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fitnessfreddie
fitnessfreddie Posts: 74 Member
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HAHA Yeah I'm definitely just kidding, holy moley it's tough. I just finished day 2's plyometrics. Does anyone else get sore arches of their feet?? Cardio wise I can keep up fairly well, but my feet ache so much when doing some of the exercises. Does anyone else have this problem?? If so what helps it, or will my feet eventually adapt to the movements??

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  • redredfox
    redredfox Posts: 76 Member
    What type of surface to you use for Insanity? Maybe you need new shoes. Personally, I do Insanity in bare feet in my carpeted basement and have no problems.
  • ChgingMe
    ChgingMe Posts: 539 Member
    What type of surface to you use for Insanity? Maybe you need new shoes. Personally, I do Insanity in bare feet in my carpeted basement and have no problems.

    I've heard others say they do it barefooted. I'm kinda scared to try it tho.
  • sclaibo
    sclaibo Posts: 136 Member
    I definitely wouldn't do it barefoot or are on any surface that is not carpet. I don't know how the people in the video do it in that gym, but all that jumping would seem very bad for my feet, hands, knees, elbows, etc. I did Tae-bo for years barefoot (well really with just socks on) and I totally regretted it later as my feet started to blister. Not pretty. Thank goodness my feet have heeled and from now on, I have on a comfortable pair of gym shoes! I prefer running shoes that are light.
  • DestroyTheOpposition
    DestroyTheOpposition Posts: 444 Member
    I bought the lightest weight crosstrainers I could find. Fixed that issue for me. The model is the Jordan RCVR. They aren't pretty but give awesome lateral support and are very light!
  • tmcoyle
    tmcoyle Posts: 168 Member
    The first week of Insanity killed my arches too. I have REALLY bad bunions so I have arch supports from "The Good Feet Store," so I had to take out the big support and go to the casual support and that helped with my arch cramping. Now my feet are used to the impact and I don't have any issues now.
  • fitnessfreddie
    fitnessfreddie Posts: 74 Member
    I wear under armour cross trainer shoes. I do it at the gym on a rubber type surface.
  • verzanie
    verzanie Posts: 54 Member
    i do it with cross trainers and when I jump I put a sheep skin rug underneath!! or my knees would kill me..what used to ache were my quads..
  • spamantha57
    spamantha57 Posts: 674 Member
    I had that my first few days off & on as well. Your feet will get used to it. I do Insanity to both sneakers & socks, depending on how I'm feeling that day.
  • laurenpwalker9
    laurenpwalker9 Posts: 4 Member
    What type of surface to you use for Insanity? Maybe you need new shoes. Personally, I do Insanity in bare feet in my carpeted basement and have no problems.

    I've heard others say they do it barefooted. I'm kinda scared to try it tho.

    I do it barefoot on laminated floor because I found that my shoes were making the arches of my feet ache because they weren't proper cross training shoes so until I get some I have to make do with barefoot. Barefoot is okay when you get used to it but be careful - especially if you do it on laminated floor like me lol
  • courtneys131
    courtneys131 Posts: 7 Member
    My feet and shins were killing me the first week. I bought crosstrainers with a gel cushion in them to help absorb the shock and it has helped a lot. I also bought calf compression sleeves and they have helped both my feet and my shins as well.
  • pierreborg86
    pierreborg86 Posts: 38 Member
    Perfect form will reduce the impact, take care to always land softly.

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