BODi vs Les Mills+ (2026)

Inside BODi and Les Mills+

Quick yes/no comparison

Feature	BODi	Les Mills+
Dedicated perimenopause programme	Yes (Belle Vitale, 12 weeks)	No
Daily calendar plan	Yes	No (class library)
Built-in nutrition guidance	Yes (Portion Fix)	No
Live classes	No	Limited (live streams during major launches only)
Barbell-based strength	Limited (mostly dumbbells)	Yes (BodyPump)
Low-impact daily default	Yes if you pick Belle Vitale or LIIFT4	No (defaults toward BodyCombat / BodyAttack)
Martial-arts-inspired cardio	No	Yes (BodyCombat)
Group-fitness choreography	No	Yes (signature format)
Annual pricing plan	Yes ($179)	No (monthly only)
Multi-device support (iOS, Android, web, TV)	Yes	Yes
30-day free trial	No (7 days)	Yes

At-a-glance comparison

Feature	BODi	Les Mills+
Her Daily Fit score	8.1 / 10	6.1 / 10
Price (US)	$179/year ($14.92/month) or $19/month	Base $7.49/month or Premium $14.99/month
Annual plan	Yes ($179)	No (monthly only at either tier)
Free trial	7 days	30 days
Approach	Calendar-based programmes you follow	Studio-style group fitness library you join
Perimenopause content	Belle Vitale (12-week programme)	None
Strength format	LIIFT4, LIIFT More (dumbbell, progressive)	BodyPump (barbell, class-style)
Cardio format	21 Day Fix, Insanity (high-impact); Belle Vitale (low-impact)	BodyCombat (high-impact); Les Mills Dance (moderate)
Nutrition guidance	Portion Fix container system (protein-forward)	None
Equipment needed	Dumbbells, resistance loops, mat	Varies: BodyPump needs barbell + plates; BodyCombat needs nothing
Cancellation	Self-serve online, ~1 minute	Anytime, no friction
Women Over 40 Specificity	8 / 10	4.5 / 10

Her Daily Fit scoring breakdown

Category	Weight	BODi	Les Mills+	Winner
Time Efficiency	15%	8.5	6.5	BODi
Muscle Potential	15%	8.5	7.5	BODi
Women Over 40 Specificity	15%	8	4.5	BODi
Joint Friendliness	12%	5.5	5.5	Tied (both split-library)
Recovery Compatibility	10%	8.5	6	BODi
Programme Structure	10%	8.5	5	BODi
Value for Money	8%	8.5	8.5	Les Mills+
UX and Design	8%	8.5	7.5	BODi
Nutrition Integration	7%	9	4.5	BODi
Overall	100%	8.1 / 10	6.1 / 10	BODi

BODi takes the win across nearly every category that matters for women over 40. The only category Les Mills+ wins is Value for Money on the strength of its $7.49/month Base tier. The pattern is clear: BODi delivers a more complete platform for the perimenopausal audience; Les Mills+ delivers a more specific gym-class experience at a lower entry price.

Perimenopause programming: BODi wins by the largest margin in any comparison I have written

This is the category where the gap between these two platforms is largest, and the category that matters most for the Her Daily Fit audience.

What perimenopause-specific training actually requires

Three physiological changes during perimenopause directly shape what training should look like.

First, oestrogen decline accelerates loss of muscle and bone. Resistance training becomes more important, not less, but the body responds differently than it did at 30. Maltais 2009 documents the trajectory and a 2022 systematic review on resistance training for postmenopausal women confirms structured progressive loading is the most effective intervention.

Second, baseline cortisol (the stress hormone your body produces under load) tends to elevate during perimenopause. Training that spikes cortisol further can worsen symptoms: fatigue, sleep disruption, mood changes, weight redistribution. Sustainable intensity matters more than maximum intensity at this stage.

Third, tendon and ligament elasticity decreases. Watt 2018 reviews the increased frequency of musculoskeletal pain and the role of oestrogen deficiency in predisposing women to joint issues. High-impact loading carries more risk than at any prior life stage.

A perimenopause-specific programme designs around these three realities. Belle Vitale on BODi does. Les Mills+ does not engage with this physiology at all.

What Belle Vitale actually delivers

Belle Vitale on BODi is a 12-week hormone-focused programme built around three pillars: Track Pilates (a low-impact Pilates format with rhythmic flow), low-impact strength, and a cortisol-reduction philosophy that pervades the pacing throughout. The session structure avoids the cortisol spikes that worsen perimenopause symptoms. Loading is low-impact throughout. The structure assumes you are managing variable energy and recovery across the week.

In my testing, Belle Vitale sessions sat appropriately in my training week without leaving me undertrained or wrecked the next day. The moment you open Belle Vitale, it feels like a different product from the rest of the BODi library. The cueing inside sessions explicitly references perimenopause physiology in a way no other BODi content does.

Why Les Mills+ has nothing comparable

Les Mills+ has no perimenopause-specific content. The platform is built around the studio-class formats Les Mills International is famous for: BodyCombat, BodyPump, BodyAttack, BodyBalance, BodyStep, Les Mills Dance, RPM. These formats were developed primarily for general adult fitness audiences and have not been adapted to perimenopause physiology. The “for everyone” framing means in practice “for a default user that is not a woman in her 40s managing hormonal change”.

The platform does contain content that suits perimenopausal women: BodyBalance (yoga and Pilates fusion), some Les Mills Dance sessions, the stretch library. Nothing is grouped or designed for this audience.

What this means for your decision

If perimenopause or menopause symptoms are shaping how you train, BODi’s Belle Vitale is the right choice. Les Mills+ does not engage with this need. The decision is straightforward at this level.

Muscle potential: BODi wins because progressive overload is what works after 40

BODi takes muscle potential because LIIFT4 and LIIFT More deliver more reliably structured progression than BodyPump’s class-format approach.

What progressive overload means and why it matters more after 40

Progressive overload is the principle of gradually adding load over time. In practice: going from 4kg dumbbells to 5kg to 7.5kg over a few weeks, or doing one more repetition than last week, or slowing the lowering phase to make the muscle work harder.

After 40 this matters more because oestrogen decline accelerates loss of muscle and bone. The 2022 systematic review on resistance training is clear: training works if the load gets harder over time. The same weight every week stops producing change. The body adapts to whatever you give it; the stimulus has to keep increasing.

BODi’s structured progression

LIIFT4 is Joel Freeman’s 8-week strength programme targeting one muscle group per session with systematic progressive loading. The programme prompts you to use heavier dumbbells at clear points across the 8 weeks. It is properly designed strength training, not a circuit with dumbbells. LIIFT More extends the format with longer training arcs.

The Portion Fix nutrition system’s protein emphasis supports muscle protein synthesis (the process where your body builds new muscle tissue from dietary protein). After 40, when oestrogen decline reduces the efficiency of protein utilisation in women, this nutritional support compounds the training benefit.

Les Mills+ BodyPump is barbell strength but class-shaped

BodyPump is barbell-based strength delivered as a 30 to 55 minute group fitness class set to music. The format covers all major muscle groups in a single session with high-rep low-weight work. It is effective for general muscle conditioning and the barbell focus is unusual at this price point.

The structural gap is progression. BodyPump rotates through new releases periodically but does not periodise across multiple months the way LIIFT4 does. You can lift the same weights through three consecutive releases and the format will not prompt you to go heavier. For women managing the gradual muscle loss of perimenopause, this lack of guided progression is the wrong default.

Why progressive overload matters more after 40

Progressive overload is the principle of gradually adding load over time. After 40, oestrogen decline accelerates loss of muscle and bone. The 2022 systematic review on resistance training for postmenopausal women is clear: training works only if the load progresses. The same 4kg shoulder press for a year stops producing change after the first few weeks. The body adapts to whatever you give it, and the stimulus has to keep increasing.

This matters more in perimenopause specifically because the muscle protein synthesis response (the rate at which your body converts dietary protein into new muscle tissue) becomes less efficient as oestrogen drops. Younger women can build measurable strength on relatively flat programming. Women over 40 need progression structure to overcome the reduced anabolic response, which is exactly what LIIFT4 delivers and BodyPump rotation-based releases do not.

The shared limitation

Neither platform calls out specific perimenopause protein and recovery needs in-session. Both deliver strength training that works; only BODi delivers it with progression structure plus nutrition framework attached. For women whose primary goal is muscle retention through oestrogen decline, BODi is the more complete package.

Joint friendliness: both have split libraries, but Les Mills+ defaults to the wrong type

This is the category where the average score hides the picture entirely, and where the platform defaults matter as much as the headline number.

Why joint friendliness matters more during perimenopause

As oestrogen drops in perimenopause, tendons and ligaments lose elasticity. Watt 2018 documents the increased musculoskeletal pain frequency around menopause and the role of oestrogen deficiency in predisposing women to joint and tendon issues. This is not a reason to stop training. It is a reason to be more deliberate about how you load joints.

For women with any joint history (knee, hip, back, shoulder), this matters more. For women with active perimenopause symptoms (joint aches are a common symptom), it matters even more.

BODi’s joint profile is split but well-labelled

BODi scores 5.5 / 10 overall. The split: 21 Day Fix and Insanity are jump-heavy and high-impact. LIIFT4 has a substantially better joint profile. 4 Weeks for Every Body uses slow eccentric dumbbell movements with zero jumping. Belle Vitale avoids high-impact loading entirely.

The risk on BODi is the platform’s tendency to surface 21 Day Fix as the default entry recommendation. For perimenopausal women, this is the wrong starting point. The fix is to choose your BODi entry programme deliberately: LIIFT4, 4 Weeks for Every Body or Belle Vitale, never 21 Day Fix.

Les Mills+’s joint profile is also split but defaults toward impact

Les Mills+ scores 5.5 / 10 overall. The split: BodyCombat is high-impact with extensive jumping, kicking and boxing. BodyAttack is high-impact cardio. Les Mills Dance is moderate-impact. BodyPump is low-impact strength. BodyBalance and the stretch library are low-impact.

The problem is the platform’s defaults. Les Mills+ promotes BodyCombat and BodyAttack heavily; these are the formats Les Mills International is famous for. If you arrive at Les Mills+ via the platform’s marketing rather than choosing deliberately, you end up doing high-impact cardio that is exactly the wrong default for perimenopausal joints.

What this means for your decision

Both platforms require deliberate programme selection if you have joint history. The difference is which way each platform’s defaults pull. BODi’s defaults pull toward 21 Day Fix (wrong) but Belle Vitale and LIIFT4 are well-promoted alternatives. Les Mills+’s defaults pull toward BodyCombat (wrong) and the joint-safer alternatives (BodyPump, BodyBalance) are less central to the platform’s identity.

For perimenopausal women with knee, hip, back or shoulder history: BODi with LIIFT4 or Belle Vitale is the safer pick. Les Mills+ works only if you commit to BodyPump or BodyBalance as your primary formats.

Programme structure: BODi wins decisively for the perimenopausal brain

BODi takes programme structure because the workout calendar is the central organising principle of the platform, and that structure matters more during perimenopause than at any other life stage.

Why decision fatigue matters more in perimenopause

Perimenopause symptoms include cognitive changes that women frequently describe as brain fog: reduced executive function, harder mornings, more friction making routine decisions. Add this to a full-time work schedule and household responsibilities, and the daily question “what should I do today” becomes a real reason workouts get skipped.

BODi’s calendar removes that decision. Open the app, today’s session is decided based on the programme you committed to at the start. Press play. Done.

How Les Mills+’s structure compares

Les Mills+ is a class library you browse. You can follow programmes (a 4-week BodyCombat block, for example) but the structure is opt-in rather than the default. The filtering by time only becomes available once you are inside a programme category. For women whose mental energy is stretched, this navigation overhead is the kind of friction that erodes consistency.

The trade-off both platforms share

BODi’s programmes have defined endpoints. When you finish Belle Vitale at 12 weeks, the next decision is yours. Les Mills+ has no equivalent structural endpoint problem because there is no native long-form programme arc to begin with. The advantage BODi has is that the structure is the default during a programme; on Les Mills+, the structure is always opt-in. For women managing perimenopause, this difference is more than aesthetic. It is the difference between adherence and dropoff.

Recovery: BODi narrowly wins on programme-managed cadence

BODi takes recovery on the strength of how it structures rest into programme schedules and the standalone recovery content built into Belle Vitale. For perimenopausal women whose recovery capacity is variable week to week, programme-managed rest is more useful than a recovery library you have to remember to use.

Why recovery matters more after 40 than at any prior life stage

Recovery capacity decreases through perimenopause. Sleep quality often declines, partly from night sweats and partly from the broader hormonal disruption of the perimenopausal transition. Baseline cortisol (the stress hormone your body produces under load) tends to elevate. Hackney 2006 on stress and the neuroendocrine system documents how training that exceeds recovery becomes counterproductive rather than additive: cortisol stays elevated, sleep deteriorates further, and the training stimulus that should be building you up starts breaking you down.

For women in their 40s and 50s, building in rest is not optional. It is the difference between a sustainable training year and burnout by month four. This is the silent reason most women stop training during perimenopause: not the workouts themselves, but the cumulative recovery debt that they never get out from under.

BODi’s recovery is programme-managed and largely automatic

Every BODi programme includes scheduled rest days and active recovery sessions. Belle Vitale specifically designs recovery into the weekly cadence with cortisol-aware pacing: the high-effort sessions are spaced to allow full recovery between, and the active recovery sessions are genuinely restorative rather than disguised cardio. The calendar prevents over-training by design: you cannot skip a rest day into another session without consciously breaking the programme structure.

For perimenopausal women whose brain fog makes it easy to lose track of how many hard sessions you have done this week, this structural prevention is more useful than it sounds.

Les Mills+’s recovery is opt-in and easily skipped

Les Mills+ has BodyBalance (a yoga and Pilates fusion format), stretch sessions, and limited meditation content. The recovery library exists but is not built into any programme structure. You decide whether to take a rest day or stack two BodyCombat sessions back to back. The platform will let you train hard daily for weeks if you choose to, with no structural prompt that you might be accumulating cortisol or training through fatigue.

For perimenopausal women whose hormone-disrupted sleep already compromises baseline recovery, this lack of structural rest is the silent path to burnout. It is not that Les Mills+ lacks rest content; it is that nothing on the platform stops you from skipping it.

Value: Les Mills+ Base wins on entry price; BODi wins on completeness

Les Mills+ Base at $7.49/month is the cheapest entry of any platform in the comparison series. The catch is that Base has a smaller catalogue than Premium. Premium at $14.99/month is essentially the same cost as BODi’s $14.92/month effective annual cost.

At the Premium tier comparison, the value argument flips. BODi at $14.92/month effective includes Belle Vitale (a 12-week perimenopause programme), the calendar structure, the Portion Fix nutrition system, and the progressive strength programmes. Les Mills+ Premium at $14.99/month includes none of those. For perimenopausal women, the BODi case at this price comparison is clear.

The fair value question is whether Les Mills+ Base at $7.49/month is worth the $90/year saving over BODi’s $179/year. For women who already love Les Mills classes and just want home access, yes. For perimenopausal women who would benefit from Belle Vitale, the saving is false economy.

Time efficiency: BODi wins because programme structure removes decision time

BODi sessions run 20 to 45 minutes within fixed programme schedules. The structure is an adherence advantage in perimenopause specifically: you don’t decide the length because the programme decided it.

Les Mills+ session lengths vary from 10 to 55 minutes depending on programme, but the navigation overhead is real. Filtering by time only becomes available once inside a category. For women whose constraint is “I have 25 minutes today, what do I do”, BODi answers faster.

UX and design: BODi wins on platform polish, both are competent

UX matters more than it sounds for perimenopausal women because every layer of cognitive friction between you and pressing play is a chance to skip the workout. Apps that look polished but require five taps to find today’s session lose to apps that surface the right thing on the home screen.

BODi’s UX advantage

BODi’s app is clean across phone, tablet and Smart TV. Same experience regardless of device. The calendar is prominent on the home screen so today’s session is the first thing you see when you open the app. Navigation requires minimal effort. The platform design is functional without being remarkable, which is a positive assessment in a category where the worst outcome is friction before a workout.

For perimenopausal women whose mental energy is stretched by symptom management and the daily logistics of work and family, this kind of decision-free interface matters. The path from “I have 30 minutes free now” to “I am training” is two taps on BODi.

Les Mills+’s UX gaps

Les Mills+’s app is also competent in absolute terms but the filtering inconsistency between programmes adds cognitive load. Filtering by session length only becomes available once you are inside a programme category, not at the top level. The choreography learning curve on first BodyCombat sessions adds further friction, and for women coming fresh to the format the first two sessions can feel disorienting.

For perimenopausal women whose brain bandwidth is taxed, BODi’s lower-friction UX is a real adherence advantage rather than a preference.

Who wins for…

Who wins for active perimenopause symptom management

BODi. Belle Vitale is the only perimenopause-specific programme on either platform. Les Mills+ has nothing.

Who wins for the lowest entry price

Les Mills+ Base ($7.49/month). Smaller catalogue but cheapest start.

Who wins for women on a typical household budget

BODi. $179/year is reasonable for what it delivers. Les Mills+ at the Premium tier is essentially the same price without Belle Vitale.

Who wins for daily structure and accountability

BODi. Calendar tells you what to do. Les Mills+ leaves it to you.

Who wins for women who already love BodyPump or BodyCombat from a gym

Les Mills+. This is what the platform exists for. If you have always loved these formats, the home version is well-produced and energetic.

Who wins for women managing perimenopause-related joint pain

BODi (with Belle Vitale or LIIFT4 selection). Les Mills+’s defaults pull toward BodyCombat which is wrong for perimenopausal joints.

Who wins for nutrition and body composition support

BODi. Portion Fix is the structured nutrition system. Les Mills+ has nothing.

Who wins for progressive strength training to retain muscle through perimenopause

BODi. LIIFT4 and LIIFT More deliver structured progressive overload. BodyPump rotates but does not periodise.

Who wins for barbell-based training at home

Les Mills+. BodyPump is barbell-based at this price point, which is unusual.

Who wins for martial-arts-inspired cardio

Les Mills+. BodyCombat is the signature format. BODi has no equivalent. Worth choosing Les Mills+ for this if you specifically want it and your joints can handle the impact load.

Who wins for beginners over 40

BODi. 4 Weeks for Every Body is designed for true beginners with zero jumping. The calendar removes daily decisions. Les Mills+ BodyCombat choreography has a real learning curve that adds friction for beginners.

Who wins for women over 50 with healthy joints

BODi. Belle Vitale extends naturally into post-menopause and addresses bone density concerns. LIIFT4 builds the muscle that becomes harder to retain after 50.

Who wins for women over 50 with joint history

BODi with deliberate programme selection. Les Mills+’s defaults toward BodyCombat make it the wrong platform for this group regardless of how cheap Base tier is.

Who wins for women who specifically want a dance cardio fix without high impact

Les Mills+ (Les Mills Dance). The dance content is moderate-impact and well-produced. BODi has no equivalent.

Who wins for the longest free trial

Les Mills+ (30 days vs BODi’s 7). The longer trial is enough to commit to a programme block.

Screenshots from our full reviews

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See the full Les Mills+ review for methodology and pricing.

Decision tree for women over 40

• Actively managing perimenopause symptoms (joint aches, sleep disruption, fatigue, mood): BODi (Belle Vitale).
• You already love BodyPump or BodyCombat from a gym and want home access: Les Mills+.
• Budget caps at around $7-10/month: Les Mills+ Base ($7.49) if you have healthy joints; BODi annual ($14.92/month effective) if perimenopause programming matters.
• You want a daily calendar that tells you what to do: BODi.
• You want martial-arts-inspired cardio AND have healthy joints: Les Mills+ (BodyCombat).
• You want barbell strength at home: Les Mills+ (BodyPump).
• You want dumbbell-based progressive strength: BODi (LIIFT4).
• You want nutrition guidance integrated: BODi (Portion Fix).
• You have any joint history: BODi with LIIFT4 or Belle Vitale, or Les Mills+ with BodyPump or BodyBalance only.
• You are postmenopausal with bone density concerns: BODi (Belle Vitale plus LIIFT4 combo).
• You want the longest free trial to evaluate properly: Les Mills+ (30 days vs BODi’s 7).

What I did not test

• Every Les Mills+ programme. Testing covered BodyCombat and Les Mills Dance, the platform’s two most-promoted formats. BodyPump, BodyAttack, BodyBalance, BodyStep, RPM and others not personally tested.
• Every BODi programme. Four programmes tested (21 Day Fix, LIIFT4, 4 Weeks for Every Body, Belle Vitale) out of 100+.
• Les Mills hardware. Les Mills has launched smart equipment recently; I tested the app on free trial without any Les Mills hardware.
• Long-term adherence on Les Mills+. The platform was tested on free trial only.
• BODi Shakeology. Declined throughout testing.

Personal testing and observations

BODi testing

I am a woman in my mid-forties, currently in perimenopause, working full-time with two children and training daily. I tested four BODi programmes across several months.

21 Day Fix (28 days, full programme). I lost 1.5kg and saw noticeably tighter arms and legs by week two. The colour-coded Portion Fix nutrition system drove most of that result rather than the workouts themselves. The cardio sessions are jump-heavy (jump squats, high knees, lateral hops), and modifications for knee issues were too unclear to follow safely in real time during my testing. I pushed through more than I should have. I would not recommend 21 Day Fix to any perimenopausal woman with joint history.

LIIFT4. Joel Freeman’s 8-week strength programme. Four days a week, 30 to 40 minutes per session. Properly structured strength training, targeting one muscle group per session with a HIIT and core block. The joint profile is substantially better than 21 Day Fix and the progressive loading across the 8 weeks is genuine. This is the BODi programme I would direct most perimenopausal women to if they are not specifically looking for menopause programming.

4 Weeks for Every Body. Slow eccentric dumbbell movements (the lowering phase of each rep deliberately slowed to make the muscle work harder) with zero jumping. I used this as active recovery between heavier training blocks. Joint-considerate enough for women managing meniscus, knee, hip or back history.

Belle Vitale. The hormone-focused 12-week programme. Track Pilates, low-impact strength, cortisol-reduction philosophy. The moment you open it, it feels like a completely different product from the rest of the BODi library. The cueing inside sessions explicitly references perimenopause physiology in a way no other BODi content does. For perimenopausal women managing symptoms, this is the programme that justifies BODi’s existence over Les Mills+.

Les Mills+ testing

I tested Les Mills+ across the 30-day free trial, focusing on BodyCombat and Les Mills Dance, the two most-promoted formats. BodyCombat is genuinely energetic and the production quality (lighting, music, instructor delivery) is among the best in home fitness. The choreography learning curve was real: the first two sessions felt disorienting before I started following the moves more naturally. By session four I could keep up at full intensity.

Session by session, the joint load told a clear story. Session one (a 30-minute introductory BodyCombat): I followed the choreography roughly half the time and avoided the highest-impact jumps deliberately. Felt fine the next day. Session two (a 45-minute standard BodyCombat): I committed fully to the choreography including the jump sequences. The next morning my knees were sore in a way they had not been from any other tested platform. Session three (a 45-minute BodyCombat the day after a rest day): joints were back to baseline but accumulated jump volume across the week was building. Session four onwards: I started reducing jump impact deliberately, which works mechanically but undermines the energetic group-fitness feel that is the whole point of BodyCombat.

As a perimenopausal woman with a meniscus injury (a tear in the cartilage cushion inside the knee from years ago), the cumulative impact across the testing week was real. For an active 25-year-old this would not register; for me, it did. The platform did not offer a perimenopause-aware path through this content.

Les Mills Dance is more accessible at first session and the moderate impact profile is more appropriate for perimenopausal joints. The content is well-produced but the catalogue is smaller than BodyCombat or BodyPump.

The gap I noticed across the platform for women over 40: nothing on Les Mills+ acknowledges this audience exists. The high-impact content is the default surfacing. The marketing imagery and instructor framing assume the typical user is a 30-something gym-goer who already knows the formats. For perimenopausal women coming fresh to home fitness, the platform’s defaults are wrong and the navigation does not help you find the right alternatives.

Which is better for women over 50?

For women over 50, BODi is the stronger pick by a clear margin. Belle Vitale extends naturally into post-menopause and addresses the bone density, joint stability and recovery concerns that become primary after 50. LIIFT4 builds the muscle that becomes harder to retain when oestrogen levels stabilise at lower baseline values. 4 Weeks for Every Body is joint-considerate enough for any age.

Les Mills+ at this age range is appropriate only for women who already love the Les Mills format from gym attendance. If you have not attended BodyPump or BodyCombat classes before, the entry friction (choreography learning curve, high-impact defaults) is hard to justify. BodyPump as a standalone strength choice can work for over-50 women with healthy joints but the rest of the platform’s content is not designed for this audience.

Frequently asked questions

Is BODi or Les Mills+ better for women over 40?

BODi is the clearly stronger choice, scoring 8.1 / 10 versus Les Mills+ at 6.1 / 10. BODi has Belle Vitale (a 12-week perimenopause programme), calendar-based daily structure, and Portion Fix nutrition. Les Mills+ is built around studio-led group fitness which is energetic but lacks perimenopause programming and is heavy on high-impact content that is inappropriate for most perimenopausal joints.

Is Les Mills+ cheaper than BODi?

Les Mills+ Base is cheaper at $7.49/month with a smaller catalogue. Premium is $14.99/month. BODi is $179/year ($14.92/month effective). Les Mills+ Base is the cheapest entry. At Premium tier, BODi is essentially the same monthly cost while including nutrition and Belle Vitale.

Does Les Mills+ have a perimenopause programme?

No. Les Mills+ has no perimenopause-specific content. BODi has Belle Vitale, a 12-week perimenopause-focused programme. This is the largest single content gap between the two platforms for women over 40.

Which has better strength training for women over 40?

BODi for progressive dumbbell strength through LIIFT4 (Joel Freeman’s 8-week programme) and LIIFT More. Les Mills+ BodyPump is barbell-based which is unusual at this price point, but the format is class-style rather than periodised. For muscle retention through perimenopause, BODi’s structured progression wins.

Is Les Mills+ joint-friendly enough for perimenopausal women?

Mixed and risky as a default. BodyCombat is high-impact with extensive jumping, kicking and boxing. BodyPump is low-impact strength. Les Mills Dance is moderate-impact. The platform has joint-friendly options but the most-promoted programmes (BodyCombat, BodyAttack) are high-impact. Women with joint history should start with BodyPump or BodyBalance.

Can I do BodyCombat at home if I have never been to a gym class?

Yes but expect a learning curve on the choreography and a real impact load. BodyCombat is designed as a high-impact group fitness class with rapid instructor cues. Most users acclimate by session three or four. Try BodyPump or Les Mills Dance first if BodyCombat feels overwhelming.

How do BODi and Les Mills+ free trials compare?

Les Mills+ offers 30 days free trial. BODi offers 7 days. The Les Mills+ trial is substantially more generous and is enough time to commit to a programme block or two before deciding. BODi’s 7 days is tight for evaluating a calendar-based platform properly.

Is Belle Vitale worth choosing BODi over the cheaper Les Mills+ Base tier?

For perimenopausal and menopausal women, yes. Belle Vitale is currently the strongest dedicated perimenopause programme on any general-audience platform. The $90/year price gap between Les Mills+ Base and BODi is small set against access to Belle Vitale.

About this review

Reviewed by Katy Cole. BODi tested personally across four programmes (21 Day Fix, LIIFT4, 4 Weeks for Every Body, Belle Vitale) over several months with the Portion Fix nutrition system applied throughout. Les Mills+ tested personally on the 30-day free trial, focusing on BodyCombat and Les Mills Dance. Prices verified against bodi.com and lesmills.com/lesmillsplus in May 2026.

Katy is the lead reviewer at Her Daily Fit. Fifteen years personally testing online fitness platforms. Mid-forties, currently in perimenopause, UK-based. Every claim on this page is either personally tested or attributed to peer-reviewed research. See how we score every programme using 9 weighted criteria.

Medical disclaimer: The content on this page is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult your GP or a healthcare provider before beginning a new exercise programme, particularly if you are managing perimenopause, menopause, or any existing health condition or injury.