I used to love this show then Janice left. Then back in the saddle started and woohoo loved it you two are amazing together. Then that stopped you said Janice would be joining on here but where is she? Just do Janice and Jill with an occasional other episode, not the other way around. Just can’t listen to this you’ve said it all before and there is no banter it’s just boring

I have followed you for years. Now that I’m 65 years old my motivation is to keep up with my grandkids. I am in good shape and always focusing on getting stronger. You are so realistic and honest! Thank you for all you do! Also you are so hilarious at times with your “ tell it like it is” advice. Keep it up girl. I love this podcast.

Jillian is the only person I will listen to when it comes to diet and exercise. Thanks for all you do.

Please Bring back in the saddle back! Some constructive criticism, please stop interrupting everybody.

I’m so glad I started listening to your podcasts! Always informative and enjoyable to listen to the one with the blended bananas is the reason why I continue to listen! You do you Jillian and keep speaking out and standing up for what you believe in!

I’ve been enjoying KIR for a few years - it’s very motivating. One suggestion: please keep the volume of the musical interludes consistent with the volume of the conversation and interaction with special guests.

I’ve been a listener for many years and the show does a great job of breaking down health and wellness info in a way that’s easy to understand. The guests are always very interesting and at the top of their game, and the banter between Jill and producers is fun. I read a review where someone said something about Jill being far right and quite frankly this could not be farther from the truth. Some constructive feedback for the show would be to curb the interrupting. Jill is often very enthusiastic about her guests which is great, however her questions can run on a bit long and the guests’ answers are often interrupted. These moments always make me cringe and I wish I could say shhhh, girl, take a breath! lol. Luckily the guests all take it in stride, but it can make the interviews a bit bumpy at times. Cringy moments aside, this is truly a great source of health and wellness info and if you’re not listening, you should!

I love Jillian, Janice, and Jake and the fact that we only get about 15-20 minutes of them now is complete bull. So much for back in the saddle🙄

I've listened to this podcast from the beginning, through good times and bad. Producer Cindi seemed to present a calmer vibe in the last few years than with Jillian & Janice. I could actually concentrate on what information the guest was giving us without too many interruptions. In the last 3 or so weeks Janice and Jake are back, and while I like them both the show seems very disjointed, like bits were tacked together instead of a logical flow. And they interrupt each other too much! Hopefully they will get things sorted out soon. I've always given a 5 star rating but for right now it's a 3.

All is well with the world that Janice aka Mannice, Schmenderdog, is back in the fold!!!

I’ll admit that I only listen to the episodes with Janice (so I did take a long break in there). I just got done listening to the episode about dry January, and I really hope I don’t feel as upset about any future episodes as I did with this one. Jillian kept saying how Janice was going to be taking the lead with their guest, but nothing could have been further from the truth. I know I’m projecting, but man, it brought me right back to my own issue of feeling like what I have to say doesn’t matter to people. I hope Janice didn’t feel that way, but it certainly dug into my own self-esteem. Ironically, the one thing Janice did say near the end, about binging as soon as the “challenge” was over, was the most interesting part of the interview! I really wanted to hear more from Janice’s perspective and felt not only disappointed but very sad too.

I used to love this show and I still love Janice. However, Jillian is always interrupting guests. And, she has a bad habit of showing her far right bias. She tells others to be open to other viewpoints but she never mentions anything left-leaning. It’s not balanced. Stay in your fitness and health lane. If I want to be brainwashed with far right beliefs, I’ll turn it over to Fox News.

I was bummed when back in the saddle was over. However, I am loving the new format of Keepin’ it real! Janis and Jillian are the perfect pair. They always make me laugh.

I have been listening since the beginning! Love Jillian’s message and the guests. However, I felt compelled to write a review in hopes it may have an impact on the show - the interrupting of guests has gotten to the distracting point, as well as the interrupting of Janice in the most recent episode. I find myself getting stressed when I listen now, because there are times when the guest is trying to finish a thought, but literally can’t. I notice other similar sentiments in the reviews, so hopefully that can be addressed so that Jillian can keep spreading her gospel without our heart rates rising while listening.

So happy Janice and Jake are back. Listening to the most recent episode and it’s bringing back memories of the old times!

She should know better—but she just can’t let anyone finish a thought Ugh, please stop and let your guest speak.

Love the info and the straightforward share, funny, blunt delivery! Your doctor interviews round out the wholistic doctors I follow, nice to have differing info to help make decisions!

Thank you Jillian for keeping this podcast going and helping so many!

I love the show because wits great information and love you guests , however there is too much interrupting people speaking it gets to be real disrespectful

I’m fairly new to podcasts, and so thankful I found Jillian’s! I love her “keep it real” outlook and direct questions allowing for follow up. I find her podcasts to be more in-depth and less about promoting someone’s upcoming book. The topics she chooses to discuss are relevant and she gets top-knotch experts on her shows. Well worth your time to listen and learn.

I’m a long time fan of Jillian’s media. But, I preferred the previous format of the podcast. Lately, there are too many guests on too wide of a range of topics. I am not ingested in a good portion of the speaker/topics anymore. I saw this in another review and I agree… the podcast needs a more specific mission statement/North Star. Because it’s too board lately. I’ll still stick around to see if it improves!

The constipation cure? Sorry, this is not why I come to Julian Michaels for. Also not to learn about magical mushrooms or a centenarian who I can barely hear due to audio issues. I wish Jillian would stay closer to fitness and nutrition topics. And of COURSE Jillian and the guest sell the audience a four-week constipation course in the first two minutes of the podcast. So sick of being sold courses too.

This show has changed my life. The information has allowed me to be proactive with my health. I’ve lost 25 pounds listening to this show and I’m in the best shape of my life. The doctors Jillian has on are incredible.

Sister, Your fitness app and podcast is THE BEST love love love but please, stop with the California psycho advertisements!!

Loved this show and Jillian when it was about health and fitness. Unfortunately just listened to Jillian's new podcast Back In The Saddle where I was surprised to hear her state as FACTS that (a) there is an alien mothership in our universe watching us and (b) Dr Fauci should be held accountable for “concealing” the “fact” that covid was started in a lab. Obviously, neither of these are facts at all. I can’t follow or listen to someone who so irresponsibly says things like this.

Loved Jillian Michaels since Biggest loser. Just found this podcast. It’s good but 2 things keep it from being great. 1. Jillian interrupts/talks over the guest a lot. And sometimes it’s when they are trying to explain something I really want to hear about. 2. They spend so much time on what’s bad about their said topic, and not enough time on giving sound suggestions on things we could try to start fixing things or turning things around if the discussion seems to be hitting on exactly our circumstances I really want some first steps to begin putting myself on the right track.

Came across the Keeping It Real podcast and am really loving it! Loved Jillian’s conversation with Dr. Jacob Liberman about the Power of LIght! Thank you for this candid conversation and such amazing, illuminating takeaways. Can't wait to listen to more episodes!

I used to love this show (pre 2020), these podcasts have helped me through the hardest parts of my life. I’m an old listener, Janice & Jake days but now I listen to it and am sooo confused. The format is odd, the topics aren’t inclusive, the and I miss the magic that the show had. I really miss the human aspect of the old show. Now it’s like Jillian complaining (& not funny complaining about being too famous & her kids… jaded complaining) & interrupting her guests. I feel like the podcast needs a mission statement and has talks just about that. I literally went through 2+ years of podcasts and didn’t connect with anything being said. I would also not sign my kid up for a spartan…

I have been a faithful listener of the Jillian podcast. I frequently listen to it while I run. In the past it has had wonderful segments with great information on health, fitness and nutrition. Peppered in were stories of her hectic and colorful family life. It was a great show to listen to. Lately however I must say that I'm fairly disappointed. Maybe Michaels has run out of topics, or maybe she's too busy so she's just phoning it in, either way it's been a huge disappointment lately. She grabs stories from Cosmo~18 things women want to know about a man's penis~really! If I wanted to read that useless rag of a magazine, I'd buy it. She's also been going more for the shock factor than doing what she does best, being a fitness guru. Jillian, you are better than this, please go back to talking about good, up to date pertinent topics. I'm leaving 3 stars because I know this show has the potential to improve. Fingers crossed. *LATEST UPDATE* Jillian has not improved, it’s the latest book of the month club. Sorry Jill, I do not want to read every new book that comes along. I also don’t like that you’re becoming political, even though you say you aren’t it seeps through. It was a good run, I wish you well.

As a CPT (certified personal trainer) and nutritionist I like to say I know enough to be dangerous. With that said it’s great to have a go to source to direct my clients to back up what I’m trying to teach them, but don’t have the time to. When they hear from me, you, and a few other medical podcast or audio books by research Dr.s it helps drive the info home. My only complaint is that Jill in her excitement sometimes cuts off Dr.s before they get to finish their point. Thank you for shining a big light on all the misinformation and fad diets!

Jillian Michaels doesn’t sugarcoat anything (pun intended). Yep, she talks as if she just drank four cups of coffee (talks a mile a minute, especially during some of the tangential rants), everything is helpful information (even if some of the info makes me realize how much more I can do more for my health).

I had to shut it off if I heard her brag about herself one more time. I think I lost brain cells

The fact that so many people are triggered by her only goes to show she’s hitting on some element of truth. People love to hate Jillian and ‘cancel’ her but the fact is she’s continually learning and always goes back to the basics and holds people accountable for their actions. She reminds us to take responsibility and take action in our own lives.

Love the show 2018-2020 but now it’s less Jillian and topics which are a stretch to keep me listening. Go back to the old format.

I love listening to Jillian, she is so real & down to earth. I feel like I’m hanging out with a good friend when I’m listening to her podcasts. I know if we met we’d be really good friends, lol. Keep it up girl!!!

Thank you for your honest and raw conversations and being willing to say what so many of us feel! Maybe one of the only common sense podcasts around! And also so much great fitness insight.

Overly opinionated dribble. Cali was prob so happy that you left.

Jillian Michaels is such a toxic person and her past work has shown she doesn’t care about people at best and abuses people at worst. Her methods are cruel and don’t even work. She is the poster child for body shaming and fat phobia and she doesn’t deserve our attention or validation. Also for listeners who are trying to lose weight or are unhappy about their appearance please consider finding another health podcast. Jillian’s methods have been shown to destroy people’s self esteem, prioritize weight loss before overall health, and peddle diets that are dangerous and nearly impossible to stick to. Time’s up for this relic from 2000s diet culture and there’s no room for her bigoted advise in the era of body positivity.

Not just about calories BUT THANK YOU for speaking out against the ridiculousness that is coming at your daughter. Unpopular opinion, you said so much truth and it’s about time someone spoke up. You said everything I have tried to put into words but haven’t been so articulate about. Maybe your daughter will be president one day! I enjoy your show and have always admired you’re “yes it’s hard, yes it’s unfair but you can do hard things and you aren’t alone.”

I am 34 years old and can relate a lot to your daughter in different ways. I only suggest maybe homeschool, get her to learn things that she wants to do. Almost like a trade school for what she wants to learn. On the other hand thank you for the podcast it’s brought positive light to my life ..on my long drives to work.

This is an unhappy woman who still doesn't like herself. She has skinny confused with healthy. The disrespect and shaming she did to people on the biggest loser , to make her feel good about herself. She should not be on a public platform until she heals herself. She is mean and unhappy.

I feel Jillian has gone to the dark side. Guest speakers all the time, and no real Jillian anymore. She don’t even answer questions from listeners. Nutrition and exercise, that’s what you do. Give the listeners motivation to do that. Not talk about issues we are trying to escape because mainstream media is killing us with it. After today’s “unbiased” podcast I have decided to stop listening. She said it wouldn’t be about sides, or anyone’s opinion, but the entire podcast was the “benefit of the covid vaccine” and how everyone should get it. Maybe everyone doesn’t need it. There wasn’t any conversation of the that side of things, and that is hugely disappointing. A very one-sided discussion on your “unbiased” podcast. Didn’t even give the other side a chance. Which again, is not even the basis of your podcast. Nutrition and exercise. We don’t want to listen to the politics on a fitness podcast. Disappointed former listener

I love this show! I have been listening for years!! I love how straightforward Jillian is with her information and she always has on great guests!! I would love to see a cannabis expert though. One of the recent episodes they touched on cannabis consumption it seemed the view of cannabis is a little bit negative (as they have before with Jake and Jillian’s brother I believe) I just feel as an educational platform for mental health and fitness that bringing on an expert would be helpful especially because cannabis isn’t in Jillian’s wheelhouse. She is definitely entitled to her own personal opinion of cannabis as is everyone, but someone should lay out the facts and benefits for the audience. This is 2021! This is a conversation that should be had! AND IM TELLING YOU WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY MYSELF, IT IS NOT JUST THE KIDS SMOKING WEED. I love the show! I would love to see this topic expanded on. Keep being yourself and doing what you’re doing!! Thank you for so many entertaining years of podcasting!!

I love this podcast - always brings value. However, let’s stop bleeping the curse words.

Listening to Jillian with her cut to the chase, no nonsense approach to information is refreshing. She is well informed, respectful of different points of view, and seeks consistent improvement in herself and her show. I’ve learned so much and appreciate her!

Authenticity and Honesty starts with the people and causes you support and give voice to. By YOU, Jillian, associating with Hillary Hayward-Thomas (aka Hilaria Baldwin) make you complicit of a system that condemns and criticize foreign language accents, cultural customs (family size, DIET and EXERCISE habits), etc. of many immigrants that are forced to assimilate, while praising and applauding the fake accent, possibly eating/BD disorder, fake brownness, dubious fertility, and insensitive Yoga-namaste uses of someone who shamelessly lied to a United Nations official and who’s now playing victim: The living image of a RICH WHITE-PRIVILEGE WOMAN. I will STOP listening and I will DELETE your App.

I can not in good conscience listen to someone who doesn’t vet the podcasts she goes on. Hard No from this cucumber!

Supporting Hilary Baldwin while she sexualizes breastfeeding, exploits her children, and doubles down on racist behavior. You know better.

I am hooked! I never realized the depth that Jillian Michaels had ! She is a fabulous interviewer who asks the smart tough questions, has great relevant commentary and seems eager to learn. I love hearing her opinions and bits about her personal life . I am now binge watching all of the Biggest Loser seasons which I had never watched and I have signed up for her fitness app. Love her!!!

I’m at a loss how this “celebrity “ gets away with ignorant arrogant crap she spews….As someone with MC4R, calories in do not equal out- I’m a 12-17k step a day person- I know how work out every dam day… Diets do not work for everyone- there scientific experts who will refute everything single piece of crap she “knows” - And the aggressive angry temper she throws towards those who have lost weight over and over again just fuels the prejudice that fat people suffer. Just FYI- I’m not lazy, stupid, ignorant…I can write more knowledge than she could ever muster- I wanted to like this podcast but just ask yourself would you tolerate a person who was a racist? Her hate is no different. FYI- no one- not one person ever- wants to be obese.