Review of Brittne Babe Fitness 21 Day Challenge
Volume 9 with Results
I've made
a promise to myself that 2019 would be the year I would challenge my body
in new ways. I work as Registered Dietitian which tells you that I love food so
much I had to get a degree it in. I am in no way, shape, or form a perfect
eater or exerciser. I’ve always preferred working out at home using workout
DVDs by Chalene Johnson, Billy Blanks, and the Firm. These days, gyms are much
for affordable at $10 per month (so I don’t have any financial excuses), but do
I really want to DRIVE to one? No! I spend enough time in my car already. Gyms
leave me clueless on what to do with all that intimidating equipment
and personal trainers are too expensive. I’m a mom, so the best time for
me to workout is during naptime or after the little one goes to sleep. Have you tried working out while caring for
your toddler? It doesn’t work honey! I admire all you dedicated mom’s out there
making sacrifices in order to get your workout in whenever you can despite how
exhausted you are.
Affordability:
At only
$20, I was able to purchase Volume 9 and I have forever access to the 21 days
worth of workouts, Facebook support group, and the nutrition book. There’s also
a few other things I did not use which were the journal and contest entry. I
wanted to do the contest entry but I wasn’t comfortable having someone take my
before photo!
Timely: I avoid workouts that last
longer than 1 hour. There’s very little time between working and parenting.
Brittne’s workouts are never more than 40 minutes. She also has a 21-minute
HIIT that I’ll touch on in a bit.
Exercises:
The exercise
modifications make her videos pretty easy to follow. I do recall feeling like I
needed a bit more direction with some of the moves but I think you can master
it with focus, time, and repetition. Every single workout engages your muscles
in some way, especially your core. If things start getting too easy, all you
have to do is increase your weight. Even after just 21 day, I noticed muscle
tone and fat loss in my arms. My glutes are more lifted. I remember the very
first time I did her workouts, I felt like I didn’t even need the 15 second
rests in between. But that was when I was a fool.
HIIT
workouts: HIIT
stands for high-intensity interval training and evidence states that these
workouts are extremely effective and beneficial. These exercises require a lot
of energy in a short period of time with rests in between. It's hard work,
however, I feel like these are the types of workouts that get me the results I
want, and quickly!
Nutrition
Book: “Diet and exercise is not a punishment, it is a way of life.”- Brittne
I’m often
talking to my clients about making sustainable changes to the lifestyle as
opposed to random, cleanses, detoxes, and fad diets. Brittne emphasizes healthy lifestyle changes over yo-yo dieting (full disclosure: I
did not stick 100% to the meal plan).- The meal plans included a nice variety and did not cut out whole food groups like some programs do.
- Protein was a part of many of the meal plan snacks which is important for satiety and slow the rise in blood sugars.
- I didn’t see any indian gooseberries or chaga mushrooms in the meal plan. Common, familiar, and affordable foods were included in the meal plan which helps with success.
- I felt the meal plan was realistic and the nutrition book gave great tips on not just WHAT to eat that’s healthy but HOW to eat it with grocery and meal prep tips.
- I thought it was odd that some snacks recommended either 10-15 unsalted nuts or 5 tablespoons (which would be weird to measure).
- If I were to make a change to the nutrition book it would be to run a nutrient analysis on all 21 days of meals to see the total amount of calories, carbs, fats, and proteins are consumed each day for reference. Brittne, if you’re reading this you are welcome to hire me to do this :-).
Presentation: I remember my mom telling me she lost 60lbs doing Gilad tapes after she had me. She recommended I give it a try. The nostalgia of inserting a VHS tape was cool but I couldn’t stand watching it. The quality was horrible so I never did it again.
- Brittne’s videos are clear, clean, and aesthetically pleasing. I am not sure if that’s her house that she shoots her videos in, but the sterile white environment really helps me to just focus on her. She typically wears a cute, boldly colored workout outfit. This may be unimportant for some but I feel the presentation helps to keep me engaged
My Results
I lost 5lbs, 1 inch from my waist, and 1 inch from my love handles. I also lost 1/2 inch from my hips. I am happy with these results after just 3 weeks.
I am restarting the challenge on 5/20/2019 and will keep tracking my progress.
I hope this review encourages someone to try her program!
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