30 Day Shred-Suicide Mission?

i second what was said above!!! i was very unfit, puffed walking up 10 stairs. i saw HUGE difference 5-7 days into it. I did the whole 30 days in dec and i am re doing it again. I am starting level 2 today, and i tell you i still can't do a full set of push ups and i do them the easy way too... it's amazing how i can do all the cardio in the sets now with out stopping...

I bought 30 DS on ebay for around $7.00.

Try Jillian's Beginner series first...Frontside and Backside. I did those for a month before I did Shred. I really needed to start at something super easy since I had not worked out for over 20 years.

I've out of shape & also smoke, but I can manage to do the 30DS. Give it a try!

I was completely out of shape when I started 30DS. REALLY OUT OF SHAPE. I thought I was going to die the first day....was out of breath by the warm up, etc. My husband found me lying on the floor an hour after the video was over...... I was too tired to get up. BUT I did it the next day, and the next day, and the next. By the end of the 30 days I could do the low impact version of it all, and kinda keep up.
I added c25K in there, too, and now I'm in shape. I run 3-4 miles a day, 4 or 5 days a week. I do a JM video the other two days a week. I lost 40 lbs and have kept it all off since September-ish.
If I can do it, you can do it. It isn't a race, just keep on keepin on.

Why don't you get it and try it. There is no shame is turning it on doing 5 minutes, taking a 5 minute break, and repeating until you are done. Do what you need to do to get through it. Every time you do it, it's going to get easier in a very hard kind of way. Your form is going to get better and better. If 30 day shred is not for you, try zumba! I have absolutely no coordination and I'm sure that I look like Ace Ventura when I do it, but it's a really good work out.

You need something that is going to get your heart rate up. Push yourself! I know you can do it!

Geez, you're only 24 and you're not very heavy...just buck it up and do it! I'm almost twice your age and when I did 30DS I had about 15# to lose yet, hadn't been exercising regularly, and was still smoking about a pack a day.

See...don't you feel silly now? Just do it!

You can also get it at walmart for under $10 generally. I have Ripped in 30, and my friend has 30DS and we alternate but we are both out of shape. I am considered obese and she is overweight and a smoker. You may hate Jillian the first few days but each day something will get a little easier, you will find yourself making small steps each time you do it! I highly suggest the DVDs because you can do them at home whenever you have a chance. You can do it!!!

If you aren't sure and don't want to drop the money to pay for the DVD you can check your local library for a copy. My library has all of the Jillian Michaels DVDs and the check out period is 30 days which is perfect for 30DS!

I think in the end it's all about taking the first step. No matter how unfit you are, you will stay that way unless you start to move. 30 DS is hard but she shows you how to modify the moves to make them easier. Also, it's only 20 minutes. You can do anything for 20 minutes! :flowerforyou:

The Shred is only about $7 on Amazon, and yes, you need hand weights, but you can reuse those. Or just do it without weights! You could hold a can of food in each hand instead and it'd be less intense. :P

Yes, you CAN see benefits from less intensive exercises for longer periods, but it will be very slow progress. If you're looking for some way to "jump start your enthusiasm" for getting healthier, that's going to be hard with slow progress. I'd say jump in and try it! Even at very unfit, you should be able to tell how you feel and what is "good" pushing it and what is "too much" - don't push it too much. If you're getting TOO tired, stop for a few seconds. If a move is too hard, modify it or do half as many. I still think the Shred is a great idea for seeing results.

I can tell you that you WILL notice a difference with it. Even if the scale doesn't move right away or you're not sure the inches are coming off, you WILL get stronger and you WILL notice it getting easier as you keep going. It's really inspiring to literally feel yourself getting stronger. :P

The only other tip I have is don't feel like you HAVE to do it all in 30 days if it's too hard. I'm doing it every-day-for-30-days now, but when I first started, I'd just do it 2-3x a week interspersed with other stuff. You'll still get stronger.

You can do this!! Good luck!

All I can say is don't give up!!! I did this DVD for 5 months straight and I was not the fittest when I started. Hard work pays off at least get throught the 30 days straight and then cycle through it again... but the key is consistancy!

You gotta start somewhere! Just try it, and think what a great feeling it will be in a few weeks when you remember back to the first time and celebrate your progress. Progress feels good!

I was very out of shape. Went from the couch to 30DS. The first day I could barely do a modified pushup. After day 2 my leg muscles were screaming so I took a rest day. After I skipped a day, it started getting easier. By the time I did Day 6, I could do 15 real pushups. It is okay if you stop and huff and puff, just keep going and do as much as you can. When I got to level 2 and 3, I came across a few things I really couldn't do, I just substituted something else, like just marching in place, or squatting and punching. The key is to just get moving and keep moving. The first few days you will feel like you want to die, but if you push through, it will get better and probably surprisingly fast. And it is okay to take a rest day in between, you do not have to do it every day to see results. You could just take a walk on rest days or something lighter. It will just take you 60 days or however long, instead of 30.

I actually just tried it this morning and didn't even make it thru the first circuit. I was practically hyperventilating (I'm a NON smoker, just fat and outta shape). I have only been walking and then decided to try it, maybe need to start a little lower first

well done starting it - what you could do is take some rest time and carry one with what you feel you're able to handle? I didn't do the last minute of a circuit last night on level 2 as I really was beat. I don't mind, I had reasons such as lack of sleep night before etc, so it's a case of doing what you can and knowing that is good enough for now!

Good luck - stick with it and you'll see progress, even if you just get 30 seconds further in each time it'd be a great achievement.