Michaels reputation as a tough girl trainer from the “Biggest Loser” is well deserved. But, if you’re looking for a workout routine that delivers in a short period of time and don’t want to spend hours at the gym, then Jillian is the girl for you. Follow her exercise routines and you will lose weight and feel great.
No excuses about equipment or space limitations or even time constraints - all you need to workout with Jillian is a set or two of hand weights, a mat and between 20 and 60 minutes. Who doesn't have up to 60 minutes to do something good for themselves?
Jillian has numerous exercise DVDs available: 30 Day Shred, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, No More Trouble Zones, Yoga Meltdown, and available Sept. 7 is Shred It with Weights. Add in The Biggest Loser workouts and you can build a great collection of fitness DVDs that will give you huge results in a record period of time.
My husband (yes, he works out with me) and I started out with Jillian’s 30 Day Shred routine. There are three levels, each consisting of a 20 minute workout. We did each level for approximately 2 weeks before moving on to the next. Jillian guarantees results in a short workout routine, in a short period of time, and the 30 Day Shred lives up to her promises.
The 30 Day Shred was our DVD of choice for about three months before we started including some of her others into our schedule. From the 30 Day Shred we moved on to Banish Fat Boost Metabolism. This is a fairly intense (intense for us 50 plusses) cardio routine that lasts for approximately 60 minutes including the warm-up and cool-down. We now incorporate seven different Jillian Michaels DVDs into our schedule: 30 Day Shred, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, No More Trouble Zones, Yoga Meltdown, Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout, Biggest Loser Cardio Blast, and Biggest Loser Power Sculpt. Each DVD offers the opportunity to work on a different part of your body in a different way.
Want great results quickly? Keep your body wondering what you are going to do with it next, don’t let it get used to one workout, one routine, one way to work your muscles. Changing it up will give you great results, making each workout efficient and worthwhile. Work on cardio one day and weights the next. Working this way you can work out every day. Cardio gives your muscles time off of weights for the repair stage. Your muscles need to repair to build themselves into lean fat burning machines.
Remember to eat well (think fruits, vegetables, lean protein) and keep with a routine. The easiest way to make sure you stick to it? Set aside the same time each day for your workout. Don’t let anything come between you and that time for yourself. It’s hard being everything to everyone but you can’t be anything for anyone if you aren’t looking out for yourself first. Exercise and eating well are the best ways to take care of yourself so you can take care of everything else.
Oh, and in case you're wondering I lost 25 pounds and my husband lost 14 over an 8 month period. We watched what we ate, stuck to a routine, and laughed all the way to the weight loss bank. Believe me if we can do it at 50+ you can too.
