Sarah's Day
Sarah's Day Sweat It To Shred It is flexible to anyone's busy schedule and delivers a fun yet intense 8-week schedule of workouts.When Sarah Stevenson titled her at-home workout program, Sweat It To Shred It, the Australian YouTuber wasn't just being cute. Having been one of Sarah's 1.45 million loyal subscribers for years, I was pumped when the bubbly holistic wellness and fitness guru released her ebook back in May of 2017.
Sarah describes her 8-week program as an "active lifestyle challenge" that's been "designed to be flexible to your lifestyle." It doesn't require any equipment and can be done in your bedroom, living room, backyard, or anywhere you have a little space to move around.
The program involves four different training styles: Sweaty Shredders, Toning Power (TP), Activity A, and Challenge C. Sweaty Shredders are brutal, but in the best way possible. If you like the feeling of being drenched in your own perspiration, you'll live for these types of workouts. They consist of seven exercises that you'll perform for 30 seconds, followed by a 10-second rest, and repeat six times. These types of workouts are fat burning and really push your body to the limit.
Toning Power days are my personal favorite. They're all about sculpting your muscles and toning. Each individual exercise targets a different muscle group through explosive movements you perform for one full minute at a time. Each of the three supersets you'll perform on Toning Power days features one power exercise followed by a fat-burning exercise that's meant to get your heart rate climbing (which it easily succeeds in doing).
Active exercises are choose-your-own-adventure days when you get to choose an activity you love — sports, running, swimming, walking. They're meant to benefit both your physical body and mental state. Then there are the Challenge days where Sarah lays out a unique challenge. These are optional but will still kick your butt if you're looking to put in some extra work.
The program is broken down by day of the week, but you don't have to follow it so strictly. Listening to your body means it's important to take rest days when necessary.
Pros: Recommends rest days, gets creative with its exercises, features scheduled choose-your-own workout so you don't feel tied down to one program throughout the entire eight weeks, offers plenty of variety
Cons: The moves aren't broken down anywhere, so if you're unsure how to do an exercise, you have to dig through the internet for an explainer.