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Many people I could quote, but instead I will just say I totally agree, Children need to learn to behave and learn the rules of society, or else they might grow up to be the type of person that berates a mother and embarrasses her in front of other people, even though she is supposed to be a business woman who own a SPA…

Hello all! Thanks for the shout out yesterday sleepless :) I am still very much committed to a healthier lifestyle, but it is with heavy heart that I say it may not include insanity, certainly not as an almost daily exercise. Unfortunately the ankle still hurts and I am on full rest, meaning NO exercise for the next week…

LOL! that's a completely different issue I have entirely!

Excellent advice from all. I am definitely a proponent of listening to my body, and that's why I have stopped for at least the next few days. I may try and do insanity 3x/week and 3x/week other exercises. My boyfriend is trying to get me to do an at home wight training routine but videos help motivate me believe it or not!

I'm a believer that not all calories are created equal. For me it's important to feel good about myself inside and out. I also strive to extend while increasing the quality of my life through healthy eating while cutting calories. I have heart disease and cancer that runs in my family, so whatever I can do to help decrease…

thanks guys!

I am so sad and disappointed! Ankle pain still here...Pretty sure it's an inflammation of the posterior tibial tendon. From overuse...which is the same thing that happened to me with my knee. I will have to stick to the elliptical for a few days. Unsure as to what I will do, go back and start where I left, or pick up where…

Hi All! I thought this was a great article...I found it while researching my calorie burning questions... http://www.womansday.com/health-fitness/diet-weight-loss/8-calorie-burning-myths-debunked-120077 It was nice to read something that really validated the "insanity" approach which combines high interval training along…

hey all! Just did insanity pure cardio and abs. I'm still confused by what seems like a low burn at 495. But I still need to do some research. It's strange because walking at 3.5 miles per hour on a 5.5 incline on the treadmill burns about the same in an hour yet with insanity I am pushing myself so much harder. I feel…

Got through Cardio Recovery and I think my body just needed some serious stretching! Ankle much better...I'm banking on being able to complete Cardio recovery and abs tomorrow! Aeg176-my body felt "weird" too....it was hard to explain, but I think intense stretching did the trick. I am happy I switched it up today!

Sadly IF I get to do a workout today it will have to be the recovery and swap it out for Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs tomorrow. My ankle is still mysteriously swollen and tender. This morning I was limping a little bit. I am at work now, and walking around on it and it has gotten a little better. I will see how I am tonight…

Morning all! Despite a few challenges I did my plyo today. Horrible night sleep last night, and a swollen tender ankle (cause completely unknown?!) caused me to think if I should even attempt it. But I did, and I just went rather slow. Even during the warm-up, I took it easy. Low burn, 364, but better than no burn at all.…

Thanks so much for this Chasero. I think I'm good...My resting heartrate is a little higher than that at 82 (taken first thing in the am before getting out of bed) and I have been exercising daily (30-60 minutes) for quite a while now, which, using the website puts me at a target heart rate of 155-170. Still not sure why…

Chasero are you in school for some sort of math or research thing? You love formulas! You are obviously good at them...I am so math illiterate so even that formula above looks confusing to me!

Morning! As soon as I figure out how to edit I will post my fitness test results LOL I improved very slightly. Part of me is considering doing it again later today to see if being very tired this morning slowed me down/ I had a strong start but by the time I got to power jumps I was lagging! Another part of me just thinks…

Welcome Kathy! I believe you will truly enjoy this group! It's a great bunch of people who offer a lot of motivation daily!

This group has helped me immensely! I am a member of a beach body FB group from start #1, and it is not nearly as encouraging and helpful as this one. I think it's great being with people who are right at the same point you are. The other group I am in is more for "accountability" and is not at all conversational, you just…

My instincts tell me...lots of lean proteins, avoid refined sugars and make sure all carbs are whole grain or natural (ie: whole grain bread, fresh fruits) Ideally my meals tomorrow will hopefully look something like this, We will see! : B: egg white omelette with cheddar cheese, tomatoes and any other veggies I have…

reposted for discussion thread.. A lot of others that I see are regularly burning in the 500's for the non-pure cardio workouts and in the high 600 low 700's for the pure cardio/ab combo. BOOOO! I am definitely working out within my heart range. I am not supposed to go above 185 and I was generally up around 165-170 which…

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My cardio abs also did not look like theirs...but man I could feel the burn! I wonder if you are burning a lot more calories than you initially thought. It could be adjusting based on that. If you regularly burn around 2500 calories per day between exercise and regular activities eating at 2000 will still mean you are…

Yay week 2 finished! I am SO happy...I have officially beat where I stopped before when I had knee problems. Knees feel great. My only gripe is that, now I have my HRM, I am really burning a lot less calories than I thought I was with insanity. That's kind of a bummer. Yesterday I only came in at 390 and today with pure…

WOW! Like others I did not think I was going to even get insanity in today. No joke my dog got sprayed by a skunk at 1am last night and my boyfriend woke me up out of a dead sleep to help clean him. We didn't get into bed (not even my regular bed, because he had to walk through that room to get to the bathroom so we would…

LIKE! or is it BUMP on here???

oh man...I didn't know what else to call them, I'm not sure "fitness professional" is the right word. One is a gym manager at Harvard University and a Marathon runner and the other is a swimming instructor at the YMCA and also participates in cross fit type boot camps. LOL...so they are very helpful with many things, but…

oh no...I totally forgot to put it in. My fault http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005M1P85O/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just bought my HRM....I can't wait to see how many calories I burn! I should have it tomorrow so I will be able to use it for pure cardio. I got this one: Just in case anyone else is looking to purchase one. This was based on Chasero's recommendations, the forum he posted, and both of my downstairs neighbors (who are…

The recovery day actually does the opposite for me...it makes me SO sleepy. I feel like I could go back to bed right now instead of going to work....definitely felt my muscles working though, and I felt much stronger than last week :) it's working, it's working!!!

One of the things I always have to remind myself of is that all these people in the video have already finished insanity once (and were all probably in decent shape before) It would be so unrealistic of me to think I could keep up with them...and keep good form at this point in the game, or maybe for the entirety. BUT they…

I don't know...those don't bother me as much. Possible that I am warmed up by then. It's pretty painful during the warm-up. I *should* do some extra stretching before starting but I'm already so pressed for time!