Starting the 30 Day Shred

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I’ve been hearing about Shredheads from fellow bloggers for the past several months. Kristen Chase of Motherhood Uncensored had started a Shredheads blog giving readers advice on losing weight & getting into shape. She recommends eating healthy & doing the 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels, trainer for “The Biggest Loser.”

Just recently, I was reading on Pop Discourse, by Christine Koh, that the 30 Day Shred workouts are available on Comcast On Demand. Hey! I have that. & I realized that I’m already paying for these workouts, & I'd better start doing them.

So, last week I did the 30 Day Shred 20-minute Level 1 Workout using the 3-2-1 Strength/Cardio/Ab training circuit: 3 min strength, 2 min cardio, & 1 min ab work. It’s mostly basic moves that everyone can do—jumping jacks, lunges, jumping rope, stomach crunches, biceps curls, push-ups, etc. There’s really no choreography to learn or any worry about starting out on the wrong foot or being half a beat behind everyone else. The music could be more interesting, & the moves could be more exciting, but it’s over in 20 minutes, and it’s a good, solid workout. Definitely something you could manage to squeeze into your daily routine and expect to get results. I'm a little sore today--but I'll keep you posted on my progress.

tobuy

Comments

Keep me posted

by faith on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 16:15

I've heard about this video before so I'm interested in how you like it. Keep us posted! I'm tempted to try it but have enough self awareness to know that I would rarely do it. I like going to the gym and doing cardio because I can drop E off at the daycare there. It's like a mini-vacation because I read a book while I work out.

I'll be following along. I

by Heather on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 18:53

I'll be following along. I have Comcast too and really should add it in during naptime. We have a busy August, but I'm going to start in September. Go, you!