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The newest launches for Beachbody in September and October 2021. Includes upcoming news for the rest of Fall 2021 including Job 1 by Jennifer Jacobs, Beachbody’s Myx Fitness II Spin Bike, and BODI (beachbody on demand interactive) which launch September 21, 2021 and into October 2021.
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New In September & October 2021
Let’s Get Up Released To BOD + Honest Review of Let’s Get Up Sample Workout
Upcoming
newest program: 645 with amoila cesar
645 is still the newest Beachbody at home workout program (launched in July 19th 2021). It was created by Super-Trainer Amoila Cesar, who also created 6 Weeks of The Work and 4 Weeks of the Prep.
Beachbody’s 645 is unique because of the emphasis on building strength as well as functional mobility (aka flexibility and strength through your body’s full range of motion).
It uses larger cloth based resistance loops that help give even more resistance without rolling up on your thighs (hallelujah!) — personally, I see myself using the cloth resistance loops in workout programs that use the traditional mini elastic loops.
The Equipment You’ll Need To Complete 645:
dumbbells & the cloth based resistance loops (grab in the accessories bundle with VIP access) or in one of the bundles.
Details:
6 days a week workout calendar for 13 weeks
45 minute workouts
4 full-body strength workouts, 1 mobility workout, and 1 cardio workout per week
Week 1 Looks Like: Lower Body Strength, Total Body Power, Mobility & Stability, Upper Body Strength, Total Body Tempo, & Cardio 45
remember: your pace is fast enough, if it takes you longer than one week to get all those workouts done — that. is. absolutely. fine.
Program focuses on strength training, cardio, and mobility work
Amoila is a trainer for celebs & NBA players #howcoolisthat
Take away: Build strength while focusing on mobility so it’s easier to recover (less soreness!) and feel strong & powerful. Really, who doesn’t want to feel like a badass first thing in the morning?
Beginner? The program includes modifier moves.
beachbody’s 645 promo video
*VIP access required through November 19th, 2021. Once officially released to BOD library you can gain access to the program with the “workouts only” option.
Jennifer Jacob’s Job 1 Exclusive Summit Workout: Honest Review
I completed the Job 1 Exclusive Beachbody Summit Workout via my Beachbody on Demand (BOD) Membership.
I was SUPER excited to do this workout because Jennifer Jacob’s style seems to be a good fit for my personality: she brings it but isn’t overly talkative and she likes to add in some punches and who doesn’t feel like a powerful woman when throwing air punches first thing in the morning?
I was also excited about using more band loop moves because I really feel like they make my booty look cute & also strengthen it, which should be my #1 goal (but it isn’t because I enjoy having a NOT flat butt when I see myself in the mirror).
The workout was awesome, 30 minutes which is my perfect workout length, and my butt was on actual fire — so much so I’m surprised my smoke detectors didn’t go off (just kidding — ok that was a terrible joke).
When I write these reviews, I kind of feel like people are mostly looking for some validation before they try it — tell me it wasn’t awful, that it was entertaining, and just enough “oh I like that kind of style too,” that gets me a little more motivation to try it.
My biggest advice: watch the Job 1 Promo video below — if it peeks your interest, you will definitely dig the style of the Job 1 Summit Workout. The only catch is: you have to have a Beachbody on Demand or BODI Membership to try it.
Great news though friend, you can try it risk free for 2 weeks by signing up here (must pick the 3 month trial).
Try the Job 1 Summit Workout, my all time favorite program 21 Day Fix Real Time, or my newest obsession Liift 4 (that I’m doing right now aka September-October 2021) all included.
Looking for a quick win try Muscle Burns Fat — even if you don’t have the BOD rope (which I still highly encourage, because it makes it more fun!) you’ll get great results (abs, weight loss, strengthening, healthy bod, all the goodies).
So yes, I highly recommend Jennifer Jacob’s Job 1 Exclusive Summit Workout on BOD & honestly — I bet the rest of them are just as awesome. In six years, I haven’t been disappointed with a workout program yet. #truthbomb.
Which is crazy since I made fun of a neighbor who said she “worked out in her living room,” and I was like “I could never do that…” but what I was really thinking was “Gosh, that has to be so boring.” Fun fact: it’s way more fun to me than going to the gym x infinity.
*need a BOD membership & dumbbells + resistance loops
other summit exclusive workouts
There were other workouts that were streamed live by a ton of other supertrainers that I haven’t had a chance to try yet (you will never run out of home workouts or get bored for long, trust me!).
Here are the other workouts available (must have a BOD membership to access):
Amoila Cesar's Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (32 minutes): dumbells
Autumn Calabrese's Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (32 minutes): dumbbells
Elise Joan's Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (31 minutes): dumbbells, resistance loops
Joel Freeman's Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (31 minutes): no equipment
Megan Davies Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (26 minutes): dumbbells
Idalis Velasquez's Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (34 minutes): dumbbells
Jericho McMathews Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (31 minutes): dumbbells
Shaun T's Exclusive 2021 Summit Workout (30 minutes): dumbbells
The Superworkout (87 minutes): dumbbells, resistance loops
Sometimes, workouts do require minimal equipment. I’ve built up my home gym slowly over multiple years and you can too. Curious about my home gym equipment & what dumbbells/resistance loops I use? click here.
MYX bike by beachbody details
Beachbody MYX II Bike will go on sale on September 21st.
From September 21 - October 4 there will be $300 off both bikes ($100 off list price & $200 off shipping/assembly aka free shipping/assembly).
$1299 for the base model (includes the tv) — regular price: $1399 + $200 shipping/assembly = $1599 + tax
$1499 for dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands and mats [literally all the things you need in one price that’s less than peloton] — regular price: $1599 + $200 shipping/assembly = $1799 + tax
beachbody’s myx fitness bike FAq’s
Will the MYX Fitness bike fit me or our tall six feet+ husbands?
The MYX Bike is perfect for those 4’11” to 6’8” and up to 350lbs
What type of resistance does it have?
Friction
What benefits from a training standpoint can I expect?
Heart Rate Zone Training with free polar heart rate monitor and apple watch connection
Interactive leaderboard integrated with BODI (beachbody interactive)
Tracks cadence, speed, distance, calories, time, and time spent in each heart rate zone
Where can it be shipped?
Yes: 48 contiguous US States
No: Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or Internationally (yet)
What is shipping timelines?
1-3 weeks
What is white glove shipping and assembly?
With the MYX Bike’s white glove service, your spin bike will be delivered and installed wherever you choose. There is absolutely no assembly required on your part (so nice since normal spin bike instruction manuals are terrible, fyi).
Is there financing available for those of us without $1300+ laying around?
Yep! financing is through Affirm, it starts at $37/month (with promo code discount) for 36 months with $0 down and 0% APR financing. Must qualify for Affirm.
What about a warranty?
MYX bikes comes with a 12-month manufacturer’s warranty.
Additional 1-year $99 and 2-year extended warranty $149 can be purchased at checkout.
Can I use a coach or preferred customer discount?
Unfortunately, there is only the promo discount and coach/preferred customer discounts are not applied to the MYX Fitness Bike.
What makes the MYX Fitness bike a good purchase compared to peloton, scwhinn or bowflex?
From a personal perspective: In total honesty, we bought a bowflex C6 bike for my husband in January 2021; something about not being able to run outside for most of the year in Milwaukee, WI (snow until May??).
I am kind of bummed we have the bowflex bike and probably won’t grab the myx fitness bike because it would be weird to have two bikes, but we spent $984 (with a military discount, originally 1,154.00) and didn’t get a tv/monitor, we did opt for an exercise mat for $100).
At 1299$ the quality of bike that you get (from reading the specs) feels super superior, the swivel tv guys, is a GAME CHANGER for home workouts.
You can bet when we want an upgrade I’ll be convincing hubby to buy the myx fitness bike when it’s time instead of doing a second bowflex, also let’s be really clear: we’ll buy it because I’M THE ONE spending hours doing the research.
The other thing to mention, is that I don’t personally use the bowflex bike because I like guided workouts (& we didn’t have a peloton or other cycling streaming workout platform since I use BOD and #batman uses nothing because he’s a purist).
I will be using the bowflex bike to stream BODI live workouts to spice up my programs and/or between programs from BOD starting in September! Also, if you buy the myx fitness bike, can I come over and try it?! Seriously, email me if you’re in the midwest!
From a PT perspective: When the MYX Fitness CEO was talking about the bike he brought up specific hip width measurements that are the best in the market.
As a PT I could appreciate all the biomechanics he listed for having good alignment when riding and that they took that into account when creating it.
learn more about the MYX Fitness bikes
(MYX II and MYX II Plus)
bodi by beachbody:
BODI is the newly announced beachbody on demand interactive, which will feature live classes including live spin classes that sync with the beachbody myx bike (which goes on sale september 21, 2021).
If you haven’t heard, Beachbody just went public after merging with two other companies: Myx Fitness and Forest Road Acquisition Corp.
You can even buy Beachbody stock under the ticker “BODY,” which I officially did in August 2021!
It was my very first individual stock purchase & I’m pretty darn excited about it — not because I have any expectations, but because I love the company and it’s a huge step in my wealth building journey.
I went with TD Ameritrade because #batman (my husband) had an account with them and it was honestly the easiest investment account I have ever set up (including the one I have with vanguard that was pretty easy).
…back to BOdi
BODI (pronounced body) will include live classes by super trainers, spin classes headed up in English and french by Jennifer Jacobs (who is a former senior peloton instructor).
Here are the biggest things to know:
BODI launches out of beta October 19th.
For those with a Nutrition+ subscription you can have access to the beta version now.
BODI officially launched out of beta October 19th! as of 8/6/2021 and is live for beta testers (must have a nutrition + subscription or They’re still working out a few tech things (everything always takes much longer than we think it will, right?)
What are the class times?
3-5 live classes a day: Mondays through Fridays
10AM, 2PM, 4PM, 5PM PST *times vary based on day
look for the ⚡in red for actual live classes with BOD cast
scheduled pre-recorded classes from 12AM-11PM
full week schedule posted (sign up in advance or day of)
Classes are then transferred into the BODi on-demand library around one hour after streaming.
What types of classes?
Barre, Pilates, Cardio, Core, Strength, Bootcamp, Yoga, Cycling and Meditation.
already has 66 cycling classes in the library within two months
Get organized and filter by class length & style (yay BB! #muststayorganizedformysanity).
Example of classes:
10AM PT: BODi Burn with Autumn Calabrese 🔥
2PM PT: Barre BODi with Elise Joan ❤️
4PM PT: BODi Camp with Lee Jimenez 💪
How much will it cost?
BODI will be $19.95/month (free for 30 days with a bundle/challenge pack option like the 645 bundles) or $298/year (BOD + BODI)
Upgrade your BOD to BODI $169 promo price (first year only, then $298/year)
Try it for a day for $7 (that $7 will be credited if you choose to grab the membership!)
You can include BOD + BODI for a year averages out to $24/mo
compared to $39/mo for peloton, $59/mo orange theory, $42/mo average gym membership
BODI Sample Workout burn by Autumn calabrese
just announced: job 1 with jennifer jacobs
Job 1 is the newly announced program by Beachbody with Jennifer Jacobs, the former Peloton senior instructor. Job 1 will be available winter of 2021, and while there is no official date yet, from previous launches it will likely be available:
Coaches/preferred customers: early-mid December 2021
Customers: end of December 2021/beginning of January 2022.
Why Job 1? It’s the first time anyone is putting fitness and nutrition first, like it’s your full time job.
Check Beachbody’s Job 1 promo video below
to see if it’s your style too.
Here are the details on the workout program:
4 weeks 20 minute workouts 5 days per week
Equipment: Resistance Loops, Dumbbells *optional: Beachbody MYX Bike (or alternate spin bike) for optional spin days or use the regular home workout cardio options
Strength training, endurance cardio, and hit cardio (or optional spin days)
*get on the first to know list
(or if it’s close to December, check the search page on the blog here & type in “job 1” to see if a Job 1 blog pops up with sample workouts!).
Peppermint Mocha Coming Back November 2
Peppermint Mocha Shakeology returns, like those favorite christmas socks you only get to wear a few weeks out of the year — Peppermint Mocha is a must buy to get that sweet treat in the healthiest format you can.
Honestly, without Peppermint Mocha Shakeology I would seriously be drinking way to many starbucks lattes with their 440 calories and 54 grams of sugar (ouch).
With this, I can get the same sweet tooth craving but not feel that awful sugar crash or weird filmy tongue thing.
Let’s Get Up by Shaun T Released to Beachbody on Demand
Let’s Get Up is a cardio dance program that has strength built in. Shaun T makes sure to know you’ll have fun while still getting a burn. It’s for those of us looking for something to brighten our spirits, when the news is continuously filled with overwhelming, depressing crap.
Let’s Get Up is officially part of the Beachbody on Demand Library — so it is no longer requiring additional money to access :)
The details:
30-35 minutes
24 workouts: dance cardio routines that are easy to learn, insanity intervals that help you feel that burn, and even a mini human on the screen that lets you know which move is next so you don’t have to remember (brilliant, people, brilliant).
Equipment: Dumbbells are optional
3 Workout Calendars: Regular, Intermediate, and Advanced so you can get the best results based on your personal level.
Shareable Moments that you can choose to do on Instagram
Basically, you side by side share your moves with shaun T’s moves. Check out the Let’s Get Up instagram for instructions.
Energize Moments: pep talks from Shaun T himself when you need an extra boost.
*located in the start here section
honest review of the let’s get up sample workout
I did the Let’s Get Up Sample Workout between completing 9 Week Control Freak Off The Wall Version (post coming soon) and Liift 4.
I wanted something chill and low key that wouldn’t make me too sore since I knew Liift 4 was going to be a little more intense.
I was a little nervous because honestly, dance workouts aren’t really my thing. I’ll be super transparent when I say, I have never completed a full dance workout program.
I have tried Cize, Country Heat, and now Let’s Get Up — but I haven’t done a full workout calendar of them. What can I say, I just like to lift heavy things.
But what I do love, is that they exist. Because in moments and seasons when I need something slower, still fun, little to no equipment, and less taxing on the body — dance programs are perfect.
I really thought I would be super awkward — because I’m not a dancer — although I do try to dance in my circus shows (when we live in an area that has a circus gym), it still is really difficult for me.
I found the little mini human on the screen that shows the dance move before you have to do it to be incredibly helpful. I also filmed my “routine,” at the end just to show ya’ll that literally anyone can have fun with this program or even just the sample workout if you need something different.
There is literally no rule that exists that says you cannot do a sample workout, enjoy it, and then choose to not do the whole program. YOU make the rules girlfriend and that’s the most sustainable way to go about your fit journey.
At the end of the day, I really had quite a lot of fun. The insanity intervals burned like wild and surprisingly I was pretty dang sweaty by the end of the 30 minutes. I breathed through the awkward parts, laughed at myself, and kind of felt like a better human afterward — and if that isn’t a surprising bonus I’m not sure what is.
Let’s Get Up Bundles:
Workouts Only (includes Let’s Get Up Program + BOD Membership)
get two weeks free with the 3 month option
*located in the start here section
2B Pregnant
2B Mindset, a healthy eating lifestyle philosophy and program that you can do at any age, weight, or starting point has created a specific program for pregnant women who want to eat healthy, called 2B Pregnant.
The program is created by a registered dietician, Ilana Muhlstein, who is a mom of three and has a history of losing 100lbs.
2B Pregnant is a “positive approach to eating delicious and satisfying food for a healthier pregnancy while creating the right mindset and a lifetime of healthy habits,” and consists of strategies to help women manage emotional & mindless eating, understand their cravings, and overcome food obstacles during their 40 weeks of pregnancy.
The program will be available in English, Spanish, and French — in the US, Canada, UK, and France in January 2022.
2B Pregnant will be an additional purchase outside of your BOD membership, pricing will be announced at a later date.
To make sure you are the first to know, get on the email list here where I share all the details of upcoming programs & free workouts as they launch.
The 4 week gut protocol
Beachbody supertrainer and creator of the nutritional eating portion control program called Portion Fix, Autumn Calabrese has created a new four week program called The 4 Week Gut Protocol.
The program is based on Autumn’s own journey toward healing her gut and created to help others with similar issues in mind (anyone else saying hallelujah over here like me? #gutissueseverywhere).
The 4 Week Gut Protocol will help identify food triggers, promote general gut health and include a step-by-step elimination schedule to help people determine what specific types of foods might be causing digestive issues.
It also comes with a four week low-impact workout program called 4 Weeks For Every Body, that is designed to complete at the same time, but can also be done on it’s own for those just starting out in fitness.
The 4 Week Gut Protocol launches in March 2022 in the US, Canada, UK, and France.
To make sure you are the first to know, get on the email list here where I share all the details of upcoming programs & free workouts as they launch.
4 weeks for every body
After creating 11 workout programs for Beachbody, Autumn Calabrese has realized there is ONE thing missing from Beachbody on Demand: A low impact, four day a week program that literally anyone can do.
Whether you’re completing The 4 Week Gut Protocol, are coming off an injury, or are a beginner to fitness, 4 Weeks For Every Body is a workout program that you can do.
The details:
4 days per week 30 min/day or less
Workouts that are no impact, using simple exercises that leverage the benefits of time under tension
Focused on strength, mobility, and vitality
Can do with the four week gut protocol program or stand alone
4 Weeks For Every Body launches March 2022 in the US, Canada, UK, and France.
To make sure you are the first to know, get on the email list here where I share all the details of upcoming programs & free workouts as they launch.
That’s it for new things in September/October & Coming up this fall/winter/spring. Make sure to check out the past months below so you don’t miss anything! If you have any questions, email me, lauren@girlsquadfit.com & I’ll share what I know!
AUTHOR: Dr. Lauren Baker, DPT, PT, ATC, MTC is a Physical Therapist & Certified Athletic Trainer, Online Fit Coach, Self-Published Author & Military Wife who has been trying to run away to the circus since 2012 & does aerial in between her home workouts.
She is obsessed with sharing her journey, adventures & knowledge so that you know that literally, ANYTHING is possible with a little bit of Google & a WHOLE lot of courage.
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