30 Day Shred naivety...

The workouts are made up of a short warm up (3-5 minutes) then 3 sets of 6 minute intervals (3 minutes strength, 2 minute cardio, 1 minute abs, repeat 2 more times), then really short cool down. So typically just under 30 minutes.

The idea is to do it for 30 straight days, but as with anything else, it's entirely up to you and what you want to do. There are 3 levels. You do each until you are ready to move on, though most people do 10 days on each level.

It's relatively inexpensive, so I would say go for it. It's a really good total body workout.

You may get "burnt out" from doing it every day. When I did it I did every other day with other stuff in between. I think You'll get the same benefits. Remember what all the trainers say, it's important to let your muscles rest a day in between to build muscle and repair. I like the 30 DS, Its slightly addictive if you are competitive with yourself like I am. The DVD challenges you and you want to overcome it and defeat the mighty Jillian monster.

I did the Shred - the workouts are about 20 - 25 minutes long. Not bad at all. For me they were really challenging, but one of Jillian's "helpers" does a lot of the moves modified, so I followed her for some of it until I got stronger. I didn't go 30 days without missing a day - life interfered. I don't think you benefit any less from missing a day here and there.

Totally agree! I've done 4 days but then had 4 days off! I'm not expecting that in 30 days I will be a new woman because life does interfere and I have had a bit of a break! I hope you do decide to try it! It's AWESOME! :bigsmile:

Basically ditto what everyone here said, and my personal experience with this video is if I can't make it to the gym, which is about once a week, I'll just pop it in at home for a quick workout I burn about 300 calories doing it.

the workout is 20 minutes and it goes FAST, you can do it. The excellent thing about this is you can go at YOUR own pace so every day or not, you choose. It's designed to do each level for 10 days consecutively, but you will get results without doing this. I injured my knee (wear a knee brace if this is likely) on my 7th day, took 3 days off and am doing modified now but still lost 4" this month.
Addictive? I guess it might be, I'm not one who likes exercise but I like the shred and don't like to miss it (I think because it's so intense but fast) some people get bored with it - I'm not yet. I also got her SHRED IT WITH WEIGHTS DVD and am practicing with kettlebells on Saturday mornings - my goal is to be cut next summer and ultimately to swing a 20 lb kettlebell like Jillian
TAKE YOUR MEASUREMENTS - this is the BEST indication of your results. Some ppl lose a lot of weight, some don't but EVERYONE loses inches.

Hi! I'm just about to start level 2 after 10 days on level 1... I have to say it's been tough, but I've really enjoyed it! I've not had a break from it so far, and I intend to do it everyday until I've completed the 30 days. Day 2 was hard as my muscles were tired, but as soon as I had warmed up it was suprising how okay I felt. I've taken before pictures and measured myself so I can see the changes when I'm done. I would totally say go for it... let me know how it goes!!

I've been wanted to do P90X for ages but its so pricey! This sounds much more reasonable and achieveable, just got it off ebay for £7.25! Bargain.

I didn't read what everyone else said, so forgive me if I repeat something someone else has already said. I hadn't worked out in a while (almost a year) when I first started the shred. I did the first day, and then I was sore for a week. Badly sore. I didn't do it again for a few weeks. The second time around I made it about three days, and quit. Finally I joined a group on here and committed to doing it thirty days straight. I've got eight days left before it's over, and I haven't missed a day yet. You really have to make it a priority, but it is possible to do it every day if you really want to. I've never been someone who likes to work out, but this is short enough (27 minutes from start to finish) to where I don't mind it, and the results are well worth it. I personally like it a lot, and suggest getting it.

let me be honest...some days it sucks...i did 10 days took a day off, 10 days at level 2 took a day off and then 10 days at level 3... 1/2 the time i didn't want to do it... on the days i didn't want to i came on here and looked at the 30 day shred results page and reminded myself "i can do ANYTHING for 30 days!" ... after i was done and saw my before and after pictures i decided to do ripped in 30 because as bad as 30ds sucked and as bad as i didn't wanna do my 25 mins every single morning those results make it WORTH IT!!!!