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80 Day Obsession

80 Day Obsession

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3.2

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Summary

Beachbody promises that its 80 Day Obsession program will jumpstart your fitness goals and challenge you to reach the next level physically. Most users love it, and if you don’t, Beachbody On Demand has additional programs in its library that can better suit your needs.

Pros

  • The program includes 14 weeks of unique workouts
  • Challenging classes for all fitness levels
  • Beachbody On Demand membership gives you access to dozens of additional programs

Cons

  • Spotify music integration isn’t ideal
  • You’ll need a variety of hand weights and other equipment to get full benefits of the program

80 Day Obsession Review: A Detailed Look

By Lydia Noyes

Updated on: Jul 6, 2020

Fitness trainer Autumn Calabrese wants to help you build a workout habit and tone your glutes, sculpt your core and improve your total body health in just 14 weeks with this program that puts the focus both on exercise and eating right.

Offered by Beachbody On Demand, this diverse workout series switches up your activities six days a week to give you strength training, core and cardio work, and recovery days. It’s designed for people at an intermediate fitness level who are ready to challenge themselves.

Each workout can be performed away from the gym, though you’ll need some specialized equipment on hand like dumbbells, resistance bands, and an ab slider.

In this review, we take a detailed look at the 80 Day Obsession program to help you decide if it is right for you.

Program Details

Once you make an account with Beachbody On Demand, you’ll gain access to the full 80 Day Obsession program. This includes a quick-start video, a guide to the eating plan, an 80-day workout calendar, monthly lifting weights trackers, and the full workout program.

These workouts are split into four categories:

  • Phase 1: Days 1–26
  • Phase 2: Days 27–50
  • Phase 3: Days 51–74
  • Peak Week: Days 75–80

Each day’s workout will have a different focus, including legs, booty, core work, cardio, and more, and most are approximately 45–60 minutes.

Recovery day classes may be as short as 20 minutes.

Program Benefits

80 Day Obsession promises to help you gain all-over-fitness through a combination of healthy eating habits and a daily changing workout plan. Is this an effective way to tone up? Research indicates that it is.

Time and again, using a variety has been proven to be one of the most effective forms of exercise. A mix of cardio, flexibility work, and strength training is proven to lead to good long-term health outcomes.

As an added benefit, regularly switching up your workout can prevent you from getting bored with it and may help you maintain your fitness habit long-term.

Diet is the other side of the equation. 80 Day Obsession advocates for a focused eating plan based on your specific caloric needs.

You are meant to do a personal calorie calculation before each phase of the plan and then to meal prep based on your results.

There is also an option to purchase portion control containers from Beachbody to ensure you stay within your recommended perimeters.

This method shows promise, as studies have found that pre-planning what you eat prevents unwanted snacking and better keeps you within your caloric limits.

My Experience with 80 Day Obsession Workouts

I signed up and started sweating in the day one class (Total Body Core). Each video begins with a health disclaimer and an introduction from Calabrese. She leads the class with six participants behind her.

There’s an informal time at the beginning where everyone gathers equipment before starting an aerobic warmup consisting of jumping jacks and similar moves.

I was surprised the workout started without any music—you need to sync your Spotify account with the program’s pre-made playlists designed for each class type (cardio, core, etc.).

While this gives users the flexibility to listen to different music if desired, I found it cumbersome to have to navigate two different apps to get a workout.

The workout quickly transitioned from a warmup to involving hand weights and resistance bands. This equipment is clearly essential for following the program.

Calabrese spends portions of the class walking around the participants, encouraging and correcting form.

Throughout the workout, we transitioned from floor exercises to light cardio, all while keeping the core muscles activated.

Though it was a full hour class, I felt like the time flew, and the moves maintained a gentle intensity the whole time.

I was breathing hard and sweating by the end but was able to complete the entire workout with only a few breaks and modifications.

Waking up with sore abs the following morning, I decided to try day two’s 45-minute cardio flow class.

All that was needed was water and lots of space to move around—no weights or resistance bands today. The class is set up to include multiple sets of the same cardio moves so that you can learn them quickly.

Unlike the previous day’s workout, even the warmup got me sweating in this class. I had to take a few breaks to catch my breath but found it encouraging that the other class participants seemed to be struggling slightly too.

Overall, Calabrese kept up a steady workout pace throughout the whole class that wasn’t demoralizing but made me feel like I was putting in an effort.

I appreciated that the workout involved so many repeat sets because it let me know what was coming next so I could mentally prep for it.

I found both 80 Day Obsession workouts to pack in an impressive amount of exercise within each class. Many of the moves were ones I was familiar with like mountain climbers and jumping jacks, but there was enough that was new to keep things stimulating.

Following this workout series for the full 80 days is sure to be brutal at times, and should lead to significant fitness improvements by the end.

Analysis of Customer Reviews

17 customers reviewed the 80 Day Obsession on our website, for an average rating of 3.2-stars, with a 47% recommendation rating. We’ve summarized the positive and negative opinions below:

Compliments:

  • Engaging enough to stick with for the long term
  • Autumn is a talented, motivating instructor
  • Good mix of high and low-intensity workouts
  • An effective way to lose weight

Complaints:

  • You’ll need to have a lot of different sized weights and other accessories on hand
  • Not suitable for beginners, those with injuries
  • No noticeable results for some participants

Pricing and Return Policy

80 Day Obsession is available as part of the Beachbody On Demand membership. This subscription gives you access to the platform’s full content library, which includes other courses like PiYo, Morning Meltdown 100, LIIFT4, and P90X3.

Membership is available at the following price points:

  • $39 for three months (14-day free trial)
  • $59 for six months (30-day free trial)
  • $99 for a year (30-day free trial)

Each of these subscription options will automatically renew unless you cancel ahead of time.

You can also purchase a variety of accessory packs designed specifically for 80 Day Obsession workouts.

The basic package costs $59.99 (plus shipping) and includes 9-inch and 12-inch resistance loops, strength slides with booties for glute and core work, seven portion-control containers for food prep, a program intro guide and workout calendar.

Other bundle deals can include subscriptions for Beachbody of Demand brand supplements or Shakeology superfood meal replacement shakes.

Each physical purchase qualifies for a 30-day money-back guarantee where you can get a full refund, minus shipping.

Popular Alternatives to 80 Day Obsession

Depending on what you are looking for, there are a number of alternatives worth considering.

If you primarily want access to home workouts and don’t need the structure of a pre-set schedule, then you’re likely to find that in virtual workout programs like Aaptiv, Peloton Digital, and Daily Burn.

Each offers a variety of workout options at a set price point, ranging from $12.99–$19.99 per month. Aaptiv workouts are audio-only, while Peloton Digital and Daily Burn offer both video and audio classes as well as options to join live classes.

What you’re losing with these alternatives is the structure of 80 Day Obsession that comes with a workout calendar and a clear roadmap of what workouts you need to do each day.

This might create accountability for people who aren’t used to working out and need help establishing a routine. However, it could feel stifling for those already with a fitness habit.

Another consideration is that the plan lasts less than four months; after that, it’s up to you to start it over or find another way to maintain your results.

The Bottom Line

Fans of Beachbody On Demand style workouts will find a lot to like about 80 Day Obsession. This 14-week program covers a variety of fitness movements and techniques to give you a full-body workout. Regardless of your fitness level, you’ll likely start sweating within minutes.

What might be annoying for some is the program’s lack of music integration. I didn’t appreciate having to sync my Spotify with the workouts and didn’t find the pre-created playlists to flow seamlessly with the classes.

Lastly, signing up for Beachbody On Demand means that you will have access to dozens of additional Beachbody fitness programs if you decide 80 Day Obsession isn’t right for you.

Customer Reviews

3.2 Stars out of 17 Reviews
5 Star:41% 4 Star:5% 3 Star:0% 2 Star:41% 1 Star:11%
47% Recommend This Service
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Posted on Jan 20, 2020

Definitely a game changer

By Brooke V., Fairfield, CT, Verified Reviewer

I wanted to finally get a routine down so I decided to do this program. I’m 22 and I played soccer for 15 years, but I never really did a standard workout other than playing soccer. I wanted to get toned and get some abs and this program definitely helped with that! I never had abs and definitely was never close to having them so I was so shocked that after 60 days of doing the program, I had them. I didn’t have a 6 pack or anything crazy but you could see the definition. I did not follow the meal plan because it was a bit much for me, but I’m sure my results would have been even better if I did.

You do need a lot of different weights so that’s a bit annoying, but I purchased the adjustable ones even though they were expensive. Some people skip the bands but I would say they’re a must to getting the best results.

In terms of weight loss, I didn’t have any weight loss but that wasn’t a goal of mine. I personally don’t judge a program by a number, I judge it by how I look at the end and I honestly couldn’t have been happier.

The workouts are so long but after finishing the program and doing the follow-up program, I found that it was easy to maintain my results even with shorter and fewer workouts.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 2 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 26, 2019

Meh

By Emma K., New York City, NY, Verified Reviewer

I’ve been a fitness enthusiast for close to 10 years, having done many at home programs and worked with personal trainers in the gym. I’m at Day 54 of 80 Day Obsession and felt compelled to write a review.

As other reviewers pointed out to the cons of this program, I 100% agree. This is not for beginners and even the modifier needs to be modified for those who have injuries, especially knees. You need to have some experience to quickly replace some moves with those that work similar muscle groups so you don’t aggravate whatever injuries you have. The transitions between exercises are quick and often not prompted for proper form until sometimes the second round. Again, you need to know what you’re doing otherwise you will injure yourself. Lastly, the constant chatter and laughter between the cast are extremely distracting. I understand they want to keep it fun and upbeat but this is way overboard. I’m constantly losing count and getting frustrated with the banter. I’m committed to finishing what I started but at this point it’s "80 Day Annoying" for me.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 3 People Have Voted

Posted on May 24, 2019

Workouts too long

By Caroline C., United Kingdom, Verified Reviewer

I love all the beach body workouts, or so I thought...I am an insanity instructor so I do love a workout that pushes me to my limits. However, I think the workouts are too long at approx an hour for each give or take a workout. If we are to believe the other beach body instructors we don’t need to be working out for that long each time to see results, and in my experience that is true. I found the workouts repetitive and there isn’t any music, I got really bored and demotivated to finish the workouts.

If this is your thing then it’s perfect, you will see results but you can get them from a combination of other shorter workouts. Autumn is a fantastic instructor, this wasn’t for me.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 3 People Have Voted

Posted on Dec 3, 2018

Zero visible results

By Stephanie C., Denver, CO, Verified Reviewer

I started with A Little Obsessed, and now I’m at Day 35 and have decided to quit. I have been following everything religiously, and notice no visible results except that my legs maybe look a little more toned - and only to me! No one close to me can tell that I have been working out so hard and eating so well. I weighed myself a week ago and I have GAINED weight since starting. I feel stronger and can do more with weights, but I’m so disappointed with my visible results that I’m going to change programs. We all workout to feel better, but if the visible results don’t follow, it just doesn’t stick.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 29, 2018

Excellent program if you put in the effort

By Lauren P., Kansas City, MO, Verified Reviewer

This program is amazing if you put in the work. I am on my second round of 80 Day Obsession. I recommend this program as it is a good mix of low intensity and high-intensity workouts. I work muscles I never knew I had! Doing the program again is much different. I can definitely do moves I couldn't do on my first round. Is the second time around hard? Definitely. Am I better at it? Definitely. You will be sore in this program. You won't want to do it some days (because you will be tired and sore). However, I recommend you push through. This program is one of the best. You definitely get in what you put out of it!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 7 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 2, 2018

Love it!

By Sandra W., Florida, Verified Reviewer

I can’t believe how many negative people are on here giving poor reviews. It’s a great workout. If you are pushing yourself and increasing your weights and resistance, you should be successful. I am starting peak weak this week, and I’ve seen my body change so much, and I am sorry I didn’t follow the eating plan...my bad, I have no one to blame but myself with that. Bottom line, what you put into it is what you get out. If you don’t see results, it’s you.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 16, 2018

LOVE this program

By Stephanie T., Winston Salem, NC, Verified Reviewer

I am on day 70 of my 2nd round of 80 Day Obsession. I am hooked on timed nutrition and the workouts. I have lost over 32 lbs to date. Over 14 inches in my waste alone. My thighs are toning up and my butt is lifting. I know that my body looks better now even though I still have 20 lbs to lose than in it did when I weighed less than currently with lower muscle tone.

My kids and I both eat more vegetables and drink more water than we have ever previously done, so its contagious. I have loved the Fixate recipes for years and now is no exception.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 4 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 7, 2018

Decent exercises, but annoying

By Larisa B., Austin, TX, Verified Reviewer

I was excited for the workouts as I like Autumn’s 30 Day Fix workouts. The exercises are good, but who has super heavy weights at home? I do at home workouts when I can’t get to the gym and only have up to 20 lbs.

Mostly, I find the constant chatter annoying and unnecessary. I wish there was music to override all that chatter about body parts, etc, and also to motivate. Exercise is my fun "me time" and music just makes it more fun. Lastly, it is great that the modifier improves and does the advanced moves, but how about also have a modifier who always does the modifications? Preferably someone in their 40s or 50s with injuries and needs to limit jumps and can’t go as deep in lunges, etc. More diversity in the group in terms of age would be great- maybe 1/2 can be Fitness models in 20s and 30s, but 1-2 in 40s and 50s would be great.

Overall, ok workouts, but I find it too annoying to do more than a few days a week. I am on day 65 so will finish but will move on to other workouts afterwards.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 10 People Have Voted

Posted on May 27, 2018

The cons outweigh the pros

By N F., Seattle, WA, Verified Reviewer

It's. So. Boring. Do this program if you enjoy 80 days of Autumn's lovely voice screaming "What happened?" "What's going on back there?" "C'mon guys, WAKE UP, you're so quiet!" First off, no one does workout videos to hear comments from the background crew. Secondly, those fools don't even have microphones, we the audience can't hear them when they do speak up (Autumn can't seem to hear them either). Third, for what I can gather, all their conversations revolve around how the moves are hard and they don't want to do them. Very motivating.

Sure, it is interesting to use different types of equipment but constantly transitioning between weights, sliders, and loops wastes time and can be frustrating when you're trying to keep up. Plus, those loops slide and leave bruises! You can get a much better burn from shorter workouts with simpler moves and simpler equipment requirements.

I'm on day 63, so there's no turning back. I'll finish it and NEVER do it again. I see no results and honestly, I see no changes in any of the participants in the videos (but they started out with ideal bodies anyway). I can't wait to get back to my old buddy, Shaun T.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 21 People Have Voted

Posted on May 1, 2018

Enjoyed the process

By Laura K., Staten Island, NY, Verified Reviewer

I enjoyed going through the 80 Day cycle and the different workouts. Yes, they were not 80 unique workouts, as each phase had same movements repeated with different reps. Still, I did look forward to the workouts each day and the challenge of finishing an 80-day program.

I was worried at first because I don't always have an hour to spare in the morning and prefer 45-minute workouts. Well, no worry there, as people said in other reviews there is a lot of downtime. I just did my set and fast-forwarded the video to the next rep. I guess I missed all the inappropriate jokes that way. LOL.

Seriously, life is too short to worry about some laughter in a workout video. I did my reps and moved on. I don't think I'll repeat the 80 days a second time, but overall it was a pretty good experience for me to get back on road to recovery from a stress fracture.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted

Posted on Apr 6, 2018

Biggest Beachbody dud ever

By Disappointed and Disgusted, Portland, OR, Verified Reviewer

First off, we were all lied to. We were told that this would be 80 days of 80 different workouts. This is a flat out lie. There are truly only 3 weeks worth of workouts. The rest of the time is just changing the number of reps of those workouts. This was false marketing and a major disappointment. You have to do the exact same moves for a month, before moving onto the next month’s moves.

Second, Autumn is unbearably obnoxious. You would think that a high-profile Beachbody trainer, given the unique opportunity to provide the longest live-format workout program on the Beachbody On Demand platform, would take this task seriously. Quite the contrary: she laughs and jokes with the cast and crew so often that she forgets what move she is on and what rep number she is on in every video. There are so many times throughout the entire program that she is giggling so much about stupid inside jokes with her cast and crew, that she messes up the pacing of the workout and inserts an inappropriate laugh break into the video.

Yet, when you absolutely need a break from a hard move, she moves on so quickly that you have to pause the video to grab appropriate equipment for the next move. Her pacing is nonsensical. There is no rhythm of sets with defined breaks. No, it’s laugh breaks or no breaks at all. It’s a waste of time.

Not to mention that her constant horsing around is utterly distracting from the workout. How can someone perform the hard moves, be motivated to keep going, and feel confident about achieving progress, when Autumn can’t even take her own workout seriously? Let me get this straight. The viewer/customer is NOT in on the inside jokes, nor are they funny when she tries to explain to the camera, nor should we even be joking when there is a hard workout to be done.

Speaking of hard workouts, an unfocused, clownish trainer is NOT the personality type you need when doing compound movements with weights, where an injury is a big risk. There are infinite tips that an experienced trainer can give you regarding form for each move. Well, instead of helping you with form to prevent injury, Autumn is laughing up a storm and asking a crew member to pick up her dumbbell for her. Yeah, really motivating.

Because of her complete inattention to pacing, form, and proper breaks, you feel one of two ways after each workout: 1) overtrained and extremely fatigued, or 2) bored and not having worked up a sweat at all.

After the first month, I had to start muting the audio and playing music instead, to avoid her cringe-worthy, unwelcome jokes. This didn’t mean that I was spared the laughing fit breaks, though; I only was spared having to hear the lame jokes. After the second month, a couple of weeks into phase 3, she managed to penetrate through the muted audio to finally execute the biggest dealbreaker ever: she began joking around and doing inappropriate moves onscreen. I did not pay a lot of money on BOD, Beachbody equipment, Shakeology bundles, and dumbbells to watch my trainer spank the air as if there was a butt in front of her and do other suggestive moves onscreen.

This was the last straw for me. I quit the program at Day 60 and immediately segwayed into the Insanity program. I am so much happier with Shaun T as a trainer. He gives timed breaks, is motivating, talks about form nonstop, and gives tips on how to modify or get more out of your workout. Because of this, I am getting quicker results. He makes Autumn look like a joke.

I absolutely do not recommend 80 Day Obsession for anyone. It is a waste of time, and you can spend 80 days or more doing another workout with a trainer who actually takes exercise seriously. Or you could even go to a gym and do your own workout and take your own self seriously.

I would also like to mention that this program doesn’t even work for weight loss or visible toning. I was in an accountability group on Facebook with hundreds of other people doing 80 Day Obsession. We were not even told how the structure of the program would help with weight loss by the coaches in the group. We were all just told to “trust the process,” over and over and over. Dozens of women who followed the program and nutrition to a T (at 100% compliance, with no cheating, like I did) were frustrated for TWO MONTHS (mind you, this is a 3-month program) by actual weight GAIN and no change in clothing fit. It was then that we were told that we would “shred” in month 3. What a joke. Phase 3 doesn’t even make you break a sweat. I sweated more doing Insanity’s first workout than any 80 Day Obsession video, including the phase 3 videos.

I wasted my time with 80 Day Obsession. I would be at my goal by now if I had just started (and completed) Insanity or my own gym routine instead.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 62 People Have Voted
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