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30 Day Shred: Day 1 Level 1

Overall first impression of the 30 Day Shred workout video was good. I liked today’s workout and by the time it was over I was a sweaty mess! Of course that’s a good thing. I look forward to seeing what the next 29 days bring!

30 Day Shred
Day 1-Level 1

July 1st, 2009

28 minutes
247 calories burned
Max Heart Rate: 87%/162
Average Heart Rate: 73%/136

This was my first day doing the 30 Day Shred. Of course I started with level 1 and as of right now, I plan on doing level 1 for 10 days. I was really nervous about doing any type of lunges throughout this workout because my knees are so bad but I was able to modify some of the moves by following Anita in the video and just did my best. During the workout, my shins hurt like crazy doing the butt kicks so that was the only thing that annoyed me. So far I have no knee pain or any other pain so that’s a plus. The three 6 minute circuits were great but were challenging because I was up then down on the mat, rinse and repeat plenty of times.

I used 4lb hand weights but I might switch to lighter ones every other day but we’ll see. I used a mat even though I’m doing the workout on carpet and you don’t want to forget to have a water bottle and towel too. I’m using a heart rate monitor so I can keep track of how many calories I burn and so I can keep a log of my max and average heart rate as well.

I love one of Jillian’s quotes in the video, “If you want results they’re not coming for free”

There are quite a bit of jumping jacks in this first level and Jillian cuts you no slack because as she says she has 400 lb people that can do them so there is no modifying, no excuses. I love jumping jacks! Just make sure to breathe and you’ll do fine.

I weighed in and took my measurements today so here are the stats for that. Yep, I’m putting it all out there. Yikes! I’m not happy that I have gained back weight and inches over the past few years but I’m bound and determined to meet my goals so no looking back.

Weight= 224

Chest= 45 inches
Waist= 45.5 inches
Hips= 48.5 inches
Thighs= Left- 27.5 Right- 27.5
Biceps= Left- 14 Right- 14

(hopefully I measured correctly!)

I will re-measure again at the end of the 30 days but you can keep up with any weight loss at my Weekly Weigh In’s. And here you can read my overview of Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred.

Make it a great day,

Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred workout video overview

Here is a quick overview of Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shredworkout video for you before I get started posting my experience over the next 30 days.

As many of you know, Jillian Michaels is one of the trainers from The Biggest Loser TV show. I really enjoy her training style on the hit show so I knew this workout was definitely something I wanted to try. I noticed that the 30 Day Shred was a very popular topic a few months ago in the blogosphere and everyone seemed to be doing the workout. I decided to buy it due to the rave reviews I found online. Many of those people that said they did the workout mentioned losing a fair amount of weight and inches so that got me really quite excited. I am definitely hoping to lose both! I will be doing other workouts in addition to the 30 Day Shred so I can’t really base my numbers on the 30 Day Shred alone.

There are 3 levels to this workout video (10 days at each level) and each workout is approximately 20 minutes in length. The circuit is divided into 3 minutes of strength moves, 2 minutes cardio and 1 minute abs. The 3-2-1 formula is supposed to be effective at getting the fat off and building lean muscle.

When I first received the DVD, I wanted to see what it was all about so I watched the intro and a bit of each of the levels. My initial opinion was that is seemed simple enough because it’s moves I have done before but it still looked like a good workout (notice I didn’t say easy!)

I like the fact that in the video they demonstrate different options like making a modified version of various moves possible and I really like that Jillian gives good instruction on proper form for the moves. It seems like the workout is geared more towards women but I’m sure men could benefit from the 30 Day Shred as well. The biggest thing I question if it’s really OK to do this workout for a full 30 Days in a row without giving your body a break. I plan on listening to my body no matter what!

The only items you’ll need during the 30 Day Shred workout are hand weights and a mat if you’re using a hard surface. Pretty simple!

I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of results I get from this workout. And accomplishing something for 30 days straight will feel great too.

Have you done the 30 Day Shred? Please feel free to share your experience.

If you would like to get started too, you can purchase Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred through Amazon.

I’ll be posting a 30 Day Shred case study so be on the lookout as I take you through my experience of this workout video. At the end of the 30 days, I will write a full review of the 30 Day Shred workout as well.

Edited to add: Here is the link to my full review of Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred workout video.

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