I'm a big fan of starting as I mean to go on. I've applied this principle to my personal life and now to my weight loss. I want to make sure that I concentrate my efforts on a solid, great workout and maximize my results. Before, I was working out for about an hour and half, sometimes with a personal trainer, and not getting the results I think I am getting with this program. I've been doing the half hour workouts and sometimes add a cardio like a long walk or hike to a workout day. On cardio days, I do the assigned cardio but if I am getting bored, I supplement it with a different workout of equal or more intensity. I don't want to work out any less. I just need to make sure whatever I am doing, I can continue to do. Otherwise, I'll burn out or quit. This is just my personality but maybe it is helpful to a few others.

I think you need to do what feels good to you and is something you can maintain (either through the program or on an ongoing basis). Only you know what you can handle. Try it out...if it works well, continue!

In my case, I just started week 5. In my first 4 weeks, I added a few extra exercises sessions here and there. I did the double workouts in the week 1 Kickstart week (other than the cardio days...I only did the workout once). After week 1, I did 1-2 additional cardio sessions (e.g., medium impact 30-min dvd from my P90 dvd set) and 1-2 yoga sessions. At most, I did 3 (adding together both yoga or cardio) sessions a week. This was based on my energy level and not because I felt like I "had" to do anything.

Today, I have a lot of energy and may do an addtional workout...probably yoga.

Just try your schedule out and if it feels good, do it! If not, adjust accordingly. For me, that would be too much for me to sustain, but I still have a chunk of weight to lose.