Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shred (DVD)

If you, like me, put on a few pounds too many over the Christmas period, you will be looking for a way of shifting them again, in time for summer, which will hopefully be coming our way sooner rather than later! Why this one? As a fitness DVD virgin, I admittedly purchased Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD on price - it was much cheaper than other celebrity fitness DVDs which are available. Plus, the word "shred" instilled promises of weight dropping off me within the 30 days - a maximum of 20 pounds is claimed to be reachable, alongside a well balanced diet! What's it about? Presented by ... more

I love doing workout dvd's, but I usually buy many celebrity workout dvd's, as i find that they are more enjoyable to do and more entertaining. There is nothing worse than doing an excercise dvd, where the trainer is dull and boring, even if the workout is ok. The problem that I usually find with celebrity fitness dvd's is that they are incredibly easy for me and not at all challenging. I am not what you might call a "Fitness fanatic" or whatever, and I only ever do a workout dvd 4 times a week, but I have quite a high fitness level and therefore wanted something fun, enjoyable and a lot more ... more

I have just over 4 months before I get married and want to lose a couple of stone and get rid of my bingo wings, I'm not particularly fit and I don't have a huge amount of time, plus I work away a lot so have a tendency to live off hotel food. I needed something that was going to work and work fast - this DVD provides that result! The first time I did Level 1 I was completely unprepared for how difficult it was going to be, at the end of the 25 minutes I could barely walk or speak, this didn't bode well. As it's only 25 minutes I decided to persevere and did level 1 again the next night, at ... more