Question/Jillian DVD's/Slim in Six, etc

I am doing 6 days a week of Jillian. I have the extreme shed and shred I do the whole hour and I do the ab workout I also got the yoga meltdown. I switch them everyday. First week I was so sore could hardly move but LOVED it now its week 2 Im feeling stronger and not so sore. I think its ok to do every day because you dont target a single muscele its pretty much total body. I love it I have gotten awesome results in just 2 weeks already.

I do it every other day instead of everyday.... it works for me

I do Ripped in 30 every day Mon-Fri and immediately follow that up with 6 Week 6 Pack on Mon/Wed and Killer Buns & Thighs on Tues/Thurs. I started with 5 lb weights, moving up a level each week. When I got to the end of Week 4 on Ripped in 30 I dropped it back down to Week 1 but bumped up the weight to 8 lbs, currently back to Week 1 and up to 12 lb weights.

I only working the exact same muscles for 1 week then switch it up a level, I find week after week I work the same body parts but slightly different muscles which is definately making me stronger. If you're really sore the next day, it's either a good idea to do every other day... or maybe you're using weights that are too heavy at this point, so drop the weights down just a bit. Try to keep the weights heavy enough to get a good burn but not so heavy that you're still dying the next day.

I also run and bike. I'm considering the JM DVDs my 'base training' to get some strength in for marathon/duathlon season. When the weather warms up a bit, I'll back off the DVDs, maybe a couple times a week and ramp up the time spent running and biking.

I do it every other day instead of everyday.... it works for me

I do this too.

I personally couldn't do 30DS every single day. I started to get knee problems. I would rather do it every second day or something. Or rather switch it up with another video. I think part of the problem was doing the exact same moves over and over again.

^^ This. Some days I can do it everyday.. but I dont do it for more than 3 days in a row otherwise a) I physically can not push myself thru it and b)I end up with chronic knee pain.

I do it every 2nd day unless I feel like it. On the alternative days I will ride my stationary, go walking or do a different dvd

For all of you that are using Jillian's DVD's how do you track them in the exercise diary? Because you don't know the exact calories burnt, and they are not quite cardio, and you do so many different strength exercise?

Circuit Training.