Adventures in Fitness: 30 Day Shred, Workout 1
Can you say dead? Because I can’t. Too out of breath to say anything. Seriously.
I was like “Oh gee, it’s just a work out video, right?” Yeah, except I was pretty sure Jillian Micheals was actually watching me the whole time. I was terrified to stop lest she yell at me from the TV.
It was a really good workout. I’m sweaty, my fingers are shaky, and it only took twenty minutes.
But when you have some woman telling you to keep going so you can have “great abs,” it’s a little off base. I don’t WANT great abs; I don’t care if I have great abs. Maybe if I were like, 150 lbs, I’d be interested in great abs. All I want right now is to lose some weight. Which, if the conditions of my damp clothing are any indication, will be totally doable.
30 Day Shred is no joke though. Five minutes in, I’m panting and shaky, and I still had fifteen to go. Around minute 12 I lost my shirt because I was sweating to death. And I feel like I may never be dehydrated again.
I wish I could say I look forward to doing this workout again… but I don’t. As effective as it is/may be, it wasn’t fun for me at all. I like fun fitness, darn it. I probably WILL do it again, though. I can’t let $9 go to waste.
I have a friend who went through the 30 Day Shred video. I remember her complaining about it, but she wound up losing like 20 pounds, so in the end she said it was worth it.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to sound crazy, but I really love aerobic videos. I don't know what this one's like, but have you ever tried Richard Simmons? "Party of the Pounds" and "Sweatin' to the Oldies" are my favorites! It's just dancing, but people have lost a ton of weight with it. It's not as hard, but you still work up a sweat. If you want, I could lend one to you! Also, I finally have that Low-Calorie Jalapeno Popper recipe:
ReplyDeleteIt's just won ton wrappers (found in the produce section of grocery stores, my sister says Wal Mart's are nasty, so get the ones from Super One), the light original flavor laughing cow cheese, and sliced jalapeno peppers that you buy in the jars. Then, you just take however many wedges you want to use of the cheese (My sister usually uses 2), and spread a little on each won ton wrapper and plop on a jalapeno pepper, wrap up the won ton wrapper and bake at 350 for like 5-8 minutes or until golden brown. Each of won ton wrappers is 20 calories and then the wedges of cheese are like 35 per wedge.