Rating: Good BodyLogicMD Review: While this book provides a great fitness and diet program that provides immediate results, it is only a short-term program. The workouts are very intense and you definitely need to be motivated to work if you want to find results using Jillian Michaels’ program.

Summary:

Jillian Michaels’ book provides a 30-day diet and fitness plan that is designed to help people lose 10 to 20 pounds and tone up for a specific event. It is necessary to follow her strict plan if you want to see the results promised. The book has three parts: nutrition, fitness, and mental health. The diet is based on your body type and metabolic makeup in order to indicate the type of goods you need for optimum performance and weight loss. The workouts require you to exercise at 85 to 100 percent of your maximum heart rate. They focus on strenght, flexibility, coordination, and endurance. The workout techniques are explained and include two sessions a day, split workouts, circuit training, interval training, and supersetting. The mental health aspect is important in order to improve your self-confidence and focus to obtain better results. It goes into detail on topics such as daily affirmations, meditation, and karma. This program is meant to be a short-term, quick fix diet program and if you return to your old ways once the 30 days are over, you will most likely gain back everything you lost during the program.