Jillian Michaels Hard Body ~ new dvd

Jillian is using 3 lb. weights, but five or even ten can be alternated. On some moves I felt like 5 was too little, but for others I felt like my arms were going to come out of their sockets.

This makes me happy!!!

Yayyy: )

Wish it was a tad shorter. Hard to get 40 minutes free to myself every day!

BUMP!!!

I'm looking forward to this I did 30 Day Shred last autumn and I'm currently doing Ripped in 30. Gonna try Body Revolution next, but I'll definitely check the new DVD when it's out.

Thanks for the heads up! I know what I will be doing after i'm done with the 30 day shred lol.

Just completed day 10 of level 1 30DS.

Started to see a difference after 3 days.

Have purchased 4 more of her DVDs!

Don't waste your money!
I own many Jillian Michaels work-out dvds and am presently doing Phase 3 of Body Revolution. JM delivers each and every time but unfortunately, not this time. Was so excited to receive this new dvd! What a disappointment! This is basement quality cinematography. The work-out in itself is absolutely fantastic but there is a good chance that each time you will want to check out form or sequence, you will be face to face with the DJ and have no clue of what move comes next. Why? Who does that, right? Can't believe JM would approve and release this. If it weren't for the work-out in itself, I would immediately trash this dvd. In the meantime, it's definitely going at the bottom of the pile.

I like her a lot. I have been doing many Beachbody programs (Turbo Fire, Chalean Extreme), but am using JM in between. My next thing after I finish Insanity will be JM Body Revolution.

I'm pretty sure she is talking about the new Hard Body DVD. Her review pretty much echos every other review I have read about it-from Amazon to other fitness sites. Shaky weird camera, a DJ (?) and just an odd workout.

Hi there, I am new to this whole my fitness pal thing and am still trying to figure it out. How do you classify the Jillian Michaels workouts under your exercise tabs. How do I know how many calories I have burned?

Hi there, I am new to this whole my fitness pal thing and am still trying to figure it out. How do you classify the Jillian Michaels workouts under your exercise tabs. How do I know how many calories I have burned?

Because of Jillians 3-2-1 approach, I think we all pretty much catorgorize it as CIRCUIT TRAINING? At least I do. Anyone else?

This is a review of the DVD that I posted on Amazon:

I will preface by noting that I have only done Workout 1 so far.

As someone who recently completed Ripped in 30, I truly enjoy this DVD. If I could give 4 1/2 stars, I would. Two reasons why I didn't give it 5 stars:

A) The cool down is like two or three stretches. I really enjoyed the cool down on Ripped in 30, and if that DVD warranted several minutes worth of cool down, this one certainly did as well. My back is killing me right now, and I think a longer cool down would've helped.

As other reviewers have said, the production quality seems a little off (colors, angles, etc...), but for me, it was only a bit distracting at the beginning. Once the workout got started, it didn't bother me anymore because I was too focused on the exercises to care/notice.

The workout in itself gets 5 stars. I have to admit, I was hesitant at first. The first two moves in workout 1, there isn't a set amount of reps - Jillian just says "Do as many as you can in 30 seconds," and, as someone who loves having a set number of reps and loves having structure in workout DVDs, I was worried that the whole workout was going to be 'Welp, just do as many as you feel like doing...' However, as the DVD progressed, Jillian began to have the backup girls do a certain amount of reps for each move, so luckily it was just that 1st circuit that was kind of a free-for-all.

I, for one, enjoy Jillian's personality and 'preachiness'. I know that it turns a lot of people off, and I get why. But when I started her DVDs, I was very unhappy with my body, had very low self-esteem, and was unmotivated to do any kind of physical exercise. She really gave me perspective on the role I was playing in my own self-pity party and kicked my a** into gear. I am very much inspired because of her. However, for those who were turned off my her intensity in Ripped in 30, I'm here to say that, though still Jillian, she is certainly more encouraging and soft-spoken in Hard Body and less of the up-in-your-face-screaming-at-you-to-push-yourself that you saw in Ripped.

This workout is very challenging (Weighted Burpees & Traveling Pushups are no joke!!!). I imagine the second one isn't any easier. Because I think it is important to give your muscles a break and not stress the same muscles everyday, I have decided to switch up this workout and do Hard Body Day 1, Killer Abs Day 2, and a workout from Ripped in 30 Day 3 then start from the beginning again. I look forward to this Summer to show off the results !

P.S. I have always struggled with Cardio that is high-impact due to 'exercised-induced asthma' as the docs call it, however I found the cardio moves in Ripped to be more challenging than the ones in Hard Body (possibly since the cardio moves in Ripped run 2 minutes long vs. one cardio move here and there in HB), so if you struggle with cardio as well, I think you'll find the cardio moves to be relatively attainable. (However, beware of the strength moves in the DVD. I'm hurting right now...)

EDIT: I just completed workout 1 of Killer Abs, and if you have done this DVD before, then the layout is the same as Hard Body (minus the DJ). I'm pretty sure its the same gym as in both DVDs.

yes she is talking about the Hard Body DVD. I love it, but I can overlook DJ in it and how much they show him and not the workout which is not really that much but more then I care for.