“My ultimate goal is to get into a comfortable size 10. However, I am not in any hurry. I know that slow weight loss is the best weight loss because your body adjusts as you get there. Plus, it is much easier to maintain if you lose slowly. I am 28 and my husband and I plan to start a family in the next year or so. I plan to continue O! throughout every pregnancy and throughout life. While my friends are out walking in the heat of summer, I will be O!ing in the comfort of my AC. And yes, I have told them about Oxycise!, but they haven’t really caught on yet. I plan to be a living example of how it can work when done consistently.

“My mother-in-law is visiting right now and can’t get over how good I look…She is going to try Oxycise! tonight when I do my workout. Then, we plan to look at the website so she can order the L1 tapes!

“Thanks for all your help and your tips. And thanks to Jill for creating this wonderful program…AND sharing it! Oxycise! is the first workout video I have ever ordered…boy did I hit the jackpot!! I now own L1, L2, L3 and B&T1.

“I’m sorry for the ‘book’, but I am just so excited about O! and what it has done for me so far. I wanted something I could do in the comfort of my home without having to join a gym…I have found it!

“Thanks again!”

Later Cherisse was featured in a First for Women article about Oxycise!:

Posing for family photo after her daughter’s baptism, Cherisse Smyser felt on top of the world. With her beautiful baby, family and friends by her side and wearing a new outfit, she was beaming. But later when she saw the developed pictures, she was shocked by how she looked. “Months had passed since the delivery, so I could no longer blame those pounds on baby weight.”

Deciding she finally needed to get healthy for her family, Cherisse turned to Oxycise. “I was skeptical that breathing could help me lose weight, but I needed a workout I could do at home without a lot of equipment,” she explains. So she did the techniques every evening and in the car during her morning commute. Soon, she dropped 40 pounds. “I never would have thought something so simple could help me lose weight, but it did!”

Out of desperation, I ordered Oxycise. After spending 2 hours at the gym, 15 minutes a day seemed worth a shot. I was shocked at how quickly I began to see results. Within a week of doing Oxycise for 15 minutes a day I lost 2.5 inches and was starting to see more muscle tone that I did in 9 months of lifting weights at the gym! And it was lean muscle, not the bulky muscle I got from the gym. That was all the motivation I needed to become totally committed to making Oxycise a part of my daily life. And I knew I could keep that commitment because it was only 15 minutes a day! After three months of doing Oxycise (almost) everyday, I lost 10 pounds and 10 3/4 inches!

Now, 10 months later, I’ve shed 31 lb and 34 inches! I never thought I would have this kind of muscle tone and get rid of the bumpy cellulite. But I have! I had abs hiding under that squishy belly! And in another month or two, I might actually be the weight listed on my driver’s license.

I tell all my friends, if I weren’t seeing these results for myself I would think it was a scam. But it’s not! This is the real thing! No pills, no weird diets, no crazy workouts that leave you so stiff you can’t walk for a week (and what mom can afford that?), and I don’t have to spend hours at the gym getting all sweaty. Just 15 minutes a day of breathing and squeezing.

I feel more energetic, my skin looks better, and my clothes are all getting too big. I never thought I would have that problem. Time to go shopping for new skinny jeans! I couldn’t be more pleased with my Oxycise results. I have told all my girlfriends and just about anyone else who will listen to check this program out. There is nothing else like it! I’m a real mom with a real life and a real body. This program works. Period.

UPDATE: Five years later and I am STILL doing Oxycise (almost) daily. I just love it. It saves me from migraines and it keeps me fit and toned. It fits into my schedule and my life. I’ve never stuck with an exercise program longer than 30 days, much less 5 years. That says a lot! Breathe and squeeze for life, Baby!

“When my second baby was about 5 months old, I discovered Oxycise. I went to the website, read the testimonials, and read the history of how Jill came up with the system. The whole thing just made sense to me, and I was eager to give it a shot. I’m so glad I did. I went from a U.S. size 14 jeans, to a size 10 and lost 23 pounds within a few months time. I now am wearing a size 8, and have a goal of a healthy size 6. I feel great, and every time I Oxycise I feel so much energy afterwards, and it immediately boosts my mood. My skin feels firmer, my cellulite has faded, and my tummy muscles are stronger than they were before my c-section. I am so grateful for this system. Yoga is great for your body, and I think of this program as yoga with a twist, because adding the unique oxycise breathing technique, along with the positions is such a huge fat burner, and works way faster than anything else I have ever tried. Thank you so much Jill, Aubrey, and the rest of the Oxycise! team. I am a huge believer in this system, it is tried and true in my book, and I recommend it to all my friends when they ask me, ‘What have you been doing?’

“The first photo is me right before my c-section with my 9 lbs 11 ounce son, who is now almost 2. The second photo was taken a few days ago. I know the before photo is crazy, but I wanted to show others who are having body issues after pregnancy, that you can go from feeling totally hopeless, to having the results you want, and loving your body again.”

“The first two days I was thinking it couldn’t possibly work because I wasn’t sore but on day two I was sore in almost every part of my body. I must say I’m astounded. I know I have lost more inches than what I know of due to having forgotten to measure some parts originally. With the measurements that I did remember to take I found that I lost in the first five days a total of 6 ¼ inches and 3 pounds and in 10 days my total went up to 8 ¼ inches and 5 pounds.

“I must admit my eating habits weren’t too grand when I started during the first 10 days. I was eating fast food twice, sometimes three, times a day. I figured if I could have such great results eating that way that I would try my Weight Watchers plan with that. I recently broke my scale so that is forcing me to go by just inches now. I haven’t measured since day 10. It is now day 13. I will keep you posted.

“P.S. I have also suffered from severe adult acne for four years and thought I purchasing Proactiv. I am happy to say that my skin is clearing up tremendously to the point I can go without foundation now. My nails are also stronger and longer than they have been in quite awhile. Thank you so much Jill and God bless you! :-)”

“I am 45, and so the signs of aging combined with a large weight loss had left my body looking old, my skin really loose and without much tone. It was depressing to have finally lost so much weight, and yet to feel so bad about my body still. It was very depressing! I was feeling pretty hopeless that I could ever feel good about my body again…which is not the way one wants to feel after working so hard to lose weight! I had 20 more pounds I wanted to lose, but didn’t even want to do it, because I knew it meant I would feel worse about my body than I did before!

“I started doing Oxycise!, and even doing it only once a day, and not all that wholeheartedly and not all that often, I began to notice my body starting to firm up in some of the really loose areas. Then, I visited your website and got totally inspired. I read every single success story and decided to really go ‘all the way’ with Oxycise! Just two weeks ago, I began doing O twice a day, Level 1 in the morning and Level 2 after work. I also began to REALLY do the basic breath, I mean really doing it with gusto, and giving it all I’ve got.

“What has happened in the last two weeks has been nothing short of astounding. My skin is firming up and getting toned and tightened. I cannot believe how rosy my complexion is, and how much my body is toning and tightening and firming up! I have lost about 5 more pounds, and have gone down 2 pants sizes in 2 weeks, just from my body tightening up so much. My cellulite is going away! This is cellulite I’ve had for over 20 years, that NOTHING would touch! And now it is just melting off me! My skin isn’t drooping anymore! The bags under my eyes have gone away, and I swear that even some wrinkles I was getting on my face are disappearing. The whites of my eyes are so much whiter. My body is getting re-proportioned. I am watching it change shape before my eyes on a daily basis…I can’t believe it!

“I also sleep better, have less stress and anxiety, am much happier all day, have a huge increase in endurance, have no more headaches, and have been able to go off some medications I was taking…I don’t need them anymore! I also notice that when I go fitness walking, I have absolutely no stiffness like I used to, and I can walk much farther with no exertion at all. My fitness level is definitely far above what it was before, even when I was doing hours of step aerobics and other kinds of exercise. Now, all I do is Oxycise!, twice a day, and some walking, and I am in 1000% better shape than I was when doing all those other forms of exercise that took so much more time to do!

“To say that I am sold on Oxycise! is the understatement of the millennium. I can’t tell you how happy I feel to finally know I have a tool to change my body and make it more youthful and beautiful and healthy, especially as I age. It truly is astounding the changes in my body over the past few weeks. I am so excited to see more changes that I know are on the way. It feels so good to know that I can finally have a toned body that I can feel good about, even at my age, and after having lost so much weight.

“Jill, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for sharing your discovery with us. I will always be eternally grateful to you!”

I sometimes still have to get myself motivated to do my O!ing but once I start I am happy and very proud of myself. I have been taking the ‘magic pills’ for years to lose weight and nothing ever worked. This works.”

Lisa mentions these additional results:

1. I have to walk to 4 flights of stairs to get to my office (we’re on the 3rd floor.). I used to have to stop half-way up and rest, but now I don’t. I’m still slow, don’t get me wrong, but my recovery time is much, much quicker already.

2. My skin has begun to clear up and looks “fresher”.

3. My breath support when I sing has improved and I can hit notes now that I haven’t been able to in years!

4. I can actually feel that I am forming real abdominal muscles under my fat (I have quite a bit to lose).

5. I use a treadmill at the gym that my family and I are members of and I have had to increase the intensity to get a good workout because the lower program wasn’t challenging enough any more. (P.S. my mother-in-law bought my family a membership to a gym for Christmas and it was really expensive. Telling her I’m not going to the gym because I am only Oxycising would be familial suicide. So, I enjoy the treadmill while my family does other activities.)

6. I have noticed an increase in my libido (much to my husband’s delight.!)

7. I have some mild insomnia, but I’ve noticed that even if I don’t get enough rest, using a couple of “Oxybreaths” (is this a word?) or doing the commuter tape really helps me make it through the day.

“I have never been overweight. In fact, I have always been 5 to 10 pounds underweight for my 5’9” height, according to all the charts I have seen. But as I reached my 40’s, I noticed that I was not able to maintain the same muscle tone I had when I was younger, even though I have faithfully continued to exercise. I felt like I was already spending a lot of time exercising each week; I didn’t want to spend more time, but I didn’t know what else to do. When I increased the length of my workouts my muscles became sore. I figured I was just going to have to accept the fact that my body was aging.

“Then, a few months ago, my sister told me about Oxycise! Since the middle of October, I have been doing Oxycise! 6 days a week and I LOVE it! It’s just so easy and convenient. My husband has joined me on most of the days I do Oxycise! He has lost 12 pounds. (He even lost 1-1/2 inches from his neck alone.) I have toned up all over –I have actually gained five pounds! My legs and calves and arms feel much tighter and more toned. The ‘jiggle’ in my buttocks has tightened. Even though I gained weight, which is probably muscle gain, my waist is smaller– the pants I used to wear fit looser around my waist now. Another thing that has changed is my complexion. I have always had trouble with acne, since my high school days. My skin is clearer now. I have even noticed that the whites of my eyes look whiter. I feel more healthy now than I have ever felt with ANY exercise I have done in the past.

“When I finish an Oxycise! session I feel invigorated, and yet relaxed at the same time. I feel good, not worn out. I find that I am able to do Oxycise! even when I have a cold (something I was never able to do with aerobics) and I actually feel better afterwards. In fact, I often tend to feel a little ‘down’ in my mood and sluggish in the afternoons; but if I plan to Oxycise! around that time I feel so much better afterwards.

“I’m so happy to have found something that is so easy to do and takes so little time. Oxycise! leaves you free to do other things you would like to do. It lets you be fit without having to worry about a fitness program!”

“I love the workout for the car. It helps keep me alert and I feel totally rested when I arrive at work and home. I’m driving better because you keep telling me to pay attention to the road.

“The results are quick so that it keeps your spirits up. It only takes a few minutes so I never dread doing it. I’ve been doing it 2 times a day. Last Sunday I thought I should give me body a rest and not do anything. By 10:00 I just had to do Oxycise!.

“The difference in my back can’t be measured in inches but there is a major difference. Not only is my body smaller but it has much more defined shape. The feeling of control you have knowing that you can change your shape and lose weight is amazing. I never had a great body. I always had a little old lady body, even as a teenager. I can honestly say my body is better than it has ever been. It feels really good to say that. I still have a way to go. It’s nice knowing I will get there.

“I love your weekly newsletters, I find it very uplifting to read the stories and I love the recipes.

“Thanks for teaching me how to breathe,”

“On top of the inch loss, I have had more energy, my menstrual cycle has been uneventful (no cramps, no bloating…), my nails are stronger and nicer looking, my hair is growing faster, and my complexion is rosy and bright!

“I must admit to you that I have been eating terribly. I am a full time college student who lives on Pizza and Taco Bell and while I would NEVER suggest that people eat like this I am amazed that in spite of it I still continue to lose. It is a wonderful feeling. I am free of the diet shackles and the guilt ridden meals… I am free of the constant exercise routine that gets me nowhere… I am free to look to the future with happiness rather than dread.”

“Thank You Jill Johnson!”

“What I did was to practice breathing with my hands on the lower rib cage so I was filling up the lungs and abdomen without pushing the lower abdomen out. With this breathing technique the lower abdomen just naturally extended with yummy oxygen and thus I was able to successfully draw the abdomen in when it was required.

“I am now experiencing a much flatter stomach which is making me feel younger.

“I also went back to using the Level 1 DVD which I am finding the whole body is firming up especially the torso. Husband has only just commented on what a curvy waist I now have and how am looking quite taut.

“Thanks Jill I don’t know what us humans would have done if you did not search, establish and share your knowledge on the ease of looking and feeling great. I will also mention I did grab one of my old exercise DVD’s which I used to love to do but found some of it hard to do. It was easy to do because of how flexible I have become through Oxycise but after the exercise instead of feeling exhilarated and alive I felt drained and sore.

“So Oxycise really does work giving you a great workout and helping us lose weight, become flexible and feel fantastic, as well as looking younger.”

“I have learned two things from Oxycise!: I always knew I should breathe deeply, but I didn’t know how to do it correctly — Oxycise! has taught me how. Now I just breathe deeply all during the day! Also, I didn’t know before that breathing out carbon dioxide burns fat.

“The exciting thing about Oxycise! is that it works! I’m feeling high on oxygen! I feel so good! I thank God for it; Everything about it is a godsend.”

“I have to admit within the first two weeks I started seeing improvement. This gave me the incentive to continue. Five weeks later I have a body as toned and firm as I could have ever wished for! I am wearing a modest bikini this year even!!! The fat rolls on my back have disappeared – I never believed that could have happened.

“Jill, Thank you so much for such a wonderful product. You really do deserve a lot more recognition than you are getting!

“Thanks for changing my life.”

“Well, since I started Oxycise!, the change has been dramatic — and that’s an understatement! The little things that used to just wreck my day don’t even bother me now! I feel hopeful — healthy — fulfilled in my role…and placid…which leads me to tell you, you REALLY ought to tie into the mental health community with this one in your clinical studies. As a former nursing student, I can tell you that psychiatric patients are taught deep breathing…but not like this!

“I’m thrilled out of my mind with this — I just can’t tell you. I have tried so hard to take off the thirty pounds I gained since Mara was born. I’ve tried the healthy ways — and the not so healthy. . . . INCREDIBLE is all I can say! Looking forward to hearing from you. God Bless You.”

-Lesleigh Hershkowitz

Update from Lesleigh – Size 16 to 12

“I still think it’s too good to be true, but the proof is in the pudding. My question is for you, how is this possible that I’ve gone down from a size 16 to a size 12, and I’m losing inches, yet the scale has only come down 6 pounds? (I’m not complaining at all, but my past experience has been that even with exercise, I had to lose 10 pounds before I went down a size). By the way, I was thinking,’OK, these are designer pants, and designers tend to cut larger because we American women don’t want to face the truth of how fat we really are.’ Well, I went to a department store and tried on clothes ( I need a new outfit for a party on Sunday) and across the board, I’m wearing size 12, albeit some of the items were a tad snug. Oh, how wonderful it is to shop again!”

Love and Hugs,
Lesleigh Hershkowitz

Another update – Oxycise! as a Mood Lifter and Immune System Booster

“I have been using Oxycise! for seven weeks and to date, have lost 11 pounds and 10 ¼ inches! I have tried conventional aerobic exercise and dieting, and got absolutely nowhere. I take medication to control my heart rhythm, but I tire out before I really get into an aerobic range…not with Oxycise! I get into an aerobic zone immediately…but the benefits haven’t stopped at weight loss…I simply don’t recall a time in my life where I felt this good, for this long…and I was one of those people that would literally wake up in the morning, wishing the day would end. I feel alert and awake and creative. I find that little things don’t bother me anymore …I’m so much calmer, and I deal with the problems of everyday life so much better. If you don’t use this program for weight loss, then use it because it will lift your mood, and give you a true sense of well-being.

“I have even found that using Oxycise! during respiratory illnesses – colds or allergies seems to shorten the duration of the problem! PMS has vanished. . . In leading an Oxycise! lifestyle, my skin looks fabulous.

“I have given this program to my friends as gifts: I feel it is so vital, and has changed my life so drastically. I love life again, and I can’t remember being so in love with life as I am now. Who would think that deep breathing for 15 minutes a day could have such a profound effect on a person?”