For many people, including ourselves, quarantine was an opportunity to focus on our health and fitness. Stuck at home with gyms shut down, Youtube videos blew up and fitness gurus such as Chloe Ting became household names. Based in Australia, Chloe Ting creates free workout programs and other videos for her 14.1 million subscribers. We tried her most popular 2 Week Shred Challenge, which you can find at chloeting.com.
Overview
The 2 Weeks Shred Challenge is comprised of pre-designed exercise sets that you follow through her Youtube videos. There are two videos that you do every single day, which she adds to by alternating with other videos. Over the course of 2 weeks, more and more videos are added, slowly increasing the level of difficulty and endurance. Additionally, the daily exercises range in total from 25 to 50 minutes, with 2 rest days on days 5 and 9.
Jenny:
Starting my quarantine fitness journey with Chloe’s 2 Week Shred Challenge was a notable challenge. Despite her short videos, the high-intensity level clearly revealed my lack of stamina and strength at first. Side plank dips, plank jacks, and bunny hops were always killer moves. I was panting within a few minutes of the workout during the first few days, but by Day 6 I felt evidently stronger. I no longer took short rests to recover, displayed better form, and pushed through with greater energy.
I personally enjoyed the regular routine she maintained by incorporating two videos every day that targets the core. This repetition helped me to easily gauge my improvement in endurance. I also appreciated focusing on building the whole body through rotating additional videos such as “Lower Body Burn” and “Core and Arms”. However, certain moves were repeated excessively. For instance, on Day 7 there are 5 different 30-second intervals of “Up & Down Planks”. Nonetheless, Chloe’s effective workouts always left me soaked in sweat and feeling greatly accomplished. If you’re looking to jumpstart a fitness journey, Chloe Ting is definitely worth a try!
Josie:
Similar to Jenny, getting into my fitness and health journey through Chloe’s program was a startling introduction. I was not used to her high-intensity interval training exercises, better known as HITT, and starting the workout always made my heart pace faster from the fear of not even being able to get through the workout. It turned out okay, but I was drenched in sweat every single day and my heart rate was definitely elevated--a sign of a good workout!
Overall, I found the 2-Weeks Shred Challenge to be effective in terms of burning some calories or building up strength and endurance, but not necessarily for weight loss or intense transformations simply due to the fact that it’s only 14 days long (two of which are rest days). The daily exercises burn a decent amount of calories (over 200 for me), so it can definitely be incorporated into a more long-term workout routine, but nutrition and consistency are key, which the program doesn’t really address. If you’re already an active person, this may not make as large of a difference for you and merely spice up your exercises. On the other hand, if you’re just getting into it all, I’d say this would be a challenging, but fun and rewarding start!
Review
One of the main reasons people were so drawn to this 2 weeks challenge is the hype that arose from incredible before-and-after transformation photos. We both felt a bigger difference than what we physically saw, but it was still an enjoyable experience nonetheless. However, it’s important to remember that results can drastically vary from person to person due to so many different factors.
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The 2 Weeks Shred Challenge is comprised of pre-designed exercise sets that you follow through her Youtube videos. There are two videos that you do every single day, which she adds to by alternating with other videos. Over the course of 2 weeks, more and more videos are added, slowly increasing the level of difficulty and endurance. Additionally, the daily exercises range in total from 25 to 50 minutes, with 2 rest days on days 5 and 9.
Jenny:
Starting my quarantine fitness journey with Chloe’s 2 Week Shred Challenge was a notable challenge. Despite her short videos, the high-intensity level clearly revealed my lack of stamina and strength at first. Side plank dips, plank jacks, and bunny hops were always killer moves. I was panting within a few minutes of the workout during the first few days, but by Day 6 I felt evidently stronger. I no longer took short rests to recover, displayed better form, and pushed through with greater energy.
I personally enjoyed the regular routine she maintained by incorporating two videos every day that targets the core. This repetition helped me to easily gauge my improvement in endurance. I also appreciated focusing on building the whole body through rotating additional videos such as “Lower Body Burn” and “Core and Arms”. However, certain moves were repeated excessively. For instance, on Day 7 there are 5 different 30-second intervals of “Up & Down Planks”. Nonetheless, Chloe’s effective workouts always left me soaked in sweat and feeling greatly accomplished. If you’re looking to jumpstart a fitness journey, Chloe Ting is definitely worth a try!
Josie:
Similar to Jenny, getting into my fitness and health journey through Chloe’s program was a startling introduction. I was not used to her high-intensity interval training exercises, better known as HITT, and starting the workout always made my heart pace faster from the fear of not even being able to get through the workout. It turned out okay, but I was drenched in sweat every single day and my heart rate was definitely elevated--a sign of a good workout!
Overall, I found the 2-Weeks Shred Challenge to be effective in terms of burning some calories or building up strength and endurance, but not necessarily for weight loss or intense transformations simply due to the fact that it’s only 14 days long (two of which are rest days). The daily exercises burn a decent amount of calories (over 200 for me), so it can definitely be incorporated into a more long-term workout routine, but nutrition and consistency are key, which the program doesn’t really address. If you’re already an active person, this may not make as large of a difference for you and merely spice up your exercises. On the other hand, if you’re just getting into it all, I’d say this would be a challenging, but fun and rewarding start!
Review
One of the main reasons people were so drawn to this 2 weeks challenge is the hype that arose from incredible before-and-after transformation photos. We both felt a bigger difference than what we physically saw, but it was still an enjoyable experience nonetheless. However, it’s important to remember that results can drastically vary from person to person due to so many different factors.
We hope you enjoyed this article. For more content on how to find your academic success, check out some of our articles here on Starry Scholar. If you have any questions/comments, feel free to leave them in our “Community Discussion” tab, or email us at @[email protected]! Remember, you got this ☆