how do you log insanity as exercise?

Heya! There really isn't a place on MFP to log it. I would use my Heart Rate Monitor to get the most accurate reading, but I suppose you could use aerobics or calisthenics?

I add it to the workout options, then select cardio, enter in the minutes, and enter in my calories burned from my HRM.

HRM and create your own exercise... that is what I do... your burn will be differetn from anyone elses... some people will burn 600 in one of those dvds while someone else will only burn 400

maybe you should put it under aerobics high impact or yeah that calisthenics. Isanity is intense so I think that'll maybe give you a good estimate but yeah we all need HRM's because you never know how much your actually losing.

I have a question. Where can people go to ask honest questions without getting condescending a-holes trying to make them feel like idiots?

Sorry, but my whole point is this: Insanity is clearly marketed as an advanced fitness program, and anyone ready for anything that calls itself advanced will know a little bit about what they're doing going into it. It's a simple matter of the fact that if you are not yet well versed enough in matters concerning the science behind fitness and nutrition to be asking these questions here on this forum, then you're not ready to do something thats advanced level and no good can come of it short of you seriously injuring yourself.

I just want to make sure everyone here knows: If you know so little about fitness that you don't even know what calisthenics are, you NEED to stay away from programs like Insanity. The videos do not do an adequate job of explaining how to do these exercises with proper form and without knowing what it is exactly you're doing, you're GOING to hurt yourself and badly.

Unfortunately, just as in life or at the mall, there's going to be those kind of people everywhere. Just ignore them!

Insanity workouts will burn an average of 600 calories for month 1 workouts, and an average anywhere from 800-1000 for month 2 workouts. A good heart rate monitor will give you a great idea of where you're at, I found that one that straps to your chest as opposed to on your wrist is more beneficial due to a lot of the moves. As far as logging it in here, cardiovascular would be the way to do it, listing the time of the workout as well as the calories burned. If you're looking to log in Insanity workouts more specifically, you can use the WOWY supergym on the team Beachbody website. Hope that answers your question! Any others you can reply to me here or on my Beachbody coach site: http://www.teambeachbody.com/vargis

I just want to make sure everyone here knows: If you know so little about fitness that you don't even know what calisthenics are, you NEED to stay away from programs like Insanity. The videos do not do an adequate job of explaining how to do these exercises with proper form and without knowing what it is exactly you're doing, you're GOING to hurt yourself and badly.

There is no need to know terminology in order to do the program. Just because someone doesn't know what calisthenics are doesn't mean they are not capable of doing the program. Just making sure everyone here knows that...

I'm on month 2 and I don't have a hrm so I don't log it. I hate not logging it...but what are ya gonna do? Now I'm kicking myself for not getting one!

But, using something generic I knew would be WAY off. Some people can do an entire workout without resting, and some can only do about half. Sometimes I can do more one day, and then not so much the next time I do the same video. It's too hard to do a generic exercise in the database...

Wow. I started working out with Zumba and moved up to Insanity, and I don't know crap about it! I do know that I have muscles now and my butt is looking pretty awesome. I log it as Aerobics (High impact.)

What's up with all of the know it alls and meanies here? If you're so perfect, why don't you get a word press and blog to the rest of the world about that and leave us people TRYING to be better the crap alone! I haven't hurt myself with my noob working out! RUDE! Not everyone needs a personal trainer.

I log it under Circuit Training.. I guess I got it out of beachbody website that the amount of calories burnt is close to circuit training. I am in the 6th week of insanity OP.. and dont listen to demotivators. You'll love Shaun T and the posse. Enjoy!

I always took the total workout time and logged half as elliptical trainer and half as calisthenics.

So for month one it would be 20 minutes of "elliptical trainer" and 20 minutes of "calisthenics vigorous effort"

I recently got a heart rate monitor and found that I came EXTREMELY close to exact with the way I had been logging it

Wow. I started working out with Zumba and moved up to Insanity, and I don't know crap about it! I do know that I have muscles now and my butt is looking pretty awesome. I log it as Aerobics (High impact.)

What's up with all of the know it alls and meanies here? If you're so perfect, why don't you get a word press and blog to the rest of the world about that and leave us people TRYING to be better the crap alone! I haven't hurt myself with my noob working out! RUDE! Not everyone needs a personal trainer.

Yep yep yep!

I use my HRM to get my cals then go to add exercise and type in nonsense so I can add my own exercise and then write Insanity Day 6 - Pure Cardio/HRM.

Hope that helps!