As many of you know- or at least I hope you know after browsing my website- I am a freelance producer & writer for Beachbody, a health & fitness company specializing in workout videos and supplements. You’ve probably seen one of their infomercials on late-night TV. “P90X” is one of their more popular DVD’s. On the Infomercial, trainer extraodinaire Tony Horton promises you’ll get “ripped in 90 days” if you follow his extreme workout plan.

Well, I’ve never been a workout fanatic. I’ve always just done “enough” to keep a healthy figure and weight. Working out for me has always been a “have to”, not a “want to”. But then comes along Beachbody. After years of doing a variety of videos, promotions, commercials, TV shows for a slew of different vendors and advertisers, I’m usually the first to sign up for the “product of the day”. I once did a TV spot for  GE front-load washer and dryers. The next month, I ran out and bought a set for myself. On another production shoot, I discovered the power of Oxiclean. I now use this cleaner for every spot and stain in my house. Now, I’m on the Beachbody bandwagon. Suddenly, I’m fascinated with working out! P90x has become my most recent “favorite product”.

Working for Beachbody as a producer has afforded me the chance to hear so many people’s personal success stories; many of these people are making drastic changes in their lives. People are getting off diabetes medication just by working out and eating right. They are losing hundreds of pounds without surgery. They are reaching out to others in their circle of friends and creating huge networks of support to keep each other focused and engaged in their health. Every week, I get sent new material to write; or I go and interview these people and hear their story first hand. As a result- it’s rubbing off on me! I can’t seem to help myself; all of a sudden I’m craving my next workout with Tony. It’s sort of like drinking the juice that everyone is swearing by and loving it despite that fact it tastes terrible!! These workouts are HARD. They hurt like HELL. They are impossibly frustrating because Tony challenges you do to things you never thought you could do (many of which I still can’t…) Any other time in my life, I would have said “forget this”. Workouts like that would have sent me running for the nearest Mexican restaurant for a plate of enchiladas to make me forget about the torture. Yet, I’m visualizing what this body will look like if I just keep “pushing play”- a favorite tag line of Beachbody’s. Obviously, the results are not in on this one. I’m still a work in progress. But, I have shed the final few pounds of my pregnancy weight thanks to P90X. If you want to check it out for yourself, go to www.beachbody.com

Ok… enough of my free promotion for Beachbody. Now I have to go workout!

April