@Bojan–Yes, they are talking about expanding the program to other countries. I’m not sure if there’s a timeline for when this is supposed to happen but it’s definitely in the works.

@Jason–I found that info too and was concerned about it. But of course any program that has 30,000+ participants there is going to be someone that has a negative experience. My theory is, “if you’re going to let everyone that walks by poop in your brain, you’re gonna develop stinkin’ thinkin’!” I’ve used Beachbody’s products, and I know they work, so I feel very comfortable sharing my success stories with others. That’s all there is to it. I also do not use Adwords so that is not an issue for me.

@Kent–yes, there are monthly fees involved. To me it is totally worth it because Beachbody handles all the customer service, shipping, inventory, etc. The way I look it at it, if I was interested in starting a new franchise it would cost me millions of dollars and I would have hundreds of dollars of loans hanging over my head every month. To spend $14.95 a month to become an independent distributor of a company that spends millions of dollars on advertisements every just makes sense. If it was free, it would be just like any other affiliate program out there. Also, P90X was developed 3 years ago and is still going strong. Beachbody is also producing new products constantly. The next version of P90X is coming out Spring 2011 and the next version of Insanity (Asylum) is coming out early 2011. To say that I’m excited about all these new products coming out is an understatement. 🙂

@Pat–You are right, inspiring other people to help change their bodies and their lives too is what it’s ALL about! The coaching program may not be the right fit for everyone, but I decided to give it a try and I’m glad I did! 🙂 I know Beachbody is not quite as strict about personal websites as they used to be, but all their guidelines are spelled out in the policies guide, so anyone that takes the time to read it shouldn’t have a problem!

A lot of people emailed me after posting my results and saying why I didn’t really include an affiliate link, and all of this craziness behind the program is exactly why. I could have become a coach but them I’ve heard of people’s sites getting shut down because the way they promoted the products wasn’t compliant, blah blah blah – so I just said the heck with it. I’m happy with the results, and at least I can help inspire other people to help change their bodies and their lives too.

Congrats on the half marathon! Cheers!

thanks again for this great read