I think part of my dislike of it is that many people I know and some that are even heavier than me can run 3-5 miles and I can barely run 1 mile straight. But I have seen so many friends lose weight through running so I know that I will have to suck it up and do it. Now IвЂ™ve said this before but IвЂ™ll say it again. I have this goal for Thanksgiving that I will do a 5k Run To Feed The Hungry and a part of me feels like I need to go on the treadmill 3x a week to achieve that goal. ThatвЂ™s progress right? Does that mean IвЂ™m getting stronger? I hope so! Damn you Jillian! But I noticed that today IвЂ™m not even sore. Okay so I started Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30: Week 3 yesterday and holy crap was that hard. I would like to thank everyone who is coming to my site!! It is nice to receive and give encouragement and it really does keep me motivated! Losing weight and staying in shape is a LIFE change and is definitely not easy! Gotta keep moving! Starting off in plank position with forearm, use your other arm and move it in front of you (or underneath you like in the picture) and back up to the sky again.ДЇor those who are having a REALLY difficult time with side planks, you can put one knee down until you are strong enough to hold yourself up on your own. This is tough, so you can start here or work up to this one. This move is similar to Option 1, but you are moving your hips so they touch the floor then back up to plank position. IвЂ™m not sure if this move is easier or harder than option 1. This requires you to balance yourself on your hand instead of your forearm. This is just balancing yourself on your forearm and the side of your feet. IвЂ™ve been getting a lot of questions as to what a side plank is. But this is the perfect opportunity to help me strengthen my core. Side planks on the other hand are difficult. I use to HATE doing them! My arms were like twigs lol Losing weight helps make pushups easier as well. Surprisingly pushups arenвЂ™t so bad anymore. IвЂ™ve been doing a lot of strength training with Jillian MichaelsвЂ™ workouts and weight lifting at the gym on weekends. My pushups have actually gotten a lot better. I liked the interesting moves and Jillian gives great tips to make it harder/easier.Today we get an extra day! And itвЂ™s one day before we start Mad Abs March! It consists of side planks (ugh I hate thoseвЂ¦), crunches, and pushups. I found the first routine to be comfortably challenging and I'm solidly intermediate (I do a lot of pilates and yoga). Sometimes she has you grab light weights. There's a lot of body weight toning that works more than just the abs. These three routines are great and a nice length at 30 min each. Again Jillian is better in this one and great at instructing. There is a great variety of core moves that gets your heart rate up and challenges your mind/body connection. Overall a keeper and i will do this one often.ДЎ of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Up, down and all over the place and then not really enough reps to be effective. What I guess bothers me about her workouts are that they are choppy, no flow. Workout 1, I didn't care for, the 2nd was ok, but 3 was really good. It is intense and great for an advance exerciser. I did all 3 workouts but really liked the 3rd one. I was in the mood for an intense workout without a lot of jumping. My daughter does this one regularly and has encouraged me to give it a whirl, so I did. The only one I kept was NMTZ and I mute it, because I am one that does find her too into herself. I have tried and owned several Jillian's over the years. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

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