April 30 day shred anyone?

Am chickening out on day 2 already, woke up this morning with razor blades throat and shivering all over have just finished a course of antibiotics for a chest infection and don't want to get that I'll again so will take a few days off until I'm better and then start again. Gutted as I felt really good after day 1's session.

Day two level 1 done!

The first time I did shred I had to go barefoot for level 1 because I'd injured a toe and couldn't get any shoes on - but after that found I really needed trainers not just for the jumping stuff but for the plank-based moves.

Degustibus - I still can't do full push ups. I'm determined to do them this year but you don't have to do them to carry on to L2/3.

masquerade - I hated the jacks/jump rope combination so swapped them about with the other cardio intervals so I wasn't doing them together twice - you might find that easier on the shins.

masquerade well done - ache-wise it all gets better from day 4 onwards. But do get better trainers if you think you need 'em. I think the various squat positions put a fair strain on ankles as well as knees, so supportive shoes are a good idea. And well done again - summer is coming and you is gonna look hot ...

Day 4 done! I can't believe I just did exercise at 9pm.

I was surprised when I tentatively got out of bed this morning to find I was actually pain free, I thought having 2 days off between days 2 and 3 would mean really sore muscles again, but not at all.

Is it crazy to say I already feel like I'm improving, the only part I really struggled with this evening was the second lot of jumping jacks/jump rope in the first circuit; even the side lunges/arm raises felt easier today. Is that possible after 4 days?

My only concern is my shins, they were a little sore during yesterdays shred and worse today, the right one is still aching a little now and I finished 40 minutes ago.

I wear leggings, 2 bras (because I don't have a sports bra that fits well!), a vest and some cheap Lonsdale trainers - I might need to invest in better footwear if the shin pain continues. I shred in my front room with the curtains firmly shut!

Well done everyone.

Just done day one, level one - ouch, ouch, ouch. The thought of doing it again tomorrow is not appealing!

Just completed day 1 level 1 ds decided he didn't need a nap today so first opportunity was once he was in bed. Work day tomorrow so alarm set for 6.20 to get it done before work. I always wear trainers as my knees hurt if I don't. I also wear shorts and a sports top with sports bra. Good luck with day 2 everyone.

stuckindamiddle due to the highly attractive amount of sweating I tend to do in these workouts, I wear any old shit I can find that is comfy plus a sports bra and trainers. Generally I tend towards run or yoga leggings as track pants are a bit too heavy when the going gets tough. When I started, tho, I did not wear trainers, coz I've read about the benefits of barefoot running and all that, but very soon I realised, I needed the support of a good pair of runners.

That makes it sound as tho my wardrobe is teeming with all-stations-go sportswear, but it is not. I rotate my single pairs of run/yoga/random maternity leggings

Errolthedragon & notgoodnotbad - Ta for the tips on follow ons. I shall check em out.

I only tend to put my runs into my fitness pal, I use it primarily just for the food diary

I wear old crap to shred in. Shorts that I wouldn't wear in public, old t-shirts, plus sports bra. I sweat a lot and do wash top + sports bra every day, they are quite pongy after.

I feel the need for trainers as there's quite a bit of jumping around.

stuckinamiddle - if the curtains are closed I wear a sports bra and leggings!

I have a wooden floor so always wear trainers as it's agony on the legs.

Not shredded today, hurt my neck last week and then again at the weekend so today done a 6 or so mile bike ride. Happy with that.

Oh I forgot to add, I have done it barefoot but my ankles don't really appreciate it.

L1 D3 this evening, I can almost finish the push-ups on the easy level, and have no problem doing everything else...I don't feel quite ready for level 2 though yet... I really feel as though I should be doing proper push-ups

Going to do a 5k run tomorrow afternoon and gym Thursday so probably won't do D4 until Friday. I'm finding it fitting quite well around my other training and 5:2

What do you wear to shred in?

And is it ok to go barefoot if exercising on a rug / mat?

Finally, do you all wear a complete new set of clothes to workout every day? I'll fess up, I don't - enough washing as it is and I figure I'm indoors on my own when exercising so it's fine to recycle the clothes the next day. Anyone else do that?

Mmak-I found stairs the worst!

Just finished L1D3. Quite impressed that it didn't hurt too much whilst actually doing it considering how much pain I've been in today! I spent a long time stretching afterwards so hoping that pays off.

Thanks for the motivation Errol-will definitely factor in some rest days-I imagine the starting again will be more difficult!

L1D1 Shred done this morning. I hope I can walk tomorrow.

Thanks IdkickJilliansAss

I'd put the shred in fitness pal as general circuit training in the cardio section

I need to buy this. I'm signing in as motivation!

Can I join. Can I start tomorrow as I've had a glass of wine and may spew if I do jumping jacks?

If you are using My Fitness Pal, what do you put the Shred as in the exercise section? Gearing up to do day 1 once DD asleep!

yadah, After doing level 3 Shred I started with RippedIn30 - all the levels are on YouTube. There are others of hers on there too, did Shred with Weights today, but mostly only Level 1 is on YouTube for the others. Still, you can have a go and see what you fancy and get the DVDs if you fancy the other levels. Some of the workouts are 25-30 min, others are longer (haven't tried the longer ones).

I tend not to do the same one over and over for 6 days, I'd get bored. I might do it for 4 days and something different for the other 2 days.

yadah - yes, I either did shred again or ripped in 30 (which has similar format/timing but somewhat harder moves after L1). Quite often the timing was such that I had a break in between - eg summer hols or xmas (if there were a few days to go before the hols I'd just carry on with the same one a few extra)