K, this is really embarrassing to say, but I think Jillian might be my favorite workout video maker. For real. I know, throw the rotten produce, who knew?I got this one from Netflix, it had really high ratings, and I know why.
And now, for the full review:
Total video time: 54 minutes. You can make it shorter by only doing a few of the circuits, which I was considering but the video isn't that bad... you can do the whole thing. :)
Intensity: I'm gonna have to say moderate. I was a little out of breath, I was sweaty...
Total Calories burned according to cardio trainer (my phone app) 550'ish
•Weights ***** She does a great job in toning. Lots of easy, old school exercises that really work. I love how Jillian makes old school cool. :)
•Cardio *** At the beginning of each circuit you do some cardio. It's great to have your heart up so you can then do the toning.
•Sweaty *** Fairly sweaty, but no dripping.•Annoyance * THE LEAST annoying video I have ever done. There's no music, which I thought would bug me but it turned out I kind of felt like she was ACTUALLY my trainer, and we were ACTUALLY in a gym! Also, they're just on a white screen so there's nothing to distract. Jillian is both compelling and "real" I really liked it.
So, there's 6 circuits of about 8 minutes each. There's no cool down, but I just stretched a bit on my own. She explains WHY she's going in the order that she does. It was interesting to know she does abs last because you don't want to burn out your core before you use it with your other exercises. They say it's for beginners, and I guess it could be (although it'd would be kinda hard if you hadn't worked out for a long time) but it's easy to make it harder. I did 8 pound weights,and a lot of the exercises can be modified to be harder or easier (which she also shows you in the video).
Anyway, informative, great, I'm sore today so it worked. I liked it a lot. I'm gonna do it again on Monday and probably re-put it in my video queue... which doesn't happen often. :)
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