Leave a Review Jillian Michaels | Fitness App
Seriously the only trainer for me!
I’m not a newbie to jillian. Have most of her DVD’s and used to work out to them regularly. But life happened (full time job after college, kids, hubby, etc) and found myself needing to get back into shape. Joined a gym but have never been a fan of group classes and working out on a treadmill only took my results so far. My screams for help were answered when Jillian came out with her app! I have tried similar trainer workouts before but Jillian is the ONLY one that gets my body into shape ... and fast! I saw changes during the first couple of months and was extremely pleased with the results. I don’t have a lot of time to workout so a 20-25 minute workout before or after work is just enough time. I don’t usually follow the meal plans but try to eat as healthy as I can. I love the variety of workouts.. and if I only have 10 minutes to spare, I can fit in a short workout. Stick with her... you will not be disappointed!Show lessAjenntbran
Good, not great
Ditto everything that katyb113 said in her review.
My biggest complaint is that each exercise just ... starts. No instruction, no preview. So I waste the first 5-10 seconds (of 25 total) watching Jillian to see how to do the exercise or scrambling to grab the dumbbells I didn’t know I would need. I know that going back to re-shoot and re-edit all the video would take a lot of time and $$; but there are some simple fixes that could improve this:
(1) The pause button is tiny - would be nice if you could just tap anywhere on the screen to pause and re-start the video.
(2) Add a “rewind” or “back” button. This would enable the user to watch and learn for 10 or 20 seconds, then rewind to the beginning of that set and start the exercise over, so I can get the full 25 seconds done.
(3) Add a short intro video that users can optionally play before the workout starts which shows 2-3 reps of each move in the workout. This would just require editing of existing footage and probably would run 4-5 minutes.
Also, could Jillian smile, like, ever? She looks like she wants to murder someone constantly. I know from her blog she has a lovely smile. Yes, I get the whole “no pain, no gain” / tough girl philosophy but working out can and should be... fun! :)
Otherwise it’s a pretty decent app with lots of variety and options — I’m definitely a fan of that.Show lessbeckrath
I love it!
I love the workouts and I like doing these in my own home.
It would be great if there was a little more instruction of your form, before each exercise begins. I feel like sometimes my form might be incorrect. So, I watch and then it is move on to the next exercise. Of course we all want to get as much out of the program as we can. So if the workout is only seven minutes or twenty five minutes, I don’t mind more instructional time to make sure I understand the correct form. If the exercise is only 20 seconds, it would be nice to have a countdown at half that time, like 10 seconds instead of 15 seconds. The music could be changed around, also. I really like the option of the working out on the different body parts, abs, total body, etc. I love this workout program but also feel like I need to give some suggestions for improvements.Show lessAlwrbw107
Still can’t give 5stars yet
After using the app for a year now, which I love, there are still a few things that could be there. You can log different meals but you don’t have that option with workouts. It would be nice to see “ log extra workout” like the Jillian dvds I do as well or a run or the treadmill and it would be also nice to be able to input “sick” when you are so you don’t feel like a looser for missing a day. I am on my sixth program right now: Transform 90 second week and it seems as though the exercises are the same almost every day maybe it’s a glitch or maybe that is how the progress goes as it is a three months program. All that being said, any problem you encounter you can submit a ticket and tech support, especially Chris Kludge, whom I usually deal with, is out of this world awesome. I couldn’t ask for a better tech support team.Show lessmelichoute
Almost utter perfection
So I’m Jillians number one fan! I’ve been using her DVDs now weekly for almost 4 years. I use them as a fitness tool. Not a weight loss tool. I thought I would buy this app so I don’t have to be in front of my TV in the front room. I now use the app on my phone in the back room with more space and a more solid floor. Anyway - so far I’m loving the app and am 1 quarter through bikini bootcamp (or something along those lines) and it’s great. Allows you to rate how hard you found it at the end, so the next day it will a little easier or a little harder. BUT she moves between the exercises to fast. Most people aren’t doing these exercises in a massive studio like her. I live in london I have no space. So to move into the right position for the next exercise takes more than 3 seconds. Maybe I’m pulling my pants out of bum or grabbing a much needed water or mopping my brow. But before I know she is screaming 15 seconds left and I haven’t even started. Ideally if we were given more time between each thing this app would be ACE.Show lessLizzybomber
Thumbs up 👍
Highly recommend this app to anyone from level beginner to hard. It’s so easy to follow and you can do it from home. I use the workouts along side my usual weekly running which has increased my strength for hills etc. I love how you can customise workouts for the time you have available and target the body parts you want to work that day. ThanksShow less15s.h.a.
Needs work but pretty amazing
So I’ve been using the app for approximately 2-3 weeks now. I love the workouts! I love that it syncs to Apple Watch without me needing to press workout (sometimes I forget to do that). It was nice that there was a fun message from Jillian when I completed the workout lol. Here are my cons: the app should probably have more individuality to it such as how many days a week do I want to work out and how long I’d like the workouts to be, the iPad app does not sync with iPhone/Apple Watch activity-so I basically didn’t not receive credit for the 45 minute/404 calorie workout I just completed as for as the activity and health app is concerned. As far as the completion message, it’s been the exact same one every day I complete. No one says the exact same thing all the time...even if they did, they would know that I prefer variety (making the “relationship” closer to reality). I wish recipes could be suggested based on different budget ranges but I realize that may be far fetched. And what is up with the 15s alerts...for a 20s exercise. If you’re meaning to give a halfway marker that is off...after 5s of an intense exercise hearing that I still have more than half to go is more discouraging than encouraging.
Overall...if it stayed exactly the same it’s still a great workout app. Focusing on the cons would just make it more comprehensive...making it the best workout app. And who wouldn’t want to be the best?!Show lessfaiths14
So close to perfect
First, I love Jillian. I have done so many of her programs. I listen to her podcast and she is just wonderful. Having said that, I am beyond frustrated with this app. The concepts is incredible! The detail that went into this is just insane and we have to all bow at the level of hard work that Jillian and her team of developers had to go through.
Having said that, you have 3 seconds to go from one exercise to the next and it’s pretty much a complete surprise what’s coming up next unless you have memorized every single exercise she performs. During the three seconds that you get before moving to the next move, it is grayed out so you can’t see if it’s a standing move or a lay-down move or bench or what. You find out when the grey is gone and you discover you are on the ground with a dumbbell when you were suppose to be standing in a lunge. Then you are scrambling to get into form and get your weights and bam, the move is over after you got two seconds to perform it. I connect my phone to my TV and blow the screen up and I still can BARELY tell what a move is if at all. Just take away the grey during the 3 second timer so we can see what she is doing and try to be in the correct position before the timer starts. That would make this app 100 stars for me.Show lessRrp366
Perfect for complete beginner
I have a full daytime job which I can't risk over some muscle fatigue as it would affect my concentration. But this is just perfect! Jillian has tons of different programs for everyone. That Fitness for Beginners program really suits my lifestyle and my fitness level. I can take it easy and I feel like being healthier is attainable despite all my old excuses. It turned out, I don't hate working out like I used to think! Even though I currently can't adapt the meal plan due to family reasons, I felt so much improvements and I'm feeling more confident as well! One suggestion that I have is that whenever the rest day supposed to show up, my training schedule on "My Day" automatically skip to the next workout as if today isn't my rest day. Hence, I accidentally skipped my rest day sometimes. Not a big problem, though. Keep it up! If this app at least stays the same, I'd be a long subscriber for sure.Show lesscassletang
Forever free videos are nowhere
I downloaded new version of app but am being asked to pay for a subscription.commentsarefree
