Jillian Michaels | Fitness App Reviews

To begin on a positive note: I have always loved Jillian’s workouts. I own most of her DVD’s. Having access to her DVD’s is a awesome bonus! I truly appreciate how dynamic and unique her exercises are, it truly keeps your interest when you’re not doing the same boring, redundant workouts. I previously used a different workout app for the past 10 years & I got very bored with the repetitive workouts. I purchased JillianMichaelsFitnessApp 2 weeks ago & I’m loving JillianMichaelsFitnessApp!
If I could provide some suggestions that I’ve seen others also voice, JillianMichaelsFitnessApp would be even better.
1) would be great if you can input your own individual workouts (ie-runs etc) into the calendar. It truly gives members the ability to track workouts and view more precise schedules.
2) I love the set up of each separate program in the premium program workouts, however, is there a way to choose individual workouts randomly (besides hopping around between premium program workouts) ? I prefer to start my week with weight training with lower body first day, upper body second day, abs third day, total body on the fourth day, and typically run or HIIT on the 5th day.
3) when I have committed to one specific premium program (ie-low impact routine), some days seem to be repeats almost identically to the ones that you complete within next few days. Bottom line, if JillianMichaelsFitnessApp was more customizable for members, JillianMichaelsFitnessApp would be perfect!

So I’ve been using JillianMichaelsFitnessApp 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: JillianMichaelsFitnessApp 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?!

I’ve tried many other exercise routines in my life and this one works best for me. I like being able to work out at home, alone or with friends and family. Things can get crazy around here so there are times I’ve stopped working out for a couple days and even a couple months. No problem with JillianMichaelsFitnessApp I can jump right in wherever my current fitness level is! I do not like wasting time, so I want to feel like I’ve worked hard but I don’t like having a miserably difficult workout either. Jillians app gives you different levels to choose from, the opportunity to provide workout feedback, and modifications for each exercise. I also appreciate the variety of workouts available and I have used the yoga, hiit, 6 keys, and several others. Which brings me to another feature I love!!! - the ability to preview each exercise in the routine before starting or even afterward if there’s a move you want to work on alone. A very well thought out app!
I eat a plant based diet and the recipes I’ve tried so far are delicious! JillianMichaelsFitnessApp offers meal plans according to your dietary preferences. I don’t use the meal plan, I just pick and choose from the recipes. Everyone loves the maple coconut overnight oats!!!

I was a bit slow to use. my first 30 day workout took me about 70 days to complete. But then I decided to re-commit I’ve been doing a 30 day workout that six days on one day off and i actually show up. I also decided to try to use the meal planning option. They give you a complete grocery list for the week with the ability to check off items as you get them in the store. You can say how many portions you want how much meal prep you want to do and you can also say if you like or dislike the items (so things don’t reappear) and there are a variety of diets you can cover. I wish they would let you be a little more specific with allergies.. I’ve got some weird ones like cabbage and kiwi. But that would really be my only flaw. It is definitely worth the 15 bucks/m cause you get a personal grocery assistant and tons of different workouts to to choose from and videos with instruction. give it a shot it’s better than a gym, cheaper and covid friendly. about me - 5’2 130lbs at the start 122 now aged 32. was pretty fit until ligament surgery on my ankle last year. this is helping me gain back my calf, thigh and glut muscles lost during recovery and PT.

I really like JillianMichaelsFitnessApp - I appreciate Jillian’s coaching style and that you can view the moves with directions before beginning the workout and that you can switch them out to something else if necessary for your body. I also greatly appreciate the variety of workout plans available. A few things that I wish would be fixed or improved: slightly more variety to the general provided music (great base just could use a few more general songs so they don’t repeat before the end of a 20 minute workout), sometimes the interface has some bugs (but that’s unavoidable I guess), and last but not least I wish that I could link this to my Fitbit!!! Instead, I have to manually log it into my Fitbit tracker but that is by far the biggest thing I see to improve upon. I understand this may be a Fitbit brand issue and that the two will never link but I think it would be so great if it did! Id also love to see a stretching program (like how the workouts are done) but one that’s focused on good quality stretching. Overall I’m happy with JillianMichaelsFitnessApp though, it motivates me to workout because I can do it at home and I detest going to the gym.

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 JillianMichaelsFitnessApp. 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 JillianMichaelsFitnessApp 100 stars for me.

I’ve been using Jillian’s app for over a year now. I bought it during pandemic lockdown and thought I’d just keep it until my gym reopened. I love it so much that I think I’ll keep it for as long as it exists. I’m loving her library of workouts- all my favorites and more in one place. I especially dig the workout generator because I can choose the time and body area. I also really have been LOVING the breathwork and I’m super bummed it’s going away at the end of February. It’s been really helping me with my stress level and also, as a singer and voice over actress, breath is a THING. The food part is ok… sometimes it gives me the same dish every single night for a week… also, I’ve got food allergies and I’m single for the first time ever this past couple years. So it’s gotten me to start cooking for myself instead of snacking over the kitchen sink - and it’s also overall, especially with the meditations helping me with my depression. So I think it’s probably a work in progress regarding the food glitches, but I still gave it 5 stars cuz I’m glitchy too. lol

I was so excited to discover JillianMichaelsFitnessApp. I used to use her Ripped in 30 workout religiously and was thrilled with those results. After hitting 50, my body was not having those workouts. I have been searching for quite a while to find something that my body would tolerate (without massive doses of Advil). Happy to say that the metrics behind JillianMichaelsFitnessApp seem to do their job perfectly. One week in and no complaints about the workouts at all. I get an age-appropriate (and fitness level appropriate) butt-kicking every day. The areas for improvement that I would suggest are:
1. I have had some loading issues and found that if I load the next workout as soon as I finish the workout for the day, it goes much smoother
2. As others have mentioned, some tips, or exercise demos would be great. I know most of the exercises I have seen so far from previous Jillian workouts but not all. I want to be sure I am doing them correctly in order to get the most out of each rep.
Overall I am very pleased though and look forward to the results I know are on their way. Thanks Jillian!

I have been using the premium version of JillianMichaelsFitnessApp for over a year. I workout 7 days a week for at least 30 minutes. I use JillianMichaelsFitnessApp 3-4 times a week as a supplement to running and barre classes. Up until a few weeks ago I would have given this 5 stars. However, I updated to the latest version and am disappointed. My biggest beef is with the time of the workouts. When I start it will tell me that it is 25 minutes and 20 seconds. By the time I get to the cool down the time has decreased to 20 minutes. Even the 7 minute workouts decrease to 6 minutes. These are short workouts- losing 20% is not cool!! Where is the time going? Like I said I have used this for a year and this never happened until I updated! I track my workouts on my Apple Watch as well and the workouts are approximately 5 minutes shorter than they used to be. My two other minor issues are that it no longer gives a verbal cue when the interval is starting and it doesn’t give the 15 second time marker verbally anymore. I appreciate the verbal cues for the plank exercises where I am not staring at the TV. If these things would go back to how they were I would happily give a 5 star review. If they don’t get fixed I will be moving on to a new fitness app.

I love Jillian, I love her workouts. But man I wish there was more variety. When you start many of the eight week to even three month workouts it’s just a lot the same for weeks and weeks with not a lot of change. Even in difficulty. I find myself going to other trainers Just to get variety and a higher degree of difficulty. Would be great if there were some workouts with no repeats etc., but it’s a lot of the same stuff in every “new” program. I know it’s hard to keep it fresh, but this is so much repeating. I was disappointed. My honest review is, I love her and love working out to her, but JillianMichaelsFitnessApp needs improvement. Possibly for people who like to go hard and have variety. I know you have to cater to a large audience but new stuff with different degrees of difficulty would be great. Like the cardio that has FOUR circuits of crazy similar exercises, good lord man! Maybe don’t announce every circuit so it doesn’t feel like Groundhog Day. At least keep us guessing until the end. But knowing You have four circuits of the same stuff makes you kind of “meh” about doing it and you start to search for variety. I am loyal to Jillian and will keep pushing forward with JillianMichaelsFitnessApp, but I
Look forward to some new stuff.

I love Jillian and think she has great material but her app has a few areas for improvement. I find that when I start a workout it either 1) takes forever for it to “personalize” the workout for me (a lot of time loading) and 2) it crashes. When I do get it to start, I occasionally have a video clip that will be greyed out and I can’t see what she’s doing. I joined because a friend told me she has excellent prenatal material (which is true), however, her app doesn’t always account for things that are specific to pregnancy. When I joined and synced my Apple health data, it called out my recent weight gain in a small amount time...yup I’m growing a human so that should be expected. Also sometimes she goes from lying on the ground to quickly doing things on your knees. Anyone pregnant knows that’s challenging to do quickly and without getting light headed. Finally I would ask JillianMichaelsFitnessApp developers to consider adding more music. I’m 30 days in and have heard the same 3 songs. I get licensing music is hard but the competition these days for at home workout material is fierce so if she wants to compete it needs to not get so boring so quickly.

I want to give JillianMichaelsFitnessApp 5 stars, but there are flaws. The workout plans are set up great and I haven’t found any problems so far, except as someone else mentioned, if you’re moving onto a new workout, it’s hard to get setup before the timer starts due to not being able to see through the gray screen. Sometimes I have to go back to the previous move because I didn’t have enough time to set up. Once you get a hang of the program you’re doing though, it mostly becomes a non-issue.
The meal plan and recipes however... some of the recipes are missing ingredients from the ingredient list or the directions are not clear cut, making the cooking process really confusing. The grocery list sometimes leaves out ingredients, and if you want to swap out a meal for the generated week, the recipe auto-sets to 1 serving, regardless of how many people/leftover days you’ve set up in your profile.
That being said, if you’re going to follow the meal plans, you need to do a lot of upfront work and basically go through each and every recipe to plan your grocery run as well as figure out how and when to make some of the recipes.

I love the new interface, and LOVE the workouts, but the interface makes it more difficult to locate workouts. A search function would be helpful, or go back to displaying all the workouts so that users can scroll down and view all, like in the previous interface. With so many great interactive workouts, it’s gotten harder to see them all or locate a particular one. I love JillianMichaelsFitnessApp for the variety of workouts and hop around between programs. Also, I had issues with JillianMichaelsFitnessApp quitting during the last circuit of day 1 of slider shred...and also issues with not easily being able to start a workout over. I had to stop for the day during a workout and when I reopened JillianMichaelsFitnessApp , it went right to where I left off in the workout and I couldn’t initially get it to start over or get back to the main screen; JillianMichaelsFitnessApp kept quitting. Recipes are great. Despite a few glitches, I’m very much enjoying JillianMichaelsFitnessApp . It’s definitely helping to keep me fit during the pandemic.

I started using Jillian Michaels app when I was 3 mo postpartum. She has a program fit for seriously everything you could possibly need including baby bounce back, beginner, HIIT, buns and thighs, and serious weight loss. I love that you can select easy, medium and hard. And let me tell you easy is not easy! I also love that if you are busy you can select 10 min workout to at least get something done. And you know her program is doing a good job if I am smiling the whole way through but yet cursing at her (ie my phone) on the first circuit!! With all these choices I am never bored. The best part is my baby has been watching me do these workouts since he was 3 mo. He is now 21 mo and loves to do workout with me! We run, do high knees, fast feet, jacks (sort of) and he even tries to do crab kicks. It makes my workout enjoyable to know i am teaching him exercise is fun and necessary while trying to stay in shape as a busy mom. Thanks Jillian for creating the perfect app!!

When Jillian said she was releasing the most comprehensive fitness app available, I thought ‘well.. I’ll be the judge of that!’ But it’s true. Meal plan and activity plan in one app is great! But the best part is NO TRACKING! As long as I stick to the plan, there’s no need to look up calories and enter what I ate. I just eat what the plan says and I’m good. One of the most amazing parts would be that the grocery list also tells me what to buy, so I wouldn’t even have to put any thought whatsoever into my ‘diet’ except... when you swap meals, they sometimes switch back on their own and, the most disappointing bug, the grocery list usually doesn’t update properly for the swaps. So it’s functionally useless right now :( The workout functionality is great! One time it didn’t register the workouts as completed on the days I did them (showed 2 days missed, then 3 workouts on the third day) but that’s not really important and hopefully is fixed with the new version anyway. So, bottom line, if they fix that grocery list issue, this will be the only weight loss app you’ll ever need!

I’ve had my subscription for a couple of weeks now and am absolutely loving it. Jillian Michaels has been a real inspiration to me and continues to be a constant positive influence (which I’ve always appreciated and love about her - THANKS JILLIAN!) - that vibe has definitely carried over to JillianMichaelsFitnessApp experience. The only thing that I can say that would improve this experience is to add in the function to cast this to the tv like maybe via chrome cast. I find that to be a huge benefit that other fitness video streaming services do and I was disappointed that I can’t do that with JillianMichaelsFitnessApp.

Otherwise, usability is easy, navigation is effective, content is fantastic. I’m impressed by the workout generator for quick 7 min workouts. I’ve been really using this to supplement another routine from a different fitness streaming service that I’m doing for that extra push when I’m feeling energized.

I have taken part in Jillian's daily exercise and meal programs twice before. The first time I had great results and met my weight loss goals. The second time her app was SO buggy I eventually gave up on it. I recently needed another program to address some weight gain and was reluctant to even consider Jillian until I saw the great reviews for JillianMichaelsFitnessApp. If you are like me and hated what it was a couple years ago, you will definitely love it now. Beautifully done exercise routine videos and the meal plan is benefiting me more than the previous "just don't exceed in these areas" nutritional guidance. I also like that you can customize your goals (weight loss, shaping, 5k, etc). Definitely worth paying for. I've been using it for 6 days and am down about 4 pounds.
I give JillianMichaelsFitnessApp 4 instead of 5 stars because it keeps resetting my meal selection for the day if the day is in the future. I'll customize a meal plan with substitutions for tomorrow, and then tomorrow will come and it will default back to the original plan. So I now set the meal plan at the start of each day.

I was in the best shape of my life after Bodyshred about four years ago. I worked on getting through the program 4 times that year and built up to it using modifications until I was able to complete the program (and do hand stands and donkey kicks!), but a couple of months later, I got in a car accident. After 8 months of scans, light therapy and PT, I tried to ease into her workouts again but they all had too much impact for me and I felt worse every time.

Can I just tell you how happy I am to have JillianMichaelsFitnessApp?! I can customize the workouts and respond if a workout is too hard or easy and it will adjust my next routine accordingly! I hope to work my way back into Bodyshred someday because it is a FUN program with the best results, but if I can’t, I’m discovering how to modify for low-impact and still enjoy working out and getting my heart pumping! I’ve started LOW IMPACT SHRED and I am feeling *so thankful*.

I don’t know Jillian personally, but we’re friends she just doesn’t know it yet lol
Jokes aside this women is the most transparent, realest fitness anything out there. I’m not intimidated by her, I’m inspired by her. Her well researched method to a healthy and balanced lifestyle is the most constant I’ve ever had. She is super realistic, that’s why I’ve been able to stick with a fitness lifestyle. Because, essentially that’s what it is. Her book, Master Your Metabolism 🤯 seriously changed the way I see food forever! I went from 157 lbs (5”3) to 120 in 2 months after my babe about 10 years ago. (That’s how long I’ve stuck with her) Seriously. I stuck to the meal plans, and faithfully followed the workouts even if in the beginning I almost puked. But, she motivates you in the realest way possible throughout the workouts that really drive you. I mean I hate her some workouts 😂 but it’s ok because I get amazing long-lasting results.

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!

The workouts are top notch. I am always challenged. I have a few complaints:
- overall, the interface is not really all that great. It could use a lot of work. For example, it would be nice if JillianMichaelsFitnessApp wouldn’t restart every time I switch between JillianMichaelsFitnessApp and another. So like I don’t really use the meal plans, but it often takes me back to that page. I would rather just stay on the workout page. But there are a lot of things that could be done to improve the interface.
- most importantly, JillianMichaelsFitnessApp doesn’t remember where I am in a workout plan. For example, I am doing the Slim 60. I don’t do it every day, and sometimes when I return to JillianMichaelsFitnessApp , it takes me to day 6 when I’m on day 9, or will even start at the beginning. This is probably a bug. And when I go to the calendar, it doesn’t even tell me which day I did, it just says that I did a Slim 60 workout. It would be nicer if the calendar that tracks your progress gave more details.
- I would also appreciate it if at some point, Jillian would explain how to do new moves correctly. Maybe there could be a “tutorial section,” or when the move is played for the first time, Jillian could give a few more directions... like “use your core, not your back”.
- wish there were a few more songs in the default playlist. It’s perfect music but it repeats twice before a 20 min workout is over....I’m paying monthly for JillianMichaelsFitnessApp so might as well have a few more songs in there!

I waited to review JillianMichaelsFitnessApp until I had been using it for about a month. Aside from the occasional glitch, it's excellent. You can choose your workout--depending on how much time you have, what level you want to work at, and the kind of exercise you feel like doing. There's even a 5k program, where you get outside and run/walk. When you switch between programs, it saves your progress, so you can jump back and forth on different days without starting over. There's a nice dashboard that goes along with it, and recipes, grocery lists, etc. if you want to add the nutrition component. The only complaint: wish I could view the workouts on my laptop, since my phone is pretty small. If there's a way to do that, I haven't found it. But the dashboard is viewable on your computer, where you can see your workout history, track your weight, choose your meal plan, and more. JillianMichaelsFitnessApp leaves you with no excuse to skip your workout!

I discovered JillianMichaelsFitnessApp and started the Slim 90 program to begin with. With the Slim 90 and watching what I ate (I kinda lived on some of the smoothie recipes! Yum), my 5’ 10” frame was able to go from 235 to 215 and I gained a ton of muscle! I played around with the workout generator over the holidays since I knew I wouldn’t be able to stick to a solid routine. I LOVE that as an option! I pick how long and what areas I want to work on each day! I have since completed the Slim 60 along with REALLY watching my caloric intake and have dropped another 15lbs bringing my total weight loss to 35lbs in 8months! It’s not overnight results, but like Jills says (I call her Jills...we’re tight 😆), if you work hard and stick with her - you WILL see results. The workouts are adjustable and as challenging as you want them to be. Also, Jills will show you step by step how to perform each move properly, making it all kind of a no brainer. I am so glad to have discovered JillianMichaelsFitnessApp !

And I’m almost 68! This is totally worth the money. Better and more fun and more motivating than a personal trainer. 3 months cost less than one meeting with a personal trainer. So customizable. Check off if you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced, check off your available equipment at home, and even add your own music! Choose from SO MANY workouts. And check off at the end of each workout if it was too hard or too easy or just right, and the next workout is adjusted accordingly. As soon as my 3 months are up I’m signing up for a full year. WELL WORTH IT! I don’t use the meal plans - just the exercise. But I love it. And it automatically tracks your progress, which days you worked out, and which workouts you did. The videos during each exercise and Jillian’s instructions are very helpful. And I do enter weight changes and the online app lets me know the average amount of weight I’m losing per week. You will LOVE IT!!!

Love JillianMichaelsFitnessApp - workouts include music, variety, alternative exercises - their upbeat, and keeps you on track. Schedule your next work out with Jillian and get a notification when its time. Also includes meal plans, grocery lists, recipies - all layed out for you. Includes physical tests before and after to see how you’ve improved. Keeps track of calories and is sooooo all inclusive. Can even add your own music to the workouts. If you have weights, foam roller, she works them in there, or if you don’t she still has exercises to meet your goals. Very impressed. Very grateful. I do it right after work - its $10 a month (if you do $30 every 3 months plan) which is like a Gym membership - but includes so much more. A personal trainer right in your pocket, with music, positivity, and food advice right in your pocket! Totally worth it. **But make sure you have a newer type phone, old generations don’t work. Good Luck!! 💪🏽

I'm currently trying to get back on the healthy wagon. I usually don't like to pay for apps cus I know I don't end up using them the whole year. But this time I decided to try out JillianMichaelsFitnessApp because I've heard many great things about Jillian. Usually I don't use half the recipes people give for being healthy cus it's not very appetizing and I know my husband won't eat them. But there are a few recipes that I've tried and liked. The one thing about the recipes is that when you click to just look at them it doesn't show which ones are breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Also I tried to buy all the ingredients for one week and it ended up being so expensive. On the other hand I like the exercises, but it needs work. Because it only gives 3 seconds to get ready for the next position and I don't even know what I'm expecting. So sometimes she would be halfway done with the exercise by the time I finally get it correctly. It would be helpful to have a little more time between each one and to actually have it show what is coming up.

These workouts are fantastic and I am seeing results! However, JillianMichaelsFitnessApp has runtime errors a lot. The serve was down recently and I wasn’t able to use JillianMichaelsFitnessApp or login. Once it was fixed and up and running, I was able to use JillianMichaelsFitnessApp , but my previous days workouts hadn’t saved, my music playlist had been deleted and the process to generate the customized workouts took up to 10 minutes- it actually timed out twice and I had to restart. Prior to all this, the only issues i had with JillianMichaelsFitnessApp were that the music element would use the same songs over and over again, despite that I had added about 50 songs the the playlist. The other issue i had was the workouts are repetitive. Each ‘customized’ program uses nearly the same workouts- so it’s strange to see so many different programs when you’re kinda doing the same thing in each. So in sum, JillianMichaelsFitnessApp works to get you results, but it needs some major fine-tuning.

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 JillianMichaelsFitnessApp at least stays the same, I'd be a long subscriber for sure.