#JILLIAN MICHAELS WORKOUTS PLAYLIST SERIES#

It was a monumental struggle to skip my Saturday morning donut trip to do a quick workout. My typical workout schedule pre-Shred was always Monday вЂ“ Fridays with weekends off to recover and enjoy life. Weekends are the hardest days for me to work out. LetвЂ™s just say that I got my butt kicked in bowling as I feebly tossed the ball down the lane. I felt pretty good until I went bowling later in the night and realized that lifting a bowling ball was very similar to bicep curls. However, IвЂ™m branching out and trying the harder version with the exercises I feel decently comfortable with. With the exercises that I struggle with - anything involving balance - I stick to the modified, easier version. While spreading the workouts out morning and evening was easier, it is difficult to manage with my schedule. I knocked out the workout early in the morning, again clumping them together and going back to back.

The cardio is getting noticeably easier, while the strength part is still my biggest struggle.ДЄre You Balancing Your Electrolytes to Feel Your Best? The workouts are getting smoother, as I can hear the workout and know what it is now without having to watch it being done on the screen. On top of the many things I was balancing today, I did not want to add an hour long workout with JillianвЂ¦ especially since I knew IвЂ™d have to do them back to back. Today was the day that I did NOT want to work out. IвЂ™m going to round up here and say that I am half-way through the week! My only concern at this point is spreading out the two workouts a day while the workouts are only 30 minutes each, IвЂ™m now showering and getting re-dressed twice a day. I will give myself some praise because now IвЂ™m venturing out to do the non-modified (i.e. My only question of the day: Why is Dahlia smiling the ENTIRE time? Day 3Дare I say it - the workouts are getting easierвЂ¦? It could be because I have learned what to expect and pace myself accordingly, which probably is not the point of the exercises. Spreading out the workouts definitely made it a lot easier. Most importantly, I knew when I was closer to the end of the workouts. I also actually listened to the DVD and did strength in the morning and cardio in the evening, right before dinner. I was sore from yesterday, but I went into the strength and cardio section with more knowledge about the workouts, making it easier to transition between movements. For tomorrow, IвЂ™m going to spread out the workouts and hope that makes it a little easier. For today, cantaloupe for breakfast, a turkey sandwich for lunch and Panera soup for dinner. The DVD comes with a meal plan, but I have decided to do my own. I felt sore only an hour later, which makes me nervous for tomorrowвЂ™s workout. However, breathing was difficult since I did them back to back and I felt sorry for my downstairs neighbors since there was a lot of jumping and in place running.ДЄfter the workout, I sat for 30 minutes in my sweatiness, just to try to return to normal. For the cardio, I was slightly more comfortable and it went by much faster. There were a lot of moves that I wasnвЂ™t familiar with, so it took me a few extra seconds to adjust to the unfamiliar movement like вЂњbearвЂќ something, вЂњcauldron,вЂќ and that chop with the weights. I followed her for the majority of the time.

Thankfully, there is a вЂњbeginnerвЂќ (lies) woman who demonstrates the modified workout. I sweated like IвЂ™ve never sweated before and realized that I have no balance. The multiple circuits were quick and intense, moving from one position to the next like the wind. I did not realize that I needed three pound weights and I only had five pound weights. I did not have time for that and I did them in a row. First, I did not realize that there were two workouts a day and that you were supposed to spread them out.

This was easily the hardest workout IвЂ™ve ever done and I wasnвЂ™t prepared. IвЂ™d also like to not be so sore that I canвЂ™t walk, but that may be a pipe dream. I donвЂ™t know a lot about Jillian MichaelsвЂ™s workouts, but I did see her yell a lot at people on вЂњThe Biggest Loser.вЂќ My goals for this challenge are to do some intense workouts as a stress reliever and muscle builder, and to hopefully up my exercise game. IвЂ™m 100% sure that the Shred DVD will be much harder than any workout IвЂ™ve done. I do kickboxing once a week from the comfort of my living room and, every once in a while, I stick to a monthly ab challenge. I run a few miles a day during the week at an average pace. This weekвЂ™s challenge: Jillian MichaelsвЂ™s One-Week Shred DVD.

#JILLIAN MICHAELS WORKOUTS PLAYLIST SERIES#

Enter Wellness Wednesdays, a series of weekly health challenges by LD writers (and editors!) where we commit to seven days of healthy habits and share the results with our readers. The LD staff decided it was high time we all made health a priority.

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