Insanity

I've been very interested in the Insanity program from beachbody.com. I've been researching it for awhile and it looks amazing. High, intense interval training. That's how I lost the weight before (well, and clean eating, of course). Well, I bought it this last week! For about 1/3 the price on beachbody. And, no, it wasn't a pirated copy either. Amazingly, there are a LOT of those out there. That's just sad for the people that put out these products.

No, I bought it from a local student here. I saw his post on craigslist.com. He is moving and just wanting to get rid of things. Honestly, I don't think he ever did the workouts as everything was brand new! New wall calendar, food journal and recipes, etc. It also came with three additional DVD's that don't usually come with the program.

I started this on Wednesday and so far I love it! It is super hard (thus, the name, Insanity) but I can see where it will get much easier for me. I thought I was in pretty good shape. I mean, I work out hard almost every day, just finished a half marathon, chase my kids around all day long, etc. I need to lose 20-30 lbs but otherwise, pretty good shape. However, I was quickly humbled during the first workout of Insanity. That's good, though, I want to be pushed!

I would caution anyone with bad joints to be very careful when doing this program. And, if you are just starting out exercising, don't start with this. Seriously, get in really good shape before you start this. It is dang hard and there are lots of jumping, ploymetrics, etc. I do it on carpet but put two mats over it to make it easier on my joints.