Beachbody Tackles Hormone Imbalance Head-On with Belle Vitale
Beachbody and Autumn Calabrese have launched a new 12-week program focusing on women’s hormone health that includes supplements
The Beachbody Company, also known as BODi, has partnered with celebrity trainer and fitness/nutrition expert Autumn Calabrese to launch Belle Vitale, a 12-week lifestyle program focused on women’s hormone health.
The new offering comes at a pivotal time for the fitness and nutrition company, renowned for programs like P90X and Insanity. Earlier this fall, Beachbody announced it would move away from its multi-level marketing (MLM) model in favor of a single-level affiliate program and conduct layoffs.
Calabrese is no stranger to the wellness company, known in the Beachbody orbit as a Super Trainer. Now in her forties, the fitness expert reveals that even her healthy lifestyle couldn’t shield her from the effects of hormone imbalance, leaving her struggling with hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, weight gain and anxiety. Just as she developed solutions like 21 Day Fix and the 4-Week Gut Protocol, Calabrese noted that Belle Vitale is especially personal to her.
“I’m always on top of my own health and wellness and all that entails, so you can imagine the frustration and confusion I experienced when I started gaining weight quickly, despite healthy eating and exercise – and couldn’t stop crying, had no libido and realized my hair was falling out,” she shared. “What I did learn through testing was that I had some severe imbalances with my hormones. What I couldn’t get was a straight answer or plan on how to fix it from any expert or medical professional who I went to. What I’m never willing to accept is that my body is broken or that I or anyone else is powerless to improve their own health.”
Calabrese added that it took months of research and testing to create the program that eventually improved the balance of her hormones, thereby reducing uncomfortable symptoms.
“The result is not only a program that completely changed my life, but one that has had a shocking impact on the lives of the women who have completed it,” she said.
The creation of Belle Vitale involved the expertise of clinical pharmacist and board-certified clinical nutritionist James LaValle, along with the LaValle Performance Health team of medical doctors and dietitians who partnered with Calabrese and BODi to validate the program.
The team discovered that program participants lost weight and saw improved cortisol levels and metabolic markers associated with insulin sensitivity, inflammation and weight loss.
“One of the things that I have spent the last 40 years studying is a systems biology approach, meaning how does your body work together, in concert, to help you move through your life feeling healthy,” LaValle said. “If you really want to achieve hormone balance, it can’t just be one thing. It’s the comprehensive nature of Belle Vitale that made me want to study it and oversee the study of forty women, but it was also because of Autumn’s passion and commitment.”
BODi’s new Belle Vitale program spans nutrition, fitness, supplements and stress management. Participants receive a guidebook, recipes, portion-control containers, a Pilates-based workout plan with equipment, two supplement blends and three months of free access to the Breathwrk app.
Women’s health, particularly hormone balance, sexual and reproductive health, has gained significant attention in recent years. Whoop, the human performance wearable company, and smart ring maker Oura have both signaled intentions to advance women’s health through data-informed insights.
Luminescence, a women-focused health and longevity summit, is scheduled for February 1, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The event will feature prominent speakers such as Dr. Casey Means, Jillian Michaels, and Marianne Williamson.
