30 day shred!

I think its meant to be done everyday. I started it and did it for five days. I work 16 hour shifts Saturdays and Sundays, so I didn't do it that weekend and quit it. I need to find a better balance maybe three days a week. I think I enjoy the gym more. I still want to do the dvd since i paid $10 for it. As for the work out, I thinks it's pretty good.

I've not done the 30 day shred, but I do the Ripped in 30. I cannot handle 5 days a week, if I tried, I would give it up completely. So I do it either 2 or 3 times a week with treadmill (walking/running) in between those days. It makes me feel good that I did that kind of workout because those are difficult! And to report on fitnesspal all the calories burned is cool!!

I love it....it's broken down into 3 levels, 1,2&3...you start at level 1 and progress to level 3....it's meant to be done every day, but I dont do it every day as I have a ton of other workouts I do...Each workout is broken into a warmup, 3 circuits, each with 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, and 1 minute of abs, then a cooldown. The entire workout lasts about 27 minutes, so its a great, fast paced, high energy workout. If you want to do it 30 days in a row, great...people have gotten great results, but if you cant, look at it as a good fast workout that you can fit in....i love it.

I am on day 15 for me, and I did it every day up to day 13. Day 14 was waited on due to some issues that I was having with my foot, but I did when I felt like I could without hurting, but I was doing it consecutively. To be honest, I don't think it matters. I have started back doing it consecutively, and so far I love the workout. I have heard of people doing it a few days and then skipping 1 and then going a few more days. Also, I've heard of people doing it every other day mixed with other types of workouts on those in between days.

I got it and did it only twice but mean to get back to it. I liked it although it was difficult. I just turned 50, but even in doing as much as I could I felt like I had a good work out in a short period of time and I could tell the second time was a little easier. I got sick and hence got off track though.

I think the workout is good but it has been KILLING my knees and I have never had knee issues - I now have a swollen right knee so I rested this weekend. I am adding in a Latin Dance DVD to try to losen up better prior to the Shred. I may do the shred every other day and do the dance video. Shred is definitely good - Level 1 is tough - I will probably do a few more days on that before moving up to Level 2 - I started last Monday - so I'll probably spend 10 days at Level 1. Be prepared to be sore and be careful of your knees - I'm not exactly sure what it is that's hurt my knee so bad, other than perhaps not enough of an adequate warm up? Thus the dancing - we'll see how that works!

I'm having the same issue and I'm blaming the side lunges. I don't do them anymore and I'm fine now.

30 Day Shred is a great workout if you are short on time. You start at Level 1 and continue with it until a) it's been 10 days or b) you need a harder work out and you move on to Level 2. The idea is to work out every day for 30 days. Some people take a rest day once a week, others between levels, so every 10 days. If you stick with it and put in a good effort, you should definately lose inches. Some lose weight intially but then gain a few pounds back in muscle. Overall, 30 Day Shred is a great intro to other Jillian dvds.

"Ripped in 30" is a newer one of her dvds and has 4 levels (7 days each). One complaint that some people have is that completing the same level for 5+ days in a row gets boring. Personally, once I've gotten used to the level, I mute the tv and play my own music. It helps change it up a little!

Another way to mix it up would be to get one of her longer dvds such as "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism", "Killer Buns & Thighs", or "No More Trouble Zones". I would do 5 days of 30 Day Shred, one of these videos on the 6th day and rest on day 7.

Good luck!

I think the workout is good but it has been KILLING my knees and I have never had knee issues - I now have a swollen right knee so I rested this weekend. I am adding in a Latin Dance DVD to try to losen up better prior to the Shred. I may do the shred every other day and do the dance video. Shred is definitely good - Level 1 is tough - I will probably do a few more days on that before moving up to Level 2 - I started last Monday - so I'll probably spend 10 days at Level 1. Be prepared to be sore and be careful of your knees - I'm not exactly sure what it is that's hurt my knee so bad, other than perhaps not enough of an adequate warm up? Thus the dancing - we'll see how that works!

Oh, yeah. My elbows - of all things - were killing for the first 3 days of Level 1. Odd. My knees are okay with it, but my neck is having a rough time with the jumping jacks. My chiro mentioned I need to make some type of modification. :-P

I am on day 7 of level 1, done it everyday. My knees been a bit sore too so not going down so far on the side lunges. I also have a slightly pulled calf muscle so jumping jacks not an option. Instead I am doing pitter patter as fast as I can with the jumping jack arms. Hope that helps others work out their kinks

What do you track this as uder exercise? Is it just classed as 20 mintues circuits?

thats what I put