Not sure where I heard this, maybe from the infomercial…but the Insanity program is a years’ worth of cardio wrapped up in 60 days

Now that I have completed the program, I would say that is an accurate statement….or at least close too. So, is Insanity for everyone….NO, it’s not. You don’t have to be in great shape to participate in Insanity but you do have to prepare yourself mentally before even thinking of it. It’s pretty much crazy cardio 5 days a week with the sixth day being a muscle burning routine. I can’t imagine another workout program being more effective at burning calories than the Insanity program.  If you are looking to shed fat and/or lose weight in a short period of time, there’s no other program I would recommend for you to do.

Like I said, you don’t have to be in fantastic shape to do Insanity. Yes, it would help and make it easier for you to finish but it’s not mandatory. I have a few friends that came out of exercise retirement to start the Insanity program. They all lost between 20 – 35 pounds and quite often admitted that they had to hit pause on the video throughout just so they could catch their breath before starting the workout again. This method is totally fine. If anything, they took a 40-60 minute workout and made it a 60-70 minute workout….probably burned more calories this way too.

As much as I think Insanity is the best program on the market for burning calories, I would still say P90X is still my program of choice. Unlike Insanity, P90X does focus on building muscle…and at the end of the day, muscle burns fat. In an ideal situation, one would do Insanity first to burn as much fat as possible. Then follow it up with P90X to not only continue to burn fat but also build muscle. If you have the luxury of owning both programs, you could swap out the P90X cardio routines with the intense Insanity routines. This is a common practice within the Beachbody community, it’s referred to as a P90X / Insanity hybrid program….aka best of both worlds

I can tell you this, if you are able to complete the Insanity program….all other workout programs will seem easy to you. I actually did the P90X Shoulders & Arms routine this morning. I just have to laugh how slow the pace of the program is compared to Insanity. I can’t say I thought that before I completed Insanity.

I will leave you with this…

Insanity (as well as P90X) has been proven time in and time out to give you the most accelerated results one can get in such a short amount of time. All you need to do is eat healthy, show up 6 days a week and press play.  It’s normal to have days where you dog your workout and eat terrible but that is all good as long as you jump right back into the fray the following day.

Bring It!