30 day shred failure

You did the first half well done!! its such a hard dvd i'm doing it myself and i PROMISE it gets easier. even if it took you 10 days to manage the whole level 1 routine (it wont) you would STILL have improved your cardio, endurance and gained muscle. trust me after 30 days you WILL see a difference please don't get disheartened! anything you do from it is more than you do now and can only IMPROVE your body! the important thing is what you can EVERY DAY and will change your body for the better. good luck!!! xxx

It's only a failure if you give up.

My honest suggestion would be to pick out a different workout that's slightly lower impact than 30 Day Shred and do IT for 30 days. Then on a set date you planned for, go back to 30 day shred.

If you'd rather, you can always try doing half of level one, taking a 10 minute break, and then doing the other half. Whatever works for you. As long as you keep moving and working towards your goals you'll see progress even if you aren't automatically great at everything you try.

As long as you gave it your all then it's not a failure. You put the dvd in and did as much as you could which is great. I did 30 day shred before (never made it through the whole 30 days) and I had to modify some of the exercises. I felt like the 1st part took me forever cause I'm awful at pushups and don't think I'll get much better... but by the end of that part I could do a few more pushups then I used to be able to. Try doing 1 more each day or lasting through 1 more minute longer each day until you get through the whole thing. Good luck, you can do it!

It's not a failure at all, you said it yourself that you'll try again tomorrow.

Quitting would be failure, trying is not!

Better luck tomorrow...you just need to do one more minute, or one more pushup to have improved. Keep moving forward!

You are awesome! You moved:). Keep going. All the comments here are correct. If you do wall push-ups or another chest exercise you will be doing push-ups soon or eventually:). In the meantime, all movement is exercise, 15 minutes of a video, a walk around the block , as long as you are moving you are moving ahead. Another thing you can try is having five minute breaks in the video, or simplifying things so that you finish the whole video but its easier. Keep going and while you do be proud of how successful you are:). !!!!

maybe tomorrow, if you feel like giving up, pause it for a couple minutes then finish up, you'll get better the more you do it. when I started p90x I could only do the first 20 minutes, now I do all 60, it just takes hard work and never give up

be proud of yourself that your putting yourself out there and trying something new - this is not a failure.

be proud of yourself for today, and give it your all again tomorrow. if you stick with it, and get to the end.. this will be a distant memory

Any time spent moving, trumps time spent on the couch. The goal is to do more/better every day. Let me tell you something about Jillian and that 30d shred.

I started on MFP over a year ago and purchased the 30DS. There I was, in the living room, smartly attired in my spandex capris and tank top, bits of me oozing out here and there. Plunked in the DVD and stared at the glaring, loud, abrasively wonderful mess, that is Jillian. I felt the thrill and I felt like a bad *kitten*, moving like she told me. Then came the jumping jacks. I could do them, not a problem, but every time I did, I heard clapping. I whipped around, positive my kids or husband came home early and caught me exercising. Nope. No one. Huh. Resumed workout. Cycled around to the jumping jacks again.

*clap* *clap* *clap*.

Again I whipped around - NO ONE THERE. What the hades? Until...until I finally put it together. It only happened during the jumping jacks. I did a few practice ones, facing into the room instead of the TV, to make sure no one was there. Slow jumping jack after slow jumping jack...nothing. So I sped up. Did them with authority.

*clap**clap**clap*.

Ahhhhhh. There's the rub. Or rather the butt. It was my butt clapping while jumping. My *kitten* was so epic it applauded whilst I exercised.

I was humiliated. Sincerely. But then, I decided it was me or pride. I simply couldn't afford to NOT do it. I am kind of known for picking embarrassing and weird exercises, I race walk, too. I kept going. I got very good at the 30DS and went on to Ripped in 30 and now I lift heavy in the gym and I am signed up for my first Spartan Sprint. I AM a bad *kitten* now.

Don't give up. It took me a week or so to make through the whole 27 minutes. You an do it. It does get better.

HORRAY!!!!!! 15 minutes of her video is amazing for the first time. I know how it feels. My first time, I only made it 8 minutes. Congrats for doing all you could. Every day, you just do as much as you can. It's totally not a failure. I bet its more than you did yesterday! Just keep your head up and be proud of that 15 minutes!!!!!!! I;m cheering you on over here. If you want, you can friend me, and look at my pics... that way you can see my before and durings, and see just how much 6 pounds on the scale can make a difference. They are face pics though... not brave enough to put the beely pics up until I'm at least halfway there!

Keep it going!

You will not kill it the first time through. Think of the first 30 days as practice!