circuit training

here is the circuit i have been doing recently at home.  all you need is a step or bench, a mat, and some weights - 3 - 7.5 lbs weights (whatever you can lift 10-12 times and gives you a good workout)

Warm up:

Jog in place 1 minute

Arm swings 30 sec

Jumping Jacks -30

Legs:

Step Up (I use my coffee table)

Plie squat

45 Degree Lunge

Chair Pose

Cardio:  30 sec each

Jumping Jacks, Jogging on spot, Skipping on spot

Abs 15 each

Crunches w/ legs lifted

Reverse Crunch

V -Sit

Side Plank (30 sec each side)

Cardio (same as above)

Arms: 10-12 reps each

Push ups

Bent Over Row

Bicep curl

Tricep Curl

Chest Fly

Cardio +Cool down

Jumping Jacks, Skipping on spot

Walk on spot

Stretch

30 Day Shred

I Love the Biggest Loser. I watch as often as possible and I think they teach some really important information on the show. I think one of the biggest flaws of the show is that they send home the people who don't lose enough weight - the people who obviously still need to be there.
I think everyone should get to stay at the ranch the entire time and then who has lost the most should win.
Anyway thats not the point of this post. The point is Jillian Michaels. She is one of the trainers on Biggest Loser. She has a huge amount of products on the market right now, one of those products is the exercise DVD 30 Day Shred.

The idea is to do 20 minutes of intense interval training every day for 30 days. And it is intense. It is a combination of full body strength exercises, isolated strength exercises, ab/core exercises and cardio. I have never done the 30 days in a row because I am always sore the next day.
Im not sure about the 20 pounds in 30 days thing. To lose 1 pound of Fat,  you need to have a calorie deficit of 3500 calories. And if you dont have that calorie deficit, you have lost water - not Fat.
But I would definitely recommend this DVD to people who are looking for a short, intense at home workout.
All you need is maybe a mat, and some 5-7.5lbs weights. It is hard work, it is effective, and it is perfect for people who don't have a ton of extra time in their days.
If you try it, let me know what you think!