30 Day Shred. Good or Bad????

I just finished (about 10 mins ago) my first time doing level one, it kicked my *kitten* and i am bright red and sweaty lol
I will be doing it tomorrow

I really liked the 30 day Shred, especially the 2nd and 3rd level. I was amazed that I could sweat so much in 20 minutes. I did not like the way she dressed as I have children viewing, so I decided to put it away.

My husband and I started it in November, unfortunately didn't finish it because our Christmas tree took up our exercise area!! I'm about to start it up again soon. But, after 3 days of doing it, my husband actually started getting a 2 pack. He's not a heavy guy, but his belly sticks out a bit, and has never had muscle definition in his abs before. I didn't notice any difference in me, but he said he saw I was getting more shapely.

Good! I loved it so much I'm doing a second round... I'll post the link to my results! Good luck.. :flowerforyou:


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/474750-30-day-shred-results-w-pics

I'm doing my last day of level 1 tomorrow, then taking Sunday off, and starting level 2 on Monday. Completely awesome video!!

I am on Day 28-two days left and I have been doing it faithfully everyday, no breaks and also watching my calories. I lost 6 lbs and I will measure my inches on Sunday. If anything, a lot of women have lost TONS of inches and not su much in the weight department, so I say go for it! It is literally only 25 minutes out of your day.

Here is the group I am part of
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/1473-30-ds-challenge-1-02-12-carolinamomma3-s-

There are tons of people who JUST finished at the end of January and their results!

Good luck!

I am 16 days into it and have lost 10lbs and about 10 inches. Doing 3 week measurements on Monday so hopefully my inches will be down even more!

Can it be done with knee issues? I've been thinking about getting it but not sure how tough it is on the knees.

My knees bother me too - she gives 'beginner' modifications for most exercises but there *is* quite a lot of jumping (she loves jumping jacks and there are other jumping movements as well). Whenever my knees were bothering me, I would just not go down as low on the squats and lunges, and I would either only jump very low or substitute in a different movement that wouldn't put as much stress on my knees. I started the Shred in November and finished in December, then kept doing it occasionally along with alternating some other Jillian dvds that I bought when I finished the first round - my knees still bother me some, but not nearly as much as when I first started. I think the strength exercises actually helped improve them - the key is to not overdo it and be aware of when you need to take it easy so that you don't injure yourself. Also pay careful attention to your form on the squats and lunges - you don't want your knee to go forward past your toes, you want it to stay over the top of your foot and make your butt go out behind you so your knees don't go forward. She points this out in the dvd but she has a bad habit of going through the exercise one time before pointing it out. I will say Level 3 has some serious jumping moves that I still have problems with b/c of my knees - like I said I just substitute in a different cardio movement during that time to keep my heartrate going.

Can it be done with knee issues? I've been thinking about getting it but not sure how tough it is on the knees.

there are jumping jacks & squats. I too have knee issues, started the shred without thinking & blew out my knee (not bad but ouch)
I just got some good knee braces at Walgreens and make SURE I'm wearing them for my workout.
Just take it easy - I still continued (after a couple days) while my knee healed- I just did step-touch instead of the jumping jacks. You don't have to do every move exactly like Jillian. The thing is - KEEP MOVING!
I also do knee strenghtening exercises to help prevent future blow outs

i just finished 30DS. These are my results: