30-Day Shred: A Review

I finished the 30-Day Shred. I gave it 6 weeks instead of 30 days because of the holidays and because I got sick twice. I only lost 6 pounds and 2 inches in the past 6 weeks, but at least I got back into exercising by doing it. I probably did it an average of 4 times a week during the 6 weeks, and I did all 3 levels multiple times.

Here's what I thought...

I thought it was a good way to get back into the habit of exercising because it was only 20 minutes a day. With a newborn and a toddler, that was about all I could handle. I liked that there was a variety of exercises so you weren't doing the same thing for more than 1 minute. I would recommend getting more than one size of hand weights. I used a range of 3 to 8-pound weights. Some of the exercises I was dying with the 3-pounders, and some I could push up to 8 pounds. There seemed to be a lot of exercises that were done from the plank position once you got to Level 2. Ouch! I could not stay in plank for that long. There were also a lot of squats/lunges and shoulder work. They did have some modified versions of the exercises for beginners, which I appreciated because some of them were just way too hard for my out-of-shape self. I kind of got sick of Jillian by the end, but I'm sure that's the way it is with any exercise video.

All in all though, I liked it, and I will still continue to use it for my workouts sometimes. (I may try her Ripped in 30 series next...it's harder than the Shred. I did it right before I got pregnant with Zach and it was hard, and I was in much better shape then.)