Jillian Michael's DVDs

There are a few body weight exercises but everything can be modified. There are pushups but you can do girlie ones or do them against the wall. I say get one and try it. They are cheap enough at walmart that you can try one. If you can not do an exercise modify it but keep moving. If the weights are too much drop them and do the exercise without the weights. Just keep pushing through it. I did 2 rounds of 30 Day Shred I weighed over 200 whe I first did it and 188 now. I lost over 25 inches in teh 2 rounds of 30 Day shred but not a ton of pounds. I'll take inches over pounds anyday though. My waist went from 44 inched to 34 inches. I say it's a great workout and you can do if you push through it.

Start out with the 30 day shred... it is great for beginners. I started out about 100 lbs over weight and was able to do it with modifications. I am finally able to do (most of it) without the modifications and am still 76 lbs overweight. You will build so much strength doing it... it is wonderful! I plan on trying some of her other DVD's soon.

I agree with the others...30DS is great! Ripped in 30 is an awesome program too but probably a little tougher than the Shred. I love Jillian's DVD's! Besides these two I also do her No More Trouble Zones which is very heavy on strength training and lower on cardio (it is definitely helping my arms gain some needed strength). It is a 55 minute workout though including the warm up and cool down so you definitely get your exercise in. And another good one if you like cardio is Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. Another 55 minute one and pure cardio all the way through. It's crazy but effective. And she does two kickboxing circuits which I love!

Also don't forget half price books. You might be able to find the dvd's there and they will be much cheaper !!

I have 30 Day Shred, 6 week 6 pack and Yoga Meltdown. I am finding 6 week 6 pack the most difficult. 30 Day Shred will help you get stronger, no doubt. And I am also enjoying Yoga Meltdown.

I have 30 Day Shred, 6 week 6 pack and Yoga Meltdown. I am finding 6 week 6 pack the most difficult. 30 Day Shred will help you get stronger, no doubt. And I am also enjoying Yoga Meltdown.

How is the Yoga one? I was reading reviews and it says it's mostly for like die hard yoga types. I'm just beginning and just ordered the biggest loser yoga one, but I've been tempted by hers. Is it too difficult for beginners?

I am about 70ish pounds overweight(or from goal) as of now, and have been doing her dvds for quite some time now. I have about 6-7 of them and they're mostly all the hard ones because I didn't know she had some for beginners, opps:embarassed: LOL

but anyway, they are good because even if you can't finish them, you can always come back and see yourself getting stronger and stronger, and she has modifications.

I suggest boost metabolism, burn fat dvd as your first

You could check the videos/dvds out of the library first, try them out, and it wouldn't cost you a thing! I don't know about your local library, but most libraries have a pretty extensive selection. Good luck!

I started with 30DS then moved onto No More Trouble Zones and Burn Fat Boost Metabolism. I love NMTZ, never did BFBM again after the JM 30 Day Challenge on here was over.

I have her 6 week 6 pack and I like it, but I haven't done it in a while. I liked it, it was definitely a work out.

Going to start her Killer Buns and Thighs [or whatever it's called] this week, and keep with the NMTZ...I really like NMTZ.

I agree with the others...30DS is great! Ripped in 30 is an awesome program too but probably a little tougher than the Shred. I love Jillian's DVD's! Besides these two I also do her No More Trouble Zones which is very heavy on strength training and lower on cardio (it is definitely helping my arms gain some needed strength). It is a 55 minute workout though including the warm up and cool down so you definitely get your exercise in. And another good one if you like cardio is Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. Another 55 minute one and pure cardio all the way through. It's crazy but effective. And she does two kickboxing circuits which I love!

Still need to get my hands on NMTZ one of these days. And I love the kickboxing in BFBM too! Did you see that she has a new Kickboxing workout coming out next month? Can't wait!

As for Yoga Meltdown - it's a good workout for balance and strength. When I first got it I did it regularly, then started mixing other DVDs in, then stopped it for a long time. Now that I'm working out harder again (and added running with C25K program), I'm finding that the Yoga DVD is perfect for me on Saturdays - great stretching and some strength without any weights or even shoes. It was very hard for me at first, also my first experience with any time of Yoga, but I've gotten much better at it over time. I also find that Jillian uses some of the poses & moves in her other workouts, so I was glad to have had a bit of experience with them.

I have 30 Day Shred, 6 week 6 pack and Yoga Meltdown. I am finding 6 week 6 pack the most difficult. 30 Day Shred will help you get stronger, no doubt. And I am also enjoying Yoga Meltdown.

How is the Yoga one? I was reading reviews and it says it's mostly for like die hard yoga types. I'm just beginning and just ordered the biggest loser yoga one, but I've been tempted by hers. Is it too difficult for beginners?

I'm a regular yoga goer in the yoga studio but I'm not always able to go as often I as I would like. Since I loved JM's Ripped in 30, I picked up Yoga Meltdown. It's actually not for the yoga die hard. It's quite basic in terms of yoga poses. But what works is that Jillian takes the basic moves and turns them into fluid movement. That's where the calorie burn comes in for the meltdown part. So its yoga basic meets cardio. As a yogini, I'm used to static poses. So I did find the movement in the poses new for my body and gave me quite the workout. So it's not harder yoga, but it is a heart strengthening routine. The great part... I just kept pushing through it and now my regular yoga classes seem much easier. In fact, holding the static poses almost seems like a relaxing cool down. lol. I would def recommend it.

I own 30 Day Shred, Front Side & Back Side for beginners, and Cardio Kickbox - ALL of them are awesome! I def. recommend 30 Day shred~ I haven't been tracking long, but since joining MFP & keeping track I've lost 8 pounds in about 3 weeks!

Is the 30 day shred (Phases 1-3) the same workout for each Phase (10 days)? I'm concerned that might be a bit boring to do the same exercise routine 10 days solid then switch to a new routine for 10 days. Any thoughts?