Make time for an hour a day. You can all do that! …Can’t you?
Not in my life.
If I start my workout at 10.30, I need to have eaten at 9.30 latest. I need to have woken up at 8.30 to be alert. I finish at 11.30 then go for a shower n dry for around 1.15 On a Saturday.
That’s half of my day planned out. I can’t workout nights because I’m normally too tired, so weeknights I really struggle to fit in my exercise, I do my best but I normally just half-assed it.
I am 11 days in, that’s 8 workouts in and my biceps are bigger…
I feel more toned but I don’t look it. ( then again i was on a training course and ate literally a packet of biscuits a day with 2/3 slices of pizza) OOPS.
So far, I workout on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It’s just not enough.
The workout:
There are 6 weekly workouts aimed at different parts of the body, they’re all cardio based.
The main focus is calves and quads, OUCH. The workout is hard (Insane you might say), but he breaks in the middle for 10min stretches, so it works out to about 25 mins of the workout. 15 cardio and 10 main muscle focus ( cardio combined)
If you want a workout to lose fat, this is the one for you. Cardio is a fat burner and insanity workouts ARE cardio, you’ll build up your stamina and burn off up to 400 calories a workout.
I found it to be intermediate-advanced. If you’re a gym bunny you probably do cardio so it might feel easier for you. If you’re new to exercising, it is a no go. Try one of Jillian’s for a week just to get you used to feeling breathless, because it really takes your breath away…
I have to have all my windows open a fan on and workout in my underwear, i also have a spray bottle to squirt to cool me down, maybe its just me but it really heats my body up quickly.
Once I have 18 workouts down ( 1 months workouts)I will post before and after pictures. That should be about april 20th.
*It’s 2016 and it’s exactly 2 years since I first started Insanity. I’m now a successful health and fitness blogger, I’ve worked hard and educated myself in nutrition and muscle recovery.
- I know what is good for me,
- I know what is good for ‘most’ people. Not dietary specific, but I try my best.
- I know that an hour a day is an amazing workout, but it’s not a good guidline for ‘the average joe’.
- Anything is better than nothing at all..
Reading this post hurts me, It hurts me to be reminded how painful exercise was, how much I suffered and struggled to be a better me. That pain really motivated me to be who I am today. I understand what works for my body and what doesn’t. I still have bad days, sometimes weeks..but I understand what I’m doing to myself though and I’m so proud of my accomplishments.
