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Even us "chunkies" can do Insanity! But I need advice...

karynspeace
karynspeace Posts: 132 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
I am starting week 4 of Insanity. Yes, it is tough, but I needed that kind of motivation. I cannot do high impact yet though - I don't want to hurt my knees. I do everthing as fast as I can, pause when I need to let my heart rate go down some, and then start up again. I have only lost 5 pounds, but I think that is pretty great in 4 weeks! Plus I can actually touch my butt with my heel when I do the hamstring stretch. Yay me! :)

I am starting the recovery week next week. This is my first round of Insanity. Should I continue with the program set up as it is for week 5 and do the new exercises, continuing to do them low impact for now, or should I start back at week 1? I am thinking of going all the way through and then working on the high impact part on my next round.

I have ordered a heart rate monitor as well so I can better measure my recovery rate.

Suggestions?

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  • moran1917
    moran1917 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I like to do programs all the way through. If I were you I would continue on and learn all the exercises in the program adding intensity where you can. When You complete it you can always do it again and try to do better than the first time through. Keeping on will get you to a good mental place too because you will have finished it and that is something to be proud of!!!
  • fitQueenbeast
    fitQueenbeast Posts: 298 Member
    I agree ^^. You really need to stick with it. Try to hit the moves in proper form. It's not how fast you can go, it's doing the moves in proper form that will count more than speed. The whole key to this program is getting your heart rate up which will give you the most effective burn. It takes 3500 burned calories to lose 1 pound of fat. Always remember that when you get your monitor and look at your heart rate. Take the time during recovery week to really get those moves down.

    When I was doing Insanity (officially finished last week) I would keep an eye on my heart rate. If it started dipping below 170 I'd kick it back up in high gear to get it close to 180. That's where the results will come in. It took me a long time to understand and realize this and by that point I was well into month two.

    YOU CAN DO THIS!!! DO NOT GIVE UP! A lot of people repeat this program back to back, some even 3 - 4 times. I'm moving on to P90x next week because I am ready for something new.

    Remember this: Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

    Hang in there! :-)

    Erica
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