30 Day Shred. Thought I was going to die.

I did the 30 DS and I still pull it out and do at least one of the workouts once a week.I Didn't do it in 30 days. I play volleyball two nights a week and I always took a rest day, so I did it 4 days a week.

I lost a pile load of weight during the program and really reshaped my body. (This is why I still pull it out and do it at least once a week). I am considering duing the whole circuit at once again, once volleyball starts in the Winter (which is next month). IT would be a great off set to all of that cardio that I get during that time.

Oh, I thought I was going to never make it through it either, but if you stick with it, you can do it. Before I started this, I hadn't seriously worked out (other than team sports) in more than 15 years. It was a total shock to my system, but was really glad that I did it.

Good Luck!

I have done the whole 30DS.... loved it....really helped re-shape my body, As a mother of two young children, I love the fact it is only 25mins. I have gotten great results by doing it for the whole 30 days.... but now I am re-doing it.... and I am hoping to do it 3-4 times a week.

The first week is the hardest, but by the 5-6th day it gets easier.... your body just needs to adjust. I reccommend doing Level 1 and only moving on to level 2 when you are completely comfortable with the first level and it feels easy....it will prepare you for Level 2.

Great job by the way.... if you are travelling, if you have a laptop....you can do it anywhere.... but any exercise is better than none.

I'm doing several other things I still work it in some weeks. I'm thinking of starting it over and do the whole thing again (in anticipation of the holiday cheating days). 3 to 4 times a week should work fine if you can do that. You are suppose to take rest days. Keep it up and you WILL see results. I love the combination of strength and cardio ...it works great!

I did it everyday but by the 2nd week I had to take one day off cause I thought I was gonna die. LOL. I'm sure if you did it at least every other day you would see results just maybe not as quickly.

BTW, I am going to start it again this Monday. Getting up early to do it. I haven't done it since last Spring but it really helped me get in shape.

And YES, she will make you say bad words. You will really hate the sound of her voice also.

I wasn't able to do it everyday because it killed my knees. When I did it I saw good results can't do it right now but as soon as I am cleared after having this baby it will be one of the workouts I start with. I loved the length it is great when you are short of time.

I started as well today. I thought I was going to die, I could barely breathe through the cardio bits At least it's only a short workout.
I'm planning on doing the shred 4 days a week, with two rest days and a cardio day to give my muscles a chance to recover. I am so sore now, no idea how I'm going to be able to brush my hair tonight, I can't lift up my arms!

The program implies it's supposed to be every day but in an interview she said it actually isn't meant to be every day because your body does need to rest. Some people do it three times a week and still get results. Unfortunately, I tried to do it every day even though my shins were killing me and I ended up getting shin splints and had to quit. :ohwell: It's a great workout but listen to your body and take breaks if you need to. Also, it gets easier after a few days- maybe by day 4 or 5. Good luck!

I just finished day 30 today. Yes she is tough it does get easier but it never got easy. I have seen results especially for only 30 days. I did it everyday except I did take the last 2 sundays off. Do it on the days you can and you will still see results, maybe not quit as quickly. YOU CAN DO IT

Ahhh....30 day shred. My fondest memory of 30 day shred, day 1, I was looking for the modified version of the jumping jack and just as I was looking for that, Jillian declares out loud that there is NO MODIFIED VERSION OF A JUMPING JACK!!! HA HA.
She is tough, she and I have a love/hate relationship. :0)

As long as you give all you have the few times you are able to work with Jillian, success will happen. Any Jillian is better than no Jillian. GO FOR IT!

I think you'll be fine with some rest days. I did it in 30 days straight, but I probably would have done just as well (or better) with some rest days. I agree with the other posts here - you CAN do it, and the first week is the toughest. My knees barked at me pretty bad for awhile, but I was careful to do things with good form so it wasn't INJURY barking, it was just soreness. I did 10 days on each level. It was hard, but good. If I can do it, you can do it!

Yup, my first few workouts I could have sworn I was about to flat-line or cough up a vital organ...
Ive just finished day 11 (got bored within 3 days so tried all the levels and stuck with levels 2 & 3) and Im already stronger and fitter, 6lbs down and an inch off of everything I could measure!
I HATE Jillian but that just pushed me harder, especially when she's prancing around like a fricken fairy! I have found her quite irritating so now I mute and put on my own music. Stick with it. Its great!
Forgot to mention that I workout 3 days > rest day > 3 workouts and so on

The first time I did it, I remember calling Jillian a slew of completely inappropriate names. It was all I could do to keep going. Lol

I just started and I'm doing it every other combined with Zumba and walking 3-4 miles so i am exercising everyday but i had to laugh at the inappropriate names cause i called her everything but a woman this morning with some more nasty comments that are not fit any ones ears LOL

It gets easier. Take it at your own pace but push as much as you can. By the time you're done you'll find you have more endurance and you're much stronger.