P90X Reviews: A Complete Review on the P90X Workout System

‘Health and Fitness’ Reviews

We all know that music can make a difference in how we workout. Maybe you’re doing a workout that comes with slamming music as part of the motivation, like Hip Hop Abs or the even more grooving Hip Hop Abs Dance Party. Even P90X with its hard core fitness focus has some music tracks to keep you motivated. But if you’re not doing a workout that comes complete with a soundtrack designed to give you a great beats-per-minute count for your workout, or you just need some extra motivation through music, here are our five best workout songs of all time. Read the rest of this entry »

Team Beachbody is responsible for distributing most of the most powerful workouts that you can get your hands on today. From Tony Horton’s P90X to workouts by Chalene Johnson, Debbie Siebers and Shaun T. So when Beachbody recommends a nutrition shake, we all stand up and listen. Shakeology is the meal replacement shake released by and endorsed by Beachbody, which makes us stand up and take notice. Read the rest of this entry »

From the P90X “Legs and Back” workout to the INSANITY Workout and its many plyometric sections, you’ve certainly heard trainers like Tony Horton, Shaun T. or Chalene Johnson from Turbo Jam tell you that an exercise is going to either stretch or tone your hip flexors. Chances are you were not an anatomy major in college, and many of us probably slept through muscle anatomy class in high school! So as a catch up, you may be wondering “What are hip flexors, and what’s the benefit of working them out?” Read the rest of this entry »

In any of today’s most popular workouts, from P90X to Turbo Jam, you’ll have entire workouts and sections of workouts that are dedicated to movements that are drawn from yoga and pilates. As you enter these sections of the workout, Tony Horton, Chalene Johnson or the instructor of your workout of choice will explain to you that many of the movements in that section are designed to improve your balance and posture. And that’s great, because nobody wants to be clumsy, and we all look better when standing or sitting straight. However, what are the real benefits to balance and posture training? Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve previously explained what an isometric exercise is, but now it’s time to explain what an isotonic exercise is. Many people get these two types of exercises confused because they sound similar and they are both used to build strength. However, they are actually based on entirely different principles. Read the rest of this entry »

Liquid diets and meal replacement shakes have been around for decades, offering a weight loss solution that often combines controlled calories that come with ample nutrition even if you’re not eating solid food. When used correctly, liquid diet solutions can be a healthy way to jumpstart or even maintain weight loss. However, there are some pitfalls to avoid. Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering a liquid diet alternative. Read the rest of this entry »

For some people, working out correctly, enough and in a way that gives them a balanced body and great physique comes naturally. However, for most people, a structured workout plan makes all of the difference. There are a number of reasons that structured workout plans can make all the difference in making your fitness efforts yield higher results. Read the rest of this entry »

All those balls in workout programs these days! There are big balls that you do sit-ups and crunches on and small balls that you hold and do exercises with. These are two different things! The larger ball is called a balance ball, and the smaller ball is called a medicine ball. We’re here to explain the purpose of a medicine ball. Read the rest of this entry »

Nothing annoys us more than the following scenario: You’re at the gym and somebody is on the treadmill next to you. They walk at a slow pace on the treadmill for twenty minutes and then guzzle a bottle of a bright red sports drink. It’s not that anything was wrong with their workout. It’s that sports drinks are designed to replace fluids and nutrients after a significant workout, and drinking them after a casual twenty minute stroll can actually give you excess calories to deal with. Read the rest of this entry »

Almost any workout that you do these days from Turbo Jam to P90X will involve moves that remind you of, or that are taken directly from, the workout style known as pilates. You’ll probably notice that the pilates exercises or the references to pilates happen when you’re working on core strength or slow, power strength moves. However, you may not know exactly what pilates is or what the benefits of pilates style exercises are. Not to worry! We are here to explain. Read the rest of this entry »