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Workout Review! 21 Day Fix


If you have been following my blog, you may remember when I first received this workout in the mail with my Challenge pack from Beachbody.  Yesterday I completed my 21 Day Fix Challenge and I have to say that this is one workout that is now in my top 5!  For anyone new to clean eating, and exercising in general, I can easily see how the weight will drop in such a short time.  I, myself, didn't see any significant drop in weight, but I did see an improvement in my overall body.  I saw an overall toning that resulted in my clothes fitting a heck of a lot better.

Simple Fitness:

The 21 Day Fix is broken up into six easy to follow workouts: Total Body Cardio, Upper Body, Lower Body, Cardio, Pilates, and Yoga.  Each workout is limited to 30 minutes per day.  The secret to how these are more effective than most workouts is simple - each workout engages multiple muscle groups which causes more calories to burn.

What I liked:

  • Total Body Cardio, Upper and lower body fix were perhaps my favorite days to work out.  I also liked the fact that many of her sets overall included workouts that strengthened the core.  This is also one area I saw the most improvement on in toning - the abdominal area.

What I didn't like:

  • As much as I love yoga, I can't say that I was particularly fond of Autumn's Yoga Fix.  And this is probably due more to personal preference and what I'm used to from other DVD workouts.  Though she used all the familiar poses that are easy and effective, she transitioned out of them faster than I liked (i.e. I prefer to hold my poses a lot longer rather than change them as quickly).  Again, this is merely personal taste.

Simple Eating:


I don't think anyone is a stranger to the term "counting calories."  When beginning any new program, there is the dreaded mathematical equation on how many calories you need to eat and burn in order to lose weight.  I am a huge fan of the calories in vs calories out.  With the 21 Day Fix, you only need to do the math once to determine what bracket you belong in.  After that, the eating plan is based solely on portion control.  Once you get the portions under control, the rest works itself out.

What I liked:

  • It was a new take on determining what to eat and it was very helpful in making certain you ate a well balanced diet (which is something that maybe the government's 'My Plate' campaign lost when it tried to simplify the food pyramid).  The only counting that is required is how many containers of eat food group you ate.

What I didn't like:

  • If I had to choose something, it would be the amount of recipes that were (or were not) included in the meal plan.  I have already ordered her new cookbook Fixate so this will definitely solve the issue at hand!
Overall, this was a fun workout and I will definitely be doing over and over again!
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