the daily WOWY prize up to $1,000.

(5) You make sure they use the diet tool to track their food.

(6) In exchange for your helping them become independently healthy, part of that client's job is to refer you two more people (some will, some won't. Some will refer a ton of people - when they get results and brag about how they did it on their own, with YOUR help!)

(7) You set the appointment for you to get together to take their 30 day progress photos and measurements. That locks them into accountability.

(8) You make sure they enter their results in t the Million Dollar Body Game - since they could win $1,000 to $10,000 bucks every month if they make progress - and you as a coach will get rewarded too!

(9) You sign-up their referrals (either under them as a coach, or under you if they're not a coach) and do the same thing with these referrals. The tree grows!

Here's how the math works (without getting into the income of it, which would be substantial):

Instead of serving ten to fifteen clients in all the time you have, your new goal is to sign up ten new people a month, with the help of client referrals. You're still always training ten or so people a month, but once they have learned the program with your help, they are on your maintenance program (including supplements if you feel it appropriate) and your earnings from your clients becomes passive, rather than direct trainer-earnings.

So at the end of the year, you have at least 120 clients, calling you from time to time for refreshers and to take progress photos/measurements. After two years you have over 240 clients, plus all the coaches your clients have now signed up on their own. THAT'S A BUSINESS! You've created your own network of peer support; People who are thanking YOU for getting them started on the right path, and for helping them achieve it under their own power for the long term.

You make more money. They are rewarded for getting healthy and referring people into the program. And EVERYONE is a more independent healthy human being. if I were a trainer, that's the way I would approach it. And if I were a coach, I would call every trainer in the phone book and pitch this concept. people don't need help counting reps, they need to be empowered to succeed on their own once they know what they're doing!

By the way, this same formula works for doctors who see patients that need help losing weight, gyms, chiropractors, and nutritionists. The point here is to empower people to be independently healthy, and you reap the rewards in every way!

Thanks to Neil for helping inspire this concept!

A Little Motivation, Perhaps?

I love when the production team gives me a peek at stuff they're working on.

The finale of the 2007 Million Dollar Body Game is going to be a big staged event, with Danny Teeson, our trainers, professional dancers, video clips, and of course, two $250,000 winners. If you want to share the excitement, below is the teaser video which will be re-edited to open the awards event on two big screens in the theater:

If you are not a 2007 qualifier and are looking for a little motivation to get your entry into the 2008 contest, the first day of each month is the deadline for that month! Use this video to push yourself to get in great shape all year long (or maybe it's time to become a coach and join us at the big event in Anaheim to see who's life changes the moment the $250,000 winners are announced!)

No matter what, this kind of video makes it fun to get in shape and know that you can qualify for these prizes just like every other club member! These are the same people who heard about these programs, made the commitment just like you, and submitted their stories to the contest. Now there's some motivation to KEEP PUSHING PLAY!

UPDATE: We've created a new WOWY Group: "On The Road to the 3/7 Coach Summit" -- Join it, and Bring it!

Make February Count!

Ok coaches, it's time to put it into high gear! February coming, and it's "go time". Time to take it up a notch. Time to eat clean, to make sure you're consistent with your supplement regimen, to share the solution of pushing play, eating right, and supporting eachother with people who want to feel better about themselves by summer.

This is the month. if you're going to coach, it's time to coach!

Set your goals. Talk to YOUR Coach. And go for it...

For me, February goes like this:

> 20 Workouts in 30 Days

> Make sure I eat right to build my metabolism

> Feb 4th -- Photo and measurements

> Coach at least 3 new people how to get results with the Beachbody system: In short, that system is (1) Push play at least 20 times in 30 days (2) Eat right - for many that's as simple as replacing one meal a day with a shake (3) be accountable by taking your measurements every 30 days, sharing this system, and helping keep other motivated... It's a daily routine... I call it "Play, shake and share"

For you, that should also mean submitting your story to the Million Dollar Body Game on both February 1st and March 1st... You never know!

The Coach Summit and finale of the 2007 Million Dollar Body Game is a month away, and Tony, Chalene, and Shaun T will be pushing the coaches who attend in a couple intense group workouts. It's going to be fun, and I want everyone to be there and ready to bring it with intensity!

Set your goals now. Make a plan of how you can "Play, Shake and Share" every day until the Summit. And make February count!

You and me, let's party March 6th and 7th!

If you want to know what's hot at Beachbody and Million Dollar Body before anyone else, if you want to learn the latest techniques to get the most out of your MDB experience and help as many people as possible, AND if you want to be an eye witness to the first ever awards show for the Million Dollar Body Game, make your reservations now for the SUMMIT in Anaheim March 6th and 7th!

I'll be there, I want to see you there, and I expect it to be fun!

Attend the event and you can workout personally with Tony Horton, Shaun T or the one and only Chalene Johnson Thursday night and Friday morning!

We'll be announcing new products coming in 2008, celebrating Top Coach achievements, introducing new rewards and incentive programs, and building momentum to making 2008 the year our awesome coaches GO BIG!

After a day of focusing on the business and the opportunity, we're taking it up a few notches... Join us at the exclusive awards gala Friday night, including cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and enjoy the grand prize finale of the 2007 Million Dollar Body Game. We're giving away $800,000 in one hour, including the crowning of our two $250,000 winners!

I've never done anything like this in my career, so there's bound to be some interesting things happening at every turn. Somebody's life is really going to change that night when we give away that money, and I want to share that moment with as many people as possible.

RSVP now*, and I'll look forward to seeing you there!

Doubletree Hotel Anaheim, California100 The City Drive Orange, CA

714-634-4500

Cost: Early Bird ticket purchase: $75/person (until January 30, 2008) Don’t wait! Buy your tickets now to lock in the lowest rate possible!

*Reservations for the Coach Summit is only available to Coaches. That makes NOW a great time to sign up to be a Million Dollar Body Coach!

Where's Señor?

Now that P90X is once again attracting thousands of customers a week into the world of extreme home fitness gone wild (No complaints here -- we just never expected there to be this kind of ongoing demand of a program this intense) I thinks it's time to let you in on a little secret... The secret of Señor Mysterioso.

Ned Farr is the filmmaker who crafted the look and feel of P90X and covered the "making of" for two years. His infomercial is redefining the art form.

One day a few years ago we threw a birthday party for Ned at my house. One of the gifts was an "action figure" who kinda looks like a four inch version of musician Leon Redbone. His name, Señor Mysterioso.

When we got to shooting the P90X videos, the fascination with Señor only grew... to obsession.

As you follow P90X, faithfully bringing it with passion and enthusiasm, keep an eye out. Señor Mysterioso is somewhere different on set in every video. (On one though he is there, but not visible. Oh yes, he is so mysterioso. You can guess where he is if you like.)

Interestingly, others around the globe have had their own encounters with Señor.

Continue to push play, bring it hard, and bring it often, and keep your eye on the set of P90X for the international man of mystery and intrigue, Señor Mysterioso.

P90X, Now in Plus Sizes!

P90X+ is now available to everyone! (Oh yes, it is so sweet.)

The reviews we've heard from Million Dollar Body coaches who have had a couple weeks to play with the Plus are shocking and revealing:

"Are you kidding me?"

"Please, make it stop."

"Thanks to Tony, now I can chew nails!"

And my favorite... "Before P90X+ I didn't even know I had that muscle... Now I have two!"

The Beachbody crew has posted downloadable workout sheets for P90X and for P90X+ so you can bring it, recover, and bring it again!

Let's Meet in Vegas!

In case you are in Las Vegas next week, our coaches there have put together an event to kick off 2008 and you are invited.

Just before the event I hope I get to meet some of the people who I have only gotten to email with so far. When we get started I want to speak about what's coming up in 2008. This is an important meeting because we're already building momentum for what we hope will be a major year to change how people approach health and wellness!

Everyone is invited, coaches prospects and friends.

RSVP to: Events@milliondollarbody.com

Saturday January 5th

Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino

4949 North Rancho Drive

Las Vegas, NV 89130

Coach Opportunity Presentation: 12:00pm -1:30pm

Coach Training: 2:00pm-3:30pm

See you there!

Snoozebusters - unite!

There's a new workout group in WOWY thanks to the suggestion of coach Anne Dovel: The Snoozebusters!

If the most common reflex when you hear that alarm first thing in the morning is a series of snoozes that chip right through your workout, you are not alone. In fact, that very habit of mine was one of the main motivations behind creating WOWY. Knowing that there is someone expecting you to be logged in for your workout at 6AM is an edge over the inclination to blow it off.

I know many people are starting 2008 with a renewed commitment to get their workout done early in the day. And it's got to be fun knowing that with every workout, you might have scored $1,000! Want the money? You gotta earn it baby!

No doubt the days you feel the best are those you get your workout done! So join me in the Snoozebusters group, and let's wake up and make it count!

Childhood Obesity is a Choice

I'm sure you're aware that childhood obesity is a real problem. According to the Mayo Clinic, over 25 million kids are overweight or in danger of becoming obese. And overweight children are at higher risk of developing: Type 2 diabetes, Metabolic syndrome, High blood pressure, Asthma and other respiratory problems, sleep disorders, liver disease, early puberty or menarche, eating disorders, skin infections and more.

When you think about it, it's a choice. Aren't kids are supposed to be out playing? And we as parents are supposed to be monitoring what they eat, whether it's at home or at school. But so many kids are TV addicts and so many parents don't have a clue how to eat for themselves, much less guide their kids' habits. And the proliferation of awful foods and sodas in school vending machines doesn't make it any easier. So what matters is how we make choices for our kids, and how we teach our kids to make choices.

Beachbody is getting more and more involved, mostly through the efforts of our MDB coaches who are taking matters into their own hands.

We've marketed Tony and The Kids for years, and now we're adding a title to the cause this January which will be fun step in the right direction:

Shaun T has a new workout coming in late January; Shaun T's Fit Kids Club, which includes two 25-minute workouts on one DVD with a fun wall poster that shows healthy snack tips and a kids-guide for reading nutrition labels. I think it will appeal to kids form age 5 to 14.

The release date is mid-January for MDB coaches and late January for everyone else.

If you have a kid in grade school, you know how frustrated teachers get at recess time on rainy days. I'm giving a copy of the DVD to my daughter's school and giving the poster to her classroom so they have some additional healthy messaging around them at snack time.

Of course when it comes to fighting childhood obesity, I think the most compelling strategy is to get parents active and eating right. Show them how you're making smart choices. Kids learn choices from their parents. When kids see their parents working out, they see that it's an important part of their lifestyle. It might not happen right now, but at some point, that child will "get it" and remember how it's done because they saw mom and dad choosing health. "Hey mom, where's that Shaun T DVD?"

Same goes for eating. Teaching kids healthy food choices is not nearly as compelling as serving them the right portion size and food options. You learn what you eat.

The best of all this is the upside: Kids who are active and eating well have a real chance of avoiding the harsh trends of obesity-linked diseases. And healthy kids make healthy grand kids. It's time for us to help them learn the importance of this lifestyle, by example, and by guiding their choices.

Call Us Gang Green

"Go Green" is the motto at Beachbody and Million Dollar Body parent, Product Partners. This year we decided that we would focus on making sure that our activity as a company and as individuals does not "take" from our host (Planet Earth), but instead contributes to it's ability to sustain life.

It's a pretty incredible thing, when you think about it... that this planet has everything we need to live. Our job as guests is to make sure we don't kill it in the process. But in general, mankind has managed to expand and use up resources at such a rate and in such a way that we're actually making it LESS inhabitable.

Well, just like Product Partners creates products and services that help people achieve their goals to lead a healthy fulfilling life, now we're making sure that our activity as such supports that in every way. We have hired a great guy named Rob Kramer to work with us to help transform the company into an eco-conscious, sustainable (meaning - all our efforts contribute to the planet's livability, rather than undermine it), "green" company that collectively reduces its impact on our environment and our health.

Jon Congdon and my desire for making Product Products green is significant and personal. We like to do stuff outside, in the actual sun. We like to enjoy the water. We like to breathe. We like to drink water and eat food that doesn't poison us. We like animals. We like toys without lead in them. We like the way the "unknowable genius" behind the ecosystem works. Together, we will take the Core Values of Product Partners and apply them to creating sustainable practices, purchases, products, packages and resources throughout the company.

Whether it's converting all paper products to 100% recycled materials, reducing energy consumption through new systems, materials or procedures, or transforming product packaging into the first environmentally-sustainable DVD products in the health and fitness market, we have an enormous opportunity and responsibility to TAKE ACTION RIGHT NOW. The investment will be real, and real significant.

To that end, I appreciate your willingness and support in working with Rob and the rest of the Product Partners staff to turn the company into THE most sustainable, eco-conscious company in our industry, if not ALL industry. (Step away from the copy machine!)

One of the ways we started was to improve our recycling habits. Another way was to replace the holiday card mailing with an eCard. And to everyone who sends us the traditional bottle of holiday wine as a gift, we have asked that in lieu of gifts that they dedicate a tree or a grove of trees to the spirit of the holidays at Tree People.

Even my seven year old daughter Ava got into the act. When I described to her what we were doing, and how important it is for us to conserve energy and reduce pollution, she came up with the idea of asking Santa not to waste paper wrapping our gifts, and instead to use gift bags that we would leave next to the cookies. (I apologize if Santa is late to your house, since he'll need to stop to stuff gifts into bags ant my house... but hey - it's for the environment!)

You can do a lot too. From time to time I'll be posting Rob's suggestion's on this blog, including these tips he published to our company this week:

Tip 1: Buy LED Holiday Lights. These use 90% less energy, have a 50,000-hour bulb life that's 40 times longer than regular bulbs.

Tip 2: Use Biodegradable Bags for your trash, such as biobags. Purchase at Eco-Products.

Tip 3: Use Compostable Plates/Utensils for your holiday party. Purchase at Eco-Products.

Tip 4: Use Soy or Beeswax-based Candles for your celebration, rather than paraffin wax candles, which require fossil fuels in their production and often have lead in the wick. (Plus - when you burn paraffin candles, it's like a Mac truck is running it's fumes throughout your home... "deck the halls with CO2 emissions!" Purchase at FindSoyCandles.

Tip 5: Wrap Gifts in eco-friendly ways such as using reusable fabric, using recycled wrapping paper, or reusing magazines, paper, and bags to make your own wrapping.

Tip 6: Give Eco-Friendly Gifts and fair trade handicrafts that support good cause. Purchase at Eco Friendly Gifts or The Y Catalog.

Tip 7: Make Plenty (HEALTHY) of Food and fill up your freezer with the leftovers, as a full freezer requires less energy than a partially full freezer.

Tip 8: Use Eco-Friendly Green Cleaning Products after your party. Purchase at Eco-Products.

Tip 9: Serve Organic fair trade coffee to your guests.

Tip 10: Carpool to events and parties.

Tip 11: Recycle. The Product Partners recycling bins have arrived. Please get in the habit of using them to recycle paper, glass, cans, ink cartridges, etc.

Tip 12: Buy Organic Meat for your holiday cooking (OR) Eat Lower on the Food Chain and Cook Vegetarian. A vegetarian and organic diet requires thousands of gallons of less water, and no harmful pesticides and chemicals in the soil.

Tip 13: Shop at the Local Farmer's Market for your holiday cooking needs, and bring your own bags. The less far a product travels to get to you, the less fuel was consumed to satisfy that demand.

Tip 14: For Cards, Invitations, etc., choose alternatives to virgin tree fiber paper such as recycled paper or hemp paper. Purchase at Green Field Paper. Of course, the best invite is an Email Invite or Evite.

Tip 15: Use Recycled Objects to make crafts and ornaments with your children.

Tip 16: Ask for Eco-Gifts that will help you lead a more healthy and eco-friendly life.

Tip 17: Choose Less Consumption and more giving this holiday season. Do a Community Service Project.

Please note that these are just suggested options and stores—we are not in any way affiliated with or officially endorsing any of these options.

Find Out What Million Dollar Body Is All About

There's a "Webinar" Tuesday night at 9PM ET/6PM PT in case you're wondering what this Million Dollar Body thing is about - or in case you are already involved and want to invite some people to get involved.

(Kevin's going to let me speak, which can be dangerous.)

We launched Million Dollar Body this year to turn the fitness model upside down, and for once reward those who are actually doing both the hard work of working out and who are supporting others to live a healthier lifestyle.

We have over 3,500 coaches signed up already. But i suspect this concept is going to blow up - big time - after the first of the year, when the entire world decides it's time to get back into shape. This year, we want the world to choose the one resource where results REALLY happen.

That's your opportunity. Someone is going to try and make money selling more gimmicks and junk to people you know. Or instead, you and your friends can point them to the real deal, MDB - where people get real results - and you will be rewarded for it.

If you are interested in learning what Million Dollar Body is about, and how it can help you stay motivated to get into the best shape of your life (and earn money at the same time), join us for a webinar Tuesday at 9PM ET/6PM PT.

1. Go to this site on your computer: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/976825080

2. And call this conference number: (605) 772-3434, access code 249-091-894

Webinar ID: 976-825-080

It's Time for P90X+

At last, all 5 of the P90X+ DVD's are at the fulfillment center, looking good for the exclusive two week preview launch to Million Dollar Body coaches on Monday Dec. 17th (at the usual 25% discount.)

Everyone should then be able to order after Jan 2nd, to kick those New Years Resolutions into overdrive!

You'll dig Jason Scheff's music, the wildly intense workouts, and Tony's reliable banter. For anyone who wants to truly "feel" their workouts, we dare you to feel these!

So get your SelectTechs, and chin-up bar, and bring it (plus style!)

Fish Oil Burns Fat?

Take your supplements and eat your fish. Not only is it good for managing your cholesterol levels, improving your memory, making your skin look better, and reducing aches and pains, but now they say fish oils burn fat!

Beachbody and Million Dollar Body customers will appreciate that research is showing that fish oils enhance fat oxidation in overweight people when taken in conjunction with exercise! A study done out of Australia has shown significant reduction in percentage of body fat when combining exercise with fish oil supplementation. The improvement appeared to reflect enhanced fat oxidation during exercise specifically. (Check it out here: Fish oil along with exercise improved fat loss, better than either alone.)

Just like the Beachbody synergistic approach of portion control, plus cardiovascular & resistance training is OPTIMAL for those that are SERIOUS about fat loss, so is proper supplementation.

Personally, I take fish oil twice a day for the health benefits. However, now that we are learning that fish oils provide so much "bang for your buck", EVERYONE has a reason to be taking a good quality fish oil! And that's exactly why we believe a good Omega-3 is an important part of your "core nutrition", and why it is available to all our coaches and customers.

We didn't cut any corners with this product... Beachbody's Core Omega-3 comes from wild Atlantic cold water fish sources, and is absolutely guaranteed to be free of harmful PCBs and heavy metal contaminants typically found in supplements available in grocery stores. Our soft gel capsules use an advanced delivery system that releases in the intestines, not in the stomach. That means no stomach upset, and no unpleasant aftertaste.

I don't talk about supplements a lot in my blog, because I think sometimes people can over do it. But if you want to know what I take, Omega 3 has got to be on your daily list if you really are taking care of your health!

The "Opportunity" Cities

Here's the dubious list of the most obese cities in America, as posted on Forbes.com:

1. Memphis, Tenn.: 34%
2. Birmingham, Ala.: 31.3%
3. San Antonio, Texas: 31.1%
4. Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif.: 30.8%
5. Detroit: 30.4%
6. Jacksonville, Fla.: 29.8%
7. Nashville, Tenn.: 28.8%
8. Oklahoma City: 27.5%
9. Kansas City, Mo.: 26.9%
10. San Diego, Calif.: 26.7%
11. Cincinnati, Ohio: 26.3%
12. Indianapolis: 26%
13. (Tie) Baltimore: 25.8%
13. (Tie) New Orleans: 25.8%
13. (Tie) Virginia Beach, Va.: 25.8%
16. Atlanta: 25.6%
17. (Tie) Milwaukee: 25.4%
17. (Tie) Richmond, Va.: 25.4%
18. (Tie) Austin, Texas: 24.9%
18. (Tie) Las Vegas, NV: 24.9%

That's the level of obesity. You know just outside of that clinical statistic is a population who are not pleased with their health and fitness. This opportunity is enormous. People need what we have created!

And the most amazing thing to me is, our Million Dollar Body business is growing the FASTEST in the number 18 city, Las Vegas! If that continues, I would not be surprised that Las Vegas could be on the other side of the spectrum next year, as one of the fittest cities in the US... (Now there's a goal Coach Couch!)

For anyone wondering if there's a real opportunity at Million Dollar Body, the percentages of obese people within these populations are proof enough. People NEED the effective, sensible approach to fitness, portion control, and peer support that is ONLY available at Million Dollar Body!