I'm not alone in my feelings towards Jillian Michaels. In my experience with all of her DVDs and books, she really knows how to get the most out of your time. I get so much more in just one hellish half hour of Jillian than I do from any other activity. And when I pair her with running a few times a week...serious results. So yea, that's the love part.
The hate part...well, it's not really hate so much as downright resentment that she's always right and sometimes I just don't wanna do it. Her exercises aren't simple like "20 crunches, then 25 lunges, then 25 bicep curls"... no, mam. She loves a good combo move and there are always burpies or some form of a plank involved. So pretty much the whole 30-40 minutes is hard and really sucks. Hate. BUT, it's only 30-40 minutes and you're sore everywhere. Ugh, back to Love.
The hate part...well, it's not really hate so much as downright resentment that she's always right and sometimes I just don't wanna do it. Her exercises aren't simple like "20 crunches, then 25 lunges, then 25 bicep curls"... no, mam. She loves a good combo move and there are always burpies or some form of a plank involved. So pretty much the whole 30-40 minutes is hard and really sucks. Hate. BUT, it's only 30-40 minutes and you're sore everywhere. Ugh, back to Love.
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I guess what I'm saying is that I'm a big Jillian fan and will be starting the program Making the Cut again. I'm only on Day 2, but I've done this 30 day plan twice before and it's pretty much the greatest thing. It's a book so I get to do the exercises while I watch TV, but it's an intense plan so you get results that you can actually see.
I usually run a few days a week and do my morning yoga while on this program and of everything I've tried in the past, this combo works better than anything else. I lose a little weight, but I mostly lose inches and tone up. The book is aimed at people who only have 5-10 pounds to lose and are looking to get definition more than big weight loss. Perfect, let's do this.
So here I am, back in the land of the burpies and frog push-ups. So far I love it, but I know better. I will soon hate it...only to love it again. But that's the beauty of the Jillian cycle. So...anyone want to do the plan with me?? ;-)
I usually run a few days a week and do my morning yoga while on this program and of everything I've tried in the past, this combo works better than anything else. I lose a little weight, but I mostly lose inches and tone up. The book is aimed at people who only have 5-10 pounds to lose and are looking to get definition more than big weight loss. Perfect, let's do this.
So here I am, back in the land of the burpies and frog push-ups. So far I love it, but I know better. I will soon hate it...only to love it again. But that's the beauty of the Jillian cycle. So...anyone want to do the plan with me?? ;-)
