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Anonymous wrote:I actually don't consider Beachbody an MLM. I subscribed because of P90X, but ended up loving a ton of content. My biggest beef with most of the various programs is the shortness of the workouts - most hit around 25-30, which is too short for me (I prefer 40-50 minutes). I haven't tried Sure Thing yet, but will!
For cardio, I like some of the classics - Insanity, Autumn's stuff, and the lady from the kickboxing series (which incidentally is also amazing).

I'm this poster - I tried Sure Thing this weekend, and liked it. I actually did the cardio plus one of the full-body weight segments, and thought it was a good workout (minus the cooldown of the first, and warmup of the second got me to about 50 minutes total). But then I realized she does the exact same cardio workout throughout the whole program, which is annoying (and pretty lazy on her part!) But I otherwise liked the weights. I would say this is a good workout program for an advanced beginner - not super challenging.

Thanks for responding. It’s fun to hear other people’s experiences. OP here and I’m definitely a beginner when it comes to weights. I tend to prefer cardio and body weight exercises so maybe that’s why I like this. It’s definitely not enough cardio but I will mix other stuff in.

Anonymous wrote:I actually don't consider Beachbody an MLM. I subscribed because of P90X, but ended up loving a ton of content. My biggest beef with most of the various programs is the shortness of the workouts - most hit around 25-30, which is too short for me (I prefer 40-50 minutes). I haven't tried Sure Thing yet, but will!
For cardio, I like some of the classics - Insanity, Autumn's stuff, and the lady from the kickboxing series (which incidentally is also amazing).

I'm this poster - I tried Sure Thing this weekend, and liked it. I actually did the cardio plus one of the full-body weight segments, and thought it was a good workout (minus the cooldown of the first, and warmup of the second got me to about 50 minutes total). But then I realized she does the exact same cardio workout throughout the whole program, which is annoying (and pretty lazy on her part!) But I otherwise liked the weights. I would say this is a good workout program for an advanced beginner - not super challenging.

Anonymous wrote:Barf to all MLMs

+1,000,000

I’m in the middle of Sure Thing and really like it. It seems to be mostly low impact so it’s not as challenging as Meagan’s other program, MBF, which I loved. If you haven’t done that one I would check it out. It incorporates cardio in almost every workout.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, they get mentioned on the mlm podcasts as being particularly bad.

Can you recommend a podcast that talks about this? I do believe that there was a time at least where people were beachbody coaches and participated in predatory practices on “lower level coaches “ but I have actually felt pretty comfortable streaming the videos directly through the corporation and not buying their shakes or whatever. I actually tell everyone if I ever mention the videos that I stream it directly and you don’t have to participate in the MLM aspects of the program. The only thing anyone seems interested is the videos and I appreciate you don’t need to go through a coach to get them.

It’s not even pushed at all - I guess there are ads for there shakes and things so maybe if you try to buy those there’s something that gets you in to MLM practices.

I have a family member who was really taken advantage of by a different MLM though so I do want to be careful and if I’m contributing to that I would want to know.

Yeah, they get mentioned on the mlm podcasts as being particularly bad.

Anonymous wrote:I actually don't consider Beachbody an MLM. I subscribed because of P90X, but ended up loving a ton of content. My biggest beef with most of the various programs is the shortness of the workouts - most hit around 25-30, which is too short for me (I prefer 40-50 minutes). I haven't tried Sure Thing yet, but will!
For cardio, I like some of the classics - Insanity, Autumn's stuff, and the lady from the kickboxing series (which incidentally is also amazing).

Doesn't matter what you consider, it's a fact that Beachbody is an MLM and the main way they make money is preying on people, mostly the poor and women.

Anonymous wrote:I actually don't consider Beachbody an MLM. I subscribed because of P90X, but ended up loving a ton of content. My biggest beef with most of the various programs is the shortness of the workouts - most hit around 25-30, which is too short for me (I prefer 40-50 minutes). I haven't tried Sure Thing yet, but will!
For cardio, I like some of the classics - Insanity, Autumn's stuff, and the lady from the kickboxing series (which incidentally is also amazing).

I think Autumn is super popular but she’s like my least favorite trainer. Not because of personality I just find her workouts boring.

I love the kickboxing lady, I think she also does PiYo which I like. My favorite up til now was the Barre blend which I really enjoyed but didn’t seem to do all that much for my fitness

Anonymous wrote:Barf to all MLMs

I hear you, honestly I didn’t use them for years for that reason. I only stream from the on demand service and I have never purchased any products so hopefully I’m not participating in MLM. I think some sort of coach tried to contact me at some point but I just didn’t participate in anything and it seems to be fine. The content is pretty good if you are an at home exerciser and really miss classes.

I actually don't consider Beachbody an MLM. I subscribed because of P90X, but ended up loving a ton of content. My biggest beef with most of the various programs is the shortness of the workouts - most hit around 25-30, which is too short for me (I prefer 40-50 minutes). I haven't tried Sure Thing yet, but will!
For cardio, I like some of the classics - Insanity, Autumn's stuff, and the lady from the kickboxing series (which incidentally is also amazing).

Barf to all MLMs

Anyone trying it? I workout at home and have enjoyed a few other Beachbody programs but often prefer the Barre or yoga ones. This is the first weights one I have tried that I don’t hate. I wish there was more cardio- I’ve been swapping in an extra day of run/walk but then it doesn’t fit in a week because I can really only exercise 4-5 times a week max.