


You’ll need some dumbbells and a mat to get started with this one. It’s effective, but it seems to be a love-or-hate thing for most people. She is tough and she doesn’t sugarcoat things, so if you’re looking for a peppy, upbeat cheerleader-style trainer, keep looking. Some people complain about Jillian Michaels’ methods of pushing you to do more and do better. That way, when you’re exhausted a little over halfway through, you can tell yourself what’s left (and hopefully it won’t seem like much). In some cases, it may even come as a comfort to have the workout basically memorized. Even if you do get bored by day four or five, you’ll get a switch-up soon, and it’s only 24 minutes. Though there’s a chance to get bored because you’re doing the same workout for a week at a time, she introduces plenty of new moves from one workout to the next. Show yourself some grace if you can’t do all the reps the first time through. Jillian walks you through not only the correct form for everything you’ll be doing but offers modifications for those who can’t do the original exercises. Worried that the intensity might be too much for you? No need. I didn’t see any claims about losing a certain amount of weight over the course of the month like the ones I saw for 30 Day Shred, but I don’t see why this one would be any different.

You’ll get access to it online, so there won’t be a physical copy that you’ll receive when you purchase the workouts. With this workout DVD, you’ll get a 30-day meal plan to follow along with. These workouts move quickly in order to keep the intensity (and your heart rate) up, which is what leads to fast results. Each workout is divided into three sections: strength, cardio, and abs. You’ll do one workout each week and then progress to the next one. This DVD came out in 2012 and features four workouts.
