Big girl doing Insanity? Is it possible?

Having done Insanity I can only tell you that it is just that INSANE! With that being said it is designed for you to do what you can and take breaks when needed. I have seen countless threads on here and on the beachbody website where people in the 300lb range have gone through the entire workout. The mantra of Insanity is to just keep pushing play! Good luck

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It is absolutely possible! I did my first round of Insanity in July, weighing in at 216. I did the program all the way through, only having my Sunday rest day (though I did not follow the diet). I only lost around 6 pounds BUT the toning and definition in my body (and inches lost!) was incredible. Do what you can do, but PUSH YOURSELF. Change will only happen if you work for it. Good luck, and have fun!

I am over 300lbs and I made it thru month one. The first day I only did the warm up...but I did it 2 times to get a good calorie burn. The first week I did it every other day because it kicked my butt. By the end of the second week I was completing the whole workouts with little modification. Take extra water breaks but pause the dvd when you do. If you put your mind to it and believe that you can get thru it... you will. The fact that you completed (beat) the workout will get you thru the next one.

Someone showed me a youtube video the other day of a fat woman who had 5 kids and worked full time and she did it and at the time of teh video, was continuing to do it. She did it within her own skill level and the best that she could do .

I started at 182 for Insanity and i agree with previous posters... it can definately be done with insanity because you can take as many breaks as you want... you just have to remember that you DO NOT need to keep up with them... they're fitness professionals... as long as you're doing what you can and keeping your heart rate up you're still getting a really good burn. After i finished Insanity (and lost 16 lbs) i started TurboFire (also beachbody) and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I'm not a dancer, nor particularly good with timing but i absolutely crave doing these workouts... maybe look into that too.
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"Big Girl" isn't the issue, it's how in shape are you? "Big" people can be quite athletic, but if you're NOT athletic and you haven't been doing any type of cardio or aerobics then I would say no. I tried it when I first started to lose weight and I made it about 8 minutes into the video before I had to quit. I'm now doing other less strenuous workouts trying to build up my endurance.
But ask yourself these kinds of questions then deicde for yourself.
Can you RUN a mile straight?
Can you do 100 jumping jacks without stopping?
Jump rope for 15 minutes straight?

If you can do any or all of these I'd say give it a try, if not then I'd try less intense workouts and build your way up to insanity

First of all, you need to speak to your dr. Secondly, you go at your own pace and if anything hurts, you listen to your body.


Lastly, GOOD FOR YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm on day 11 right now and I weigh 173. The first few days really sucked. But after wading through it and just going along at my snail's pace, I've come to find that it isn't that hard to finish a dvd. Am I going as fast as Tanya? F-no! She's a beast, but I am keeping up with that dorky dude in the back :bigsmile: So go ahead and try it, don't worry about speed. Just focus on good form.

It's possible, yes. Just modify things that you find extremely difficult. Just keep working towards it.

You can get through it if you have determination!

wow, the responses to this actually surprised me. I would have thought people would have said "No, wait". I had been wondering the same thing. I was waiting until I lost another 20-30lbs to try it out and I'm at 197lbs right now. So woohoo! I will be buying it!

I've tried Insanity and it really is insane! BUT it is doable.
You can take breaks in the middle of sets (other than the timed breaks) to breathe and drink water but it's sort of an honesty system, make sure you're not cheating yourself. If you can still push, you should push! If you believe you can be that honest, then I say go for it. It's pretty easy to see results from that (:

Hi Candy, today i just finished INSANITY...very tough but i pushed through! u can do it too

I weigh 188 and am in my second week of Insanity..trying to get rid of the extra cookies I ate over the holidays. It's hard. But in order to get something you've not had you have to do something you've not done...good luck.

Yes, it is possible. As long as you don't lose your form which is important, you can go to your own pace and even modify the workout moves a bit.

This is how I see it, priorities:

1. Safety first! - Don't compromise your body just because you feel "you need to keep up with the crew."

2. Don't compromise form: Like Shaun T. says, it is worth more to do an exercise with the correct form than doing the exercise with the incorrect form/posture. (You will hurt yourself and will not work the muscles that are intended to be working.)

3. Speed: If you feel you can speed up the exercise, but still be safe and keep the form, then go ahead and do it. Otherwise, go to your own pace and make sure 1 and 2 are taking care of.

The whole workout helps you increase your fitness level, not just lose weight and tone you. The calories you burns doing the workouts depend on so many factors, so I bought a Heart Rate Monitor (Polar FT4 specifically) to have an accurate reading on my calories burned.

I started Insanity weighing 230, now I am down to 224.4 (just started my Month 2 of the program). I do very well and combined the program with weight training at the gym.