Alright, Bethany wrote a review on Rise Up and now I am going to give you my point of view. For your information this IS from my point of view, I am not comparing mine to Bethany's so I might say some of the same things as she did :).

The reason I started to work out was because I wanted to get fit. I have also changed my eating habits since I have started working out. Changing my eating habits helped a lot towards getting fit. At first it was very hard to get up in the morning, so one way that helped me was I had Bethany get me up. I found it is so much easier to get up when somebody woke me up rather then waking up to an alarm and it being quit easy to reach over, turn it off and go back to sleep. So if you have trouble waking up, have someone wake you in the morning.


When I started to workout, Rise up wasn't easy, but when I had been doing it for a while it got easier and easier so I did the exercises faster and added some movements to make it more of a challenge. One of the ways to do this includes doing jumping jacks instead of a half jacks (a jumping with only half your body at a time). One of the things I really appreciated about this particular workout was the moves are simple and very easy to follow.


Throughout the workout Jennifer is always positive. A scripture is shared at the beginning of all her videos. She also is modestly dressed as well as if anyone who joins her. When explaining the moves there is not a lot of direction, but this doesn't matter as the moves are easy.

When doing "Rise Up", you NEED to make sure you resist or you won't feel or look any different. If you just go through the motion without resisting you won't get any stronger or lose weight. If you only go through the motions then the workout will be too easy. I have been working out for about a year now and have noticed some positive differences in my energy level, I feel more productive since I have been working out. 


Although I really liked "Rise Up" when I first began working out, I don't do it as often now, it's too hard to add enough things to the workout to make it challenging.

If your goal IS to lose weight then you can do it with this program. However that is not my goal, my goal is to keep active stay healthy and strong (and gain strength). For me to NOT lose any weight I eat more than I would if I wasn't working out. I can also stand to have more high calorie foods then someone who is  trying to lose weight.

I hope you have fun trying out this new workout! Have a great day!

So long!
      Lydia

Here's a link to Bethany's Review- Rise Up- A Review

Are you looking for an encouraging way to get up, get moving and work out?

Let me introduce you to Rise Up, a Christian workout program that isn’t cheesy or annoying. Rise Up is led by Jennifer Brindley, an encouraging lady who is also a Health Coach, author and speaker. I think you will enjoy her positive personality!

In her book, “Health Shift”, Jennifer shares how she lost over 80 pounds by changing her health habits (which includes rising up every morning).

I’ve been working out regularly for over eight years, and while I don’t have a marvelous weight loss testimony, I do know my way around the world of workout programs. From Jillian Michaels to Denise Austin, Bob Harper to The Lotte Berk Method. Pilates, kickboxing, indoor walking, step aerobics, weight training, HIIT and ‘dynamic’ programs, like Tony Horton’s p90x - almost any genre of work out, been there and done that. So I feel like I can give you a pretty good idea of what you can expect from Rise Up.

Rise Up is a beginner level workout designed for people who are just starting their fitness journey, this makes it great for elderly people too. Jennifer has a teaching style similar to Denise Austin in that she’s encouraging and likes to review healthy eating choices during the work out. The entire work out is usually under 40 minutes and includes a warm-up, cardio session (or ‘strength work out’), abdominal work, and stretch. Many secular work outs use trainers and participants who dress immodestly and/or have bad attitudes. However, Jennifer dresses modestly and has a friendly disposition, so if you’re used to secular trainers you will find this program a breath of fresh air.

Because I have built up my fitness over the years, I feel like the whole work out is a warm-up. Mrs. A, my friend who introduced me to Rise Up, suggested ‘intensifying’ the moves (i.e. rear-kicks in place of a walk-in-place). This was better but still not as intense as I would’ve liked. Nevertheless, I persevered for about 6 weeks (combined with walking and running). After 6 weeks on the program I realized that it wasn’t the type of workout that I needed. While I enjoyed Jennifer’s attitude, appreciated her modest dress and found the entire program relaxing… I was tired of the continual, repetitive reminders she gave during every workout, the work-out was too easy and I just needed a change! So, I switched it up with some other programs and was surprised how my fitness level had declined since starting Rise Up. If you aren’t used to consistent, more intense workouts then you can improve your fitness with Rise Up but if you are like me, then I would not recommend this workout for you.

I contacted the HRN on-demand staff to let them know that there is definitely a need for a work out program like Rise Up for more advanced people. The support team replied with a very kind e-mail, letting me know that they forwarded my e-mail on to Jennifer and the programming team! I hope to see something soon!

If you are interested in doing Rise Up then you can visit HRN on-demand here:

http://ondemand.hebraicrootstelevision.com/browse/entertainment/rise-up

You will need to get an account (it’s free). Also, you should know that the videos do not work using the Internet Explore browser, so you may need to use a different one (I use Firefox).

What do you do to stay fit? Farm chores? Running? Davidic Dance?

Happy Trails!

Bethany

You can also check out Jennifer's website if you're interested! Click Here!

Lydia wrote a review too! Check it out here!