Thankfully, there’s none of that criminal personal trainer-as-psychotherapist crap the trainers pull on The Biggest Loser where they insist you talk about the deep well of pain inside that stops you from being thin, and there’s no silly catchphrase nonsense. She’s just like you-she feels stupid doing hip circles too, she’s so inflexible she can barely touch her toes-only in a lot better shape, which makes you trust her. This Jillian is chill she’s encouraging but she doesn’t bullshit you by telling you how awesome you are or how great you look. The Jillian you encounter in The 30 Day Shred is hardly the bellowing taskmaster she was on The Biggest Loser. It doesn’t work that way.” A Kinder, Gentler Jillian There are no rests-as Jillian says, “You don’t get to do a 20-minute workout and take a break. The exercises seem deceptively simple: “I can do jumping jacks! I can do bicep curls! This is child’s play!” you think.īut at the relentless pace Jillian and her sidekicks Natalie (who does the advanced version of the moves) and Anita (baby version) run through the exercises, the cumulative effect is one of exhaustion. What couldn’t I do for 30 days? How painful could 20 minutes of working out be? And I wasn’t as out of shape as many of the MFP “before” photos, so maybe I’d even find it easy!Įven if you’re in decent physical condition, the Shred is very hard. I was on one of those fitness kicks you have to seize when they arrive, because Real Housewives-and-takeout rationalizations are always waiting in the wings, ready to re-emerge as convincing lifestyle choices. I had just gotten a Fitbit Force (and, yes, the attendant rash) and had gotten back to running after a hiatus that was supposed to be a week and had turned into a year. I first tried The 30 Day Shred about a year ago. I don’t know how it is possible that working out for 20 minutes a day can actually have measurable results (I have heard it has something to do with the miracle of interval training) and I actually don’t really care. You do each workout for ten days, then move on to the next (harder) level. The format of the Shred is simple: three 20-minute workouts, each consisting of intervals of strength training, cardio and abs. Jillian has created dozens of workout DVDs, but the one I want to talk about is her crown jewel, her Abbey Road, her 2008 masterpiece, The 30 Day Shred. She changed how I feel about working out, made me question what I thought my body was capable of, and got me into shape in a way that years of running, crash dieting and membership at every gym in Manhattan did not.
I’m not ashamed to admit I fall squarely into the latter category: Jillian Michaels transformed my relationship with exercise. Jillian Michaels: So Easy to HateĪmong people who care about Jillian Michaels at all, there are two equally passionate schools of opinion: those who think Jillian is a monster-a shouting, bullying caricature of a drill sergeant who abused her Loser contestants and cheated by giving them caffeine pills to speed weight loss-and those who think Jillian is nothing short of a savior-an inspiring, generous fitness instructor and life coach who actually cares about her clients and fans and, most importantly, whose fitness advice actually works. The hardest part? You just have to get over your aversion to Jillian Michaels. We at The Mid have tried nearly every fitness craze out there-from Jazzercise to SoulCycle and everything in between-and we hereby present a very easy workout that actually works: The 30 Day Shred.
You may not be able to fit into all your adorable spring clothes right this second, but in 30 days you will. For those in a Peeps coma who are wondering what the hell happened to their New Year’s Resolutions, take heart.
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