Jillian Michaels | Fitness App

I’ve done Jillian Michaels DVDs for off and on 16 years across 2 different colleges and continents let alone residence changes! I’ve never found another do at home workout like hers. Nor even one of its like at the gym. Her workouts both push me cardiovascularly AND leave me feeling in alignment bc of the range of muscle groups she targets each time. And the circuits are short enough that I keep form, so I don’t start compensating with other accessory muscle groups. Somehow she combines real intensity without compromising form and alignment. Normally I feel like I have to pick between the two. I also happen to find all of the “I want you to feel like you’re going to die!” stuff hilarious. I mean I do try to push myself to the absolute max and those kind of comments actually bring the external intensity that helps, but they also amuse me which is great when you feel like you’re going to die! Having easy access to her whole catalog plus more is a gift. I put my phone on the phone camera stand I have for filming auditions (~$20) which enables me to have it at eye level. I use it at the gym, home, or at my parents’ and soon at another school lol The flexibility and portability is fabulous. Also, great customer service! They were prompt, friendly, effective, and patient. The latter was especially appreciated as I was having some technical difficulties.

I keep selecting the exercise was easy at the end of each exercise, and I feel like it’s giving me easier ones every day. If I view previous day, it also changes all the exercises for today. Not sure why. I lao had a day that EVERY SINGLE exercise was on my hands. By the end of the workout, I wasn’t exhausted, nothing was hurting except my wrists. I could barely finish it because of my wrist. But the rest of my body? Felt as if I was sitting on the couch the whole time. Now, I know I can switch the exercises in the preview. But I shouldn’t have to for the price I am paying. At that point I can just come up with my own exercise and pay only $2/month for a time interval app. I am also not a fan of the cooldown. Why doesn’t the music change? It’s really weird to be trying to relax and cool down to an upbeat music. Also, the cooldown could be different than rest of the exercises. I don’t need to stretch one part of my body for 30 seconds. Not being able to get the app on my TV or on my laptop is also a real downside. It would be nice if I didn’t need additional subscriptions or equipment to get it to the big screen. I just feel like it could do better for $20/month. For what it is now, I wouldn’t pay more than $5/month. I cancelled my membership, it’s just not worth the price.

I greatly appreciate that this is not a one size fits all app. The face that the workouts are customized to fit my level of fitness is a game changer. Also, prior to this app, I had owned most of her DVD workouts and loved them!!