This will be the first thing you do. It’s designed to show you where you are as far as your fitness level goes. More than that, it tells you if you’re ready to begin Insanity. What if the test tells you you’re not ready? Honestly, I don’t know. After month one, there’s a week-long “recovery” period. Now, we hope your love-hate relationship with Core Cardio & Balance leans more towards love because you’ll do it for six straight days.

With the Core Cardio and Balance workout, you’ll mark the halfway point with a “break,” if you can call it that. That’s when you’ll gear up for month two.

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If you're not familiar with Zumba, it's a high-intensity workout where each of your movements is synchronised to the beat of the music, encouraging you to push harder. The exercises are varied and include movements like squats, planks and burpees, all designed to give you a full-body, intense workout. Unlike many other Beachbody on Demand fitness programs, this one’s eating plan isn’t structured in any special way. The plan doesn’t change much throughout the length of the program. That’s good because it simplifies things a bit. In our Insanity workout review, we also took a look at three other similar programs. Here’s what we thought about RIPT90, Jilian Michaels Body Shred, and PX90. RIPT90 Workout

If you don’t fuel your body, you will not have the energy and strength to get the best results from this program. It wouldn’t be a Beachbody routine without a ridiculous amount shoved into the Program Materials tab. The silver lining is that it’s only eight resources (before you ask “ only eight?” yes, “ only!”). Tighe, Janet A. (2005). " "What's in a Name?": A Brief Foray into the History of Insanity in England and the United States". Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 33 (2): 252–8. PMID 15985670 . Retrieved 2007-10-20.This level of variety is really impressive, and we were fans of the 1-hour Strong Yoga in particular, as well as the half-hour routine designed purely for relaxation. While it certainly isn’t the most high-intensity fitness programme on the list, Tara’s Strala form excels with its emphasis on mental wellbeing alongside the purely physical aspects of exercise.

Today feigned insanity is considered malingering. In a 2005 court case, United States v. Binion, the defendant was prosecuted and convicted for obstruction of justice (adding to his original sentence) because he feigned insanity in a Competency to Stand Trial evaluation. Almost all of the HIIT workouts are compound. You’re not going from working your abs to your arms, then from your arms to your shoulders. You’ll be working for multiple muscle groups simultaneously. If you’re really obliterating 1,000+ calories a day six days a week, you’ll need to fuel your body like a superhuman athlete (not to the Michael-12,000-calories-a-day extreme, but still).

Before We Get Started, Let Me Say This…

Total body training - power, strength and endurance in a high-intensity workout designed to yield rapid results. Insanity sits in a strange place in workouts. On one hand, it’s good for beginners, because it does everything with your own body weight and form to work out. On the other hand, it’s extremely intense and requires a proper form for the exercises you do, otherwise, you risk hurting yourself. You’ll have unlimited access to the other 40-something Beachbody programs, recipes, online and phone support, and many other helpful benefits that are only available to members. Either way, don’t try Insanity, at least until you take a good glimpse at the next 60 days! Insanity Workout Schedule