06-21-19, 10:09 AM | |
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I was just reading this about Beachbody: https://www.reddit.com/r/antiMLM/com...theyre_not_my/
They're just another slimy MLM.
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06-21-19, 10:15 AM | ||
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80 Day Obsession is amazing and challenging! LIIFT 4 is really pretty decent and can be challenging with the right weights. I haven't tried the others yet, but I have had no issues whatsoever with the streaming fees or renewals. The few times I did buy DVDs - Tony's One on One series - I had no problems either. I apparently have a Beachbody coach assigned to me but I never talk to him. Guess it's kind of hit and miss with them? Perhaps they have improved service over the years?
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06-21-19, 11:58 AM | |
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I'm glad some folks are still finding enjoyment and value in the BBOD service. I had purchased a yearly subscription through iTunes and before it expired I cancelled. (After reading this thread, I did check iTunes to make sure it had been cancelled.) It was my only fitness/workout subscription and I don't miss it.
ETA: One thing that riled me up was that I had downloaded about 30 of the workouts on to my iPad. With the last big app update, all my downloads disappeared. #$#&@%@%%!!! Yup, Gams, BB was ultra sleazy with their billing for years. I always went though Mary if I could. Years ago, they gave whole packets of the Shakeology mixes away at fitness conventions. (Now you just get to taste a mini paper cup.) I thought all the flavors were foul. The poots they produced were foul, too.
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06-21-19, 12:02 PM | ||
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I don't care if someone is trying to make some cash, but if I say NO, I mean NO.
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07-19-19, 10:55 AM | |
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Old(er) Thread Alert!
I went over to the Dysfunctional Parrot site after someone mentioning him in another BB thread. I had no idea that he had written an article on the same subject! https://dysfunctionalparrot.com/heal...-then-and-now/ Interesting...
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07-19-19, 11:33 AM | |
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I've had several Beachbody programs in the past and I always seemed to tire of the sameness of them. My most recent was Chalene's PiYo which always had a commercial or plug for Shakeology. Honestly, the idea of the system was always better than the actual product.
As far as MLMs, I loathe them. I hate the way they prey on people and are so overpriced. I've had many friendships that have ended because a person's friend or acquaintance group is only potential customers.
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07-19-19, 01:19 PM | ||
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Those seem like good points, but if I think about it, they apply to most fitness video content out there, DVD and streaming included. I have been looking at the Cosgroves books again and how they define a difference between “exercise” and “workout”. Exercise is general fitness, staying active in a variety of ways. But a workout, they say, is working towards specific improvement in strength and conditioning. Many video workouts are just “exercise” after a while, which is fine and good, because we need regular activity every day, but if you are already somewhat fit and want to improve, I feel like you have to look for a system that you can somewhat personalize to get you there, use different equipment or get help from a trainer. On the other hand, Beach Body is mostly marketing to an increasingly overweight and unfit population who really will get great benefits from popping in a video and doing anything at all. Another reason why their advertising with before and afters continues to be kind of sleazy. |
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07-19-19, 02:22 PM | |
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The MLM aspect of Beachbody is really turning me off. Like really. I get so many DMs on Instagram trying to get me to join under this person, or that person, it turns me off. The research I've seen, something like 90% of people in an MLM either lose money or barely break even.
Beachbody probably would do almost as well just selling their stuff without the MLM portion. Mainly cause people totally put off by MLMs might try Beachbody when they won't touch it now due to the MLM aspect of it.
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