When I mention to people that I’m a Beachbody coach I can usually tell that they have some assumptions about what that means. Their assumptions are often dead wrong. So here is my completely unscientific ranking of the misconceptions about Beachbody coaches.
1. You have to be in really great shape!
Beachbody coaches are not just people who have arrived at their peak of fitness and lowest possible body fat. They are actually more often people who are in the process of achieving their fitness goals. Many people become coaches at the START of their fitness journey as a way to keep themselves accountable and also to motivate others to join them. I am in no way my best shape! I am working on that, and I want to help you work on being in your best shape too.
2. You have to do extreme workouts like P90X or Insanity!
Just like coaches are people at all fitness levels, they also have different preferences in their fitness program. Some love the extreme workouts for the challenge but there are programs for all types of movement like PiYO, Tai Cheng, Les Mills COMBAT, and the upcoming P90. All Beachbody programs are designed to give you great results but not all of them require you to go insane. And honestly, I haven't even done P90X or Insanity! :-)
3. You have to be certified to be a coach!
I tell people all the time, I am NOT your trainer, I’m your coach. The trainers are Shaun T, Tony Horton, Chalene Johnson, Autumn Calabrese, they along with the experts at Beachbody put together a solid program to give results without injury (when used appropriately). My job as your coach is to come along side and walk through your fitness transformation with you, providing encouragement, support and tips from someone who is further down the road in their journey. That’s all, we are just people with a passion for fitness who want to help others get healthy too. Some of us are certified trainers, many of us are not. It’s not required to be a good coach. But I am certified to teach PiYo! (Just a bonus)
4. You have to bother your friends and family!
Here’s the thing about coaching people to improve their health and fitness, it does no one any good to pressure or convince them to buy a workout program. That program will just sit on the coffee table and collect dust. Let’s face it if working out, eating right and losing weight were easy everybody would be fit and trim. Yeah, its hard because it requires us to overcome a lot of resistance (society, emotional, physical). So it takes a lot more than just will power or the power of persuasion to make a commitment to getting healthy. It takes WHY power. A good coach won’t pester you to buy a program, but they will ask you questions to help you figure out WHY you want to lose weight, or get off your blood pressure medication, or build muscle, whatever your goal its bigger than that. A good coach will help you connect to that bigger motivation and then work with you to find the right solution, the program of exercise and nutrition that will help you get to your goal and then connect you with others to encourage and support you along the way. That’s not a pest, that’s a support system.
5. You have to be a salesperson!
This goes along with #4, coaches aren’t selling. I am not a sales person and I hate being "sales-y". Well, obviously when you decide on a Beachbody program and commit to joining a challenge group you do buy a challenge pack from your coach. But the focus of coaching isn’t on the selling its on helping people lead healthy and fulfilling lives. If I have something that will connect you to realizing your goal then let’s talk. If not now, then maybe later. No desperation here, nope! Would you consider yourself a salesperson if you're recommending your favorite skin care product, nail salon or even iPhone vs. Android? Of course not! You're simply recommending something that you LOVE and that worked for you. Sharing isn't selling. You're just passionate about the product or business and you can't help but share it. You're simply connecting people to products and lifestyles that worked for you. The only added benefit?! You've earned 25% by doing so when someone decides to trust in your recommendations. I simply share my successes and story from gym rat to home-gym addict, as well as the stories from other Beachbody success stories.
6. I don't have the money to be a Beachbody coach
What?!? This is an opportunity to BUILD a business and MAKE money...certainly not an opportunity to just spend it! For the first month as a new coach, our goal is to simply teach you how to cover the cost of products you already use, then we build from there. Even though I didn't start off running with this business opportunity (I didn't understand the HUGE blessing I held in my hands), I NEVER spent more than I earned. The negligible sign up fee was even waived when I ordered my first fitness & nutrition program. Honestly, if money is that much of a concern, then really, you are too broke NOT to do this. As your sponsoring coach, I will teach you how to prioritize your own health & fitness, alongside with your friends and spending nothing to do it. At the very least, you are getting healthy & fit and encouraging others to do so as well.
7. I don't have time to be a Beachbody coach.
Beachbody is certainly NOT a get-rich-quick scheme, but it doesn't have to take a lot of time, either. Sure...the better you are at time management, the easier it'll be for you, but even just 5-10 hours each week can create an incredible home-based business. MOST coaches that start out have full-time jobs, go to college/grad school full-time or stay at home with their kids. Many of these coaches have gone on to resign from their full-time jobs (exceeding their FT pay with a part-time Beachbody business) or have built incredible businesses while being home & present with their kids! I am currently still working full-time and working the business. I made Emerald coach in July and working towards being a diamond by the end of the year...which is completely do-able.
So what is real:
A Beachbody coach is someone who:
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Is committed to their own fitness journey. - How can I help you or motivate you, if I am not committed to my own journey.
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Is consistent with the Beachbody program that suits their goals. I haven't done the truly intense workouts, but that doesn't mean I don't want to try those programs. It means that I found a program what works with my current goals.
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Focuses on encouraging and supporting people, whether they are a certified trainer or not. I am there for you, during your bad days/weeks and good. I am there as a person to listen and support.
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Builds relationships with people and gets to understand their WHY and supports them in getting there. I am not in this just for the money, I want to build a friendship that will last, and help you understand your goals.
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Helps people. It is really what 1-4 come together as.
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Builds a team. My favorite thing about coaching is that we build leaders. We build a team of likeminded people that are driven and want to be successful just like us.
Team Beachbody is Network Marketing and to be successful you have to build a team around you. I think this is the best part. Currently, I have coaches spread all throughout the United States. We have reached from Maine to Arizona, Hawaii to Florida. The opportunity to build a team and impact people you don’t even know is what coaching is all about.
If you think that’s you, then you can do this! If you think that's you, and you are not sure, let's talk!
Email me at
mcainmichele@beachbodycoach.com or comment with your email address below to join my team!
