For those who have done Insanity

I've always taken it as a rest day to recover. Insanity is pretty intense stuff and I often feel my body telling me to take a day break after 6 days of working out.

I agree, the rest day is needed. You do not want to chance injury.

I was looking at the calendar and we have 1 day (Sunday) where there's no workout listed. So for those who have done or are doing the program did you still workout that day or take it as a rest day. I started on a Tuesday so it will be on Monday's for me.
But I was thinking of making that my gym day but I do not want to cause any injuries to myself. Currently I do the insanity workout and then get on the treadmill after for about 30 minutes (will be trying to up this but for now insanity is kicking my butt).
So was wondering what others have done or are trying out that "rest" day!

Rest is just as important (if not MORE important) than the workouts and eating clean. Take your rest day and if you are pushing yourself to the limit in Insanity, then there is NO need to do anything else. If you have enough energy to jump on the treadmill after Insanity, you need to push harder. Trust me on this.

Rest day is definitely needed. Your body can't repair, and build muscle or recover adequately without a rest day!

I agree with Victoria...if you are able to use the treadmill for 30 minutes right after doing an Insanity workout, you are not pushing yourself hard enough. When I was done those workouts, I was usually ready to fall down! Lol

When I did the program, I would take walks with my kids in a double stroller in the morning and do Insanity while the baby napped in the afternoon. So while I did do some extra activity, I broke it up so I could still give Insanity 100%. Also, my rest days were either "active rest" (a 20-30 minute walk) or I took the day off completely if I needed it. My body let me know what to do. Best of luck to you, enjoy!

Rest day for sure and when you get to month 2 I wouldn't even do the treadmill. I found the workout were challenging enough on their own without adding to it. However, on their recovery days I would do something else like running, yoga, or kickboxing because I hated those recovery DVDs!

In month one, I can see you doing a bit extra but you shouldn't really want to ...in month 2 there is NO WAY! I tried going to the gym once in month 2 and noticed immediately that I wasn't able to give Insanity my all the next day...it defeats the purpose....also your body needs a break. If you're pushing yourself all you can think of is that ONE day off! Good luck!

I agree with this! In month one I was able to go for long walks, do zumba classes and some kettlebell classes in month 2 I struggled to walk up and down the stairs let alone do anything else!!

good luck. x