Insanity Challenge Week 2

Week 2 of Insanity went by really fast, and I wanted to give you guys an update on how it has been going. Also because I have been getting more questions about this workout.

First of all: I do not think this workout is for everyone, I absolutely don't. I do however believe that anyone who is in moderate shape and likes to challenge themselves to a new leven of fitness could try it. When your stamina is low, you get out of breath easily, you don't usually workout, you haven't worked out on a consistent basis for the last 3 months, your muscles aren't trained to a certain level or you don't like bootcamp style workouts, Insanity might not be for you.

That being said, I do think that if you've been working out for a while and your stamina and willpower are strong enough, you could absolutely give it a shot. I am not in perfect shape, I am overweight, but my stamina is quite good and my willpower is through the roof, so I love this workout. Insanity is designed in a way that you can push your limits and take breaks whenever you need to. You don't need to keep up with the people in the video. In fact, you will see them taking water breaks in the background as well.

Back to week 2. This week was great. Even though I was sick the majority of the week, I pushed through and didn't miss a day. I feel like working out does not affect my physical health negatively, whatsoever. Even if after the workouts I'd feel dizzy and/or nauseous, I felt better afterwards and I would have regretted skipping a workout. I also don't think me being sick affected my workouts. If anything, I feel like it gave me more energy.

I noticed my stamina increased a lot already. I could push myself more than in week 1 and I wasn't as exhausted as the week before. Power jumps are becoming easier, Level 1 Drills are becoming easier (burpees with pushups and floor sprints), globe jumps are still incredibly hard, I get really exhausted doing them, but I can do more of them! The only problem I came across is that my arch sometimes hurts after a crazy high energy workout. But if I do some foot exercises right after, the pain disappears.

I also definitely notice that I need to workout after breakfast instead of right after I wake up, like I did with previous workouts, because I really need the energy to get through the Insanity workouts! But that has not been a problem so far. If I have school, I will just workout when I get home, and make sure that I had a snack about an hour before.

This week consisted of the same workouts as week 1, but no fit test. The next fit test will be tomorrow (Monday). I am really curious to see my results because I feel I got better. One new workout is Cardio Abs, which is (duh) an ab workout without crunches or situps. This workout is the worst one, for me, because when I do situps or anything on the floor, I get lower back pains, so I couldn't really do more than half of the exercises. But I think burning 550 calories with Pure Cardio is enough for a day. I will enjoy my well-deserved rest day!