No one should pick up a Jillian Michaels DVD without realising that you will quite literally work your arse off weather you like it or not (unless the DVD player mysteriously stoops working).
If you are unaware of who she is, she is responsible for kicking the arses of The Biggest Loser contestants in America. With her, working out is no joke. She is full on and hardcore but if you stick with her, you will be shredded in no time.
First up is the warm up, which consists of light cardio and dynamic stretching- which is basically moving stretches, static stretches while warming up are a no-no.
Next was the hard part...
The cardio circuit which is the main work out, consists of seven 6 minute circuits. Each circuit is repeated twice, before moving onto the next one.
First circuit- Kickboxing. My personal favourite. Speaks for it's self, there are punches and kicks. I find it's best to imagine someone you don't like while doing these moves as it tends to give you more power.
Second circuit- We started with burpees, if you don't know what they are, you have obviously never done a workout before. In this section there is also the jab-cross-hop, 'if you want results, they don't come for free' chirps Jillian. At that moment, I agreed with her as I still felt pumped and strong. I made the mistake of thinking this workout was going to be easy. Boy, was I deluded.
Third circuit - Started with butt kicks, by now I could feel that Jillian was well and truly kicking my wobbly butt. I was starting to get redder in the face and I was starting to hate her- in a nice way, like everyone loves to hate their trainer. There are roughly 5 exercises in each circuit- well I think, I couldn't really count while panting and trying to breathe.
Fourth Circuit- Floor circuit, it was a welcome relief to hear I would be on the floor- ha, err no, this is a Jillian Michaels DVD. We started with mountain climbers- I don't think climbing an actual mountain would hurt as much as these do. Then Pipe crunches which are an exercise conducted on your back, but they are relentless- I heard my abs actually cry out. I regretted not hoovering before this circuit though as when I got back up, there were little bits of - well I'm not sure but, I'll be showering anyway so it's irrelevant. Just when I felt like giving up in this circuit Jillian pushed me and said 'You have no idea how strong you are until you try' - power through!
Fifth Circuit- Back to kickboxing, different exercises but I found my motivation again as I love kickboxing.
Sixth circuit- We began with jump squats- a killer, so I did squats without the jumping. Jillian said I could, so it's fine. By this point I was flagging and only half heartedly taking part. In my defence, my heart felt like it was going to explode out of my chest, so I assessed myself as a doctor would and just did a pathetic jog for this section.
Seventh and final circuit- we started with mobiles (I think they were called, I was delerious by this point), which basically is where you jump and twist 180 degrees. I couldn't do another minute, so I'm not going to lie- I sat on the sofa. I know I'm not going to get ripped with that attitude but if I could just be a bit less wobbly when I run after my daughter, then I'll be happy.
The last part of the DVD is a 5 minute cool down with stretches. I won't bore you, I'm sure you are aware of what stretching is.
Now that I've finished I feel amazing, energised and strong. It's those little endorphins pumping again! 'I feel pretty, oh so pretty!' Well, I'm dripping with sweat but 'I feel good, na na na na na, knew that I would, na na na na na!' - or whatever the lyrics are.
Jillian a parting words are 'we're going to see you tomorrow.'
Erm, yeah- tomorrow it is (or maybe next week, when I have recovered.)
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