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• A Power 90^® Note from Carl Daikeler
• Power 90 Hawaii Trip: 2004
• WOWY™ News!
• Tip of the Week: Avoiding Shin Splints
• Recipe of the Week: Italian Bean Soup
• CEO's Mom Writes Great Book on Interior Design

"Things do not change; we do."

Henry David Thoreau

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A Power 90^® Note

I walked into the office at around 7 AM the other day and heard Stephanie in Customer Service speaking with a new Power 90 customer. It was clear the customer wanted assurance that Power 90 would work. She had been doing it for a week, and while she could basically do most of the exercises, they weren't "easy."

I couldn't walk by. I had to stay and listen to how that call played out. I told Stephanie that it was critical she help the customer understand that the key to the program is doing it. Not for a week. Not for a month. Not even for 89 days . . . but for 90 days. The reason so many of us (me, included) have not succeeded at the stuff we've tried in the past was our lack of consistency and confidence in the results. That's why every Beachbody product has a money-back guarantee—so you can have the confidence that every time you get a shipment, as long as you DO the program as it was intended, with consistency, you will either see the results or you can send it back for a refund.

Stephanie was great on the phone. She told the customer that, of course, if she wanted her money back we would certainly accommodate her, but if her goal was still to lose the weight and get into shape, well, the CEO was standing in front of her assuring her that this program works!

She continued: "Just look at his photos in the guidebook. Power 90 worked for him—and that was before all the support tools were added to the Web site. Carl's standing here telling me he doesn't like working out either, that he understands the first week can be the hardest, but if you want to see the results, you owe it to yourself to see this through. The secret is not in buying the product—it's in doing it!"

Stephanie was right on. I am not even close to being a workout junkie. In fact I have been amazed to see some of our most hardcore customers run right by me with enthusiasm for fitness. I still need motivation. I still need to work at it. And that little exchange at 7 AM got me fired up. So I threw on the sneakers, logged into WOWY, and got my workout on.

None of us are above that simplicity—the act of feeling motivated enough when it comes to a choice as to whether to Push Play or not. You either do it or you don't. Results follow your choice.

And my point here is, if you made the choice to see what you could achieve in 90 days, don't look back—you need to live up to the commitment you made to yourself! The money will not be a factor—you have a money-back guarantee. The point is, if you're having second thoughts, as we all do, it's time to get real with this commitment: Pull out the DVDs, Push Play, and let Power 90 do its thing.

You saw the infomercial. You raised your hand. You said, "I want to succeed too!" And it's your turn. Give yourself a chance. Push Play! The program works for everyone who works the program.

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An inspiring group of 17 individuals joined the Beachbody team on the magnificent island of Kauai in October 2004 for the fitness experience of a lifetime. They enjoyed a fun-filled week of exciting activities, including hiking, snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, and island exploration!

Watch the video of the 2004 Hawaii Trip.

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Did you know that in 2005 so far, there have been almost 49,000 total WOWY workouts and more than 40,000 workout hours logged? The record number of people working out in WOWY at the same time is still 186, set at 2:25 PM ET, on January 1, 2005. If you want to know the total number of workouts yesterday, or the peak workout time, or which program most people are doing in WOWY today, or even how many people are in WOWY right now, just log on to WOWY and take a look at the up-to-the-minute stats at the top of the page!

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As a runner, walker, or hiker, shin splints are a common problem. To avoid them, make sure to stretch and exercise your anterior tibialis muscle that runs up the front of your leg (you know, your shin). Practice these two movements three to five times per week:

1. Stand with your back against a wall with your feet about a foot from the wall. Legs straight. Now raise your toes. Do between 30 and 50 reps or go till failure.
2. Stretch your AT muscle by squatting in front of a rail that you are grasping and leaning back until you feel the stretch down the front of your leg.

If you start to get shin splints, immediately finish each workout with a thorough icing and back off any bouncing until the pain goes away.

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When Sabrina S. and her Italian mom aren't blasting through another round of Power 90 or Slim in 6, they're in the kitchen, revamping family recipes into savory--yet healthy--treats. Sabrina did us the honor of sharing this simple little soup recipe.

Nice work Sabrina (and Sabrina's mom)! Which one of you gets the Beachbody T-shirt?

Ingredients
4 cups water
6 Tbsp. navy beans
2 tsp. olive oil
1/3 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 plum tomato, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste

Bring water and beans to a boil. Turn temperature to medium and simmer for an hour, then add the remaining ingredients. Simmer for an hour longer or until beans are tender. Enjoy soup as is or over brown rice. Serves 2.

If you have a recipe you think is both healthy and delicious, send it on over to us at recipes@beachbody.com. If we publish your recipe, we'll send you a free Beachbody T-shirt!

Would you like more recipes? Log in to Team Beachbody to enjoy more healthy recipes made with fresh ingredients that will give you energy and motivate you to stick with your diet.

Not a Team Beachbody member yet? Just click here to learn how to get your FREE recipe book today.

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Denny Daikeler

I grew up in a house outside of Philadelphia where the furniture never stayed in one place long. My mother, an interior designer and now a writer on the subject, was always trying new things out: new colors, new arrangements, and new places to hold your keys (which could get tricky, if the spot changed when your keys were relocated without your knowledge).

But what I learned in those days was that as your life changes, so should your home design to suit your needs. And as I have moved from house to house, office to office, I've been lucky enough to learn some very simple exercises to make the design process that much simpler. Finally, those tips and exercises are available to the world . . . Mom wrote them down in a book, available now wherever great books written by CEO's mothers are sold.

I'm so proud of my mom, Denny Daikeler. She's an accomplished interior designer, and the book, What Color Is Your Slipcover?, looks like it will be a hit! She has been working on this book since I can remember. The title is a play on the popular book What Color Is Your Parachute? But instead of helping you figure out what career suits you, her book shows you how to figure out what interior design choices best suit you and your family so you enjoy your home more—without spending a lot of money to do it.

That's my mom's specialty, helping people decorate their home so that it expresses their personality, suits their lifestyle, and nourishes them—on a budget.

Too many people design the interior of their home based on what they see in magazines, what they think will impress others, or what an interior decorator recommends. As a result, they wind up with rooms designed to someone else's tastes. Might as well let them live there then.

But in her book, Denny shows you how to design so your home so it's perfectly suited to who you are and what you love.

Using a remarkable series of exercises she developed working with clients and her design students, Denny helps you:

• Discover your own "inner design" and clearly reveal your personal style preferences.
  
• Make color, furniture, arrangement, and fabric choices that suit you and your family.
  
• Understand how a carefully thought-out living space can heal you emotionally and physically.
  
• Learn about the support that environment can give to relationships, work, and play.

Before you hire an interior designer, this book will show you how you can better communicate your preferences so you get the most for your money, or better yet, make decisions on your own without external input or the extra expense of consulting a designer.

So check out Denny Daikeler's What Color Is Your Slipcover? and get the tools to design your home in a way that will work for you.

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