Is insanity good for weight loss?

Insanity workout is a series of exercises set at high intensity with a short period of pauses for rest. This program will be done

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What is insanity?

Insanity workout is a series of exercises set at high intensity with a short period of pauses for rest. This program will be done for 60 days together with its own diet plan.

Insanity workout is created by the celebrity fitness coach together with Beachbody. This is said to make you burn 1000 calories per session. Promising to give you your desired body quickly and effectively.

How do you lose fat?

Losing fat happens when you burn more energy than you take in. Thus if you burn energy the same as what you take in you will maintain your weight. Whereas, taking in more energy than what you’re burning will result in weight gain.

You lose fat whenever your body needs extra fuel, it uses your stored fat and draws off triglycerides. These are broken down for your body to use. If this happens frequently, your stored fat or fat cells will shrink. This is because they’re no longer full of triglycerides.

Here’s where you’ll notice that your waistline is getting smaller and your arms are getting thinner. Energy burn and cardiovascular exercises are the most effective way to spend the most effort in a short period of time. You also need to consider some factors that may affect your fat loss, such as your gender, age, starting point/ initial body weight, calorie deficit, sleep, etc.

Insanity workouts

1 – 30 DAYS

Week 1

Mon: Fit Test
Tue: Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Wed: Cardio Power & Resistance
Thu: Cardio Recovery
Fri: Pure Cardio
Sat: Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Sun: Rest

Week 2

Mon: Cardio Power & Resistance
Tue: Pure Cardio
Wed: Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Thu: Cardio Recovery
Fri: Cardio Power & Resistance
Sat: Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs
Sun: Rest

Week 3

Mon: Fit Test
Tue: Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Wed: Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs
Thu: Cardio Recovery
Fri: Cardio Power & Resistance
Sat: Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Sun: Rest

Week 4

Mon: Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs
Tue: Cardio Power & Resistance
Wed: Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Thu: Cardio Recovery
Fri: Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs
Sat: Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Sun: Rest

Recovery Week

Mon: Core Cardio & Balance
Tue: Core Cardio & Balance
Wed: Core Cardio & Balance
Thu: Core Cardio & Balance
Fri: Core Cardio & Balance
Sat: Core Cardio & Balance
Sun: Rest

31 – 60 DAYS

Week 5

Mon: Fit Test & MAX Interval Circuit
Tue: MAX Interval Plyo
Wed: MAX Cardio Conditioning
Thu: MAX Recovery
Fri: MAX Interval Circuit
Sat: Max Interval Plyo
Sun: Rest
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Week 6

Mon: MAX Cardio Conditioning
Tue: MAX Interval Circuit
Wed: MAX Interval Plyo
Thu: MAX Recovery
Fri: MAX Cardio & Cardio Abs
Sat: Core Cardio & Balance
Sun: Off

Week 7

Mon: Fit Test & MAX Interval Circuit
Tue: MAX Interval Plyo
Wed: MAX Cardio & Cardio Abs
Thu: MAX Recovery
Fri: MAX Interval Circuit
Sat: Core Cardio & Balance
Sun: Off

Week 8

Mon: MAX Interval Plyo
Tue: MAX Cardio & Cardio Abs
Wed: MAX Interval Circuit
Thu: Core Cardio & Balance
Fri: MAX Interval Plyo
Sat: MAX Cardio & Cardio Abs
Sun: Rest

The role of diet

Diet applies to a big role when you want to lose weight. Remember that in order to lose fat you need to burn more energy than what you take in.

This means you need to make sure that you’re mindful of the calories you’re taking in to get that optimum result. Knowing your daily calorie intake will also make it easier to track how many calories you need to burn in a day.

Insanity workout comes with a diet plan that you need to follow together with the exercises. It’s also for 60 days and there are meals that you need to choose from.

For the first 30 days, you begin with the Elite Nutrition plan. In this plan, you need to select five meals to eat each day. The meals should be breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, an afternoon snack, and dinner.

There are five meal lists available in the Elite Nutrition plan guide and each list has 10 meals to choose from. Each meal is approximately 300 to 400 calories.

Sample Breakfast

Fruit and cottage cheese
Bagel and lox
Berry protein smoothie
Egg white and fruit plate

Sample Mid-Morning Snack

Protein omelet
Vanilla berry protein shake
Yogurt bowl
Turkey BLT

Sample Lunch

Grilled chicken salad
Sushi
Shakeology
Roast Beef Sandwich

Sample Afternoon Snack

Sashimi
Insanity special sandwich with nut butter and jelly
Tuna salad in a tomato
Turkey chili

Sample Dinner

Baked cod with steamed carrots and cauliflower
Chicken meatballs
Steak and broccoli
Grilled salmon with asparagus

The second 30 days of your diet plan is the same as the first 30 days but with their Complex Carbohydrate Snacks. This is because your body is burning calories more effectively after your 30 days period and the workout will be increasing in difficulty.

In order for your body to be fueled for the rest of the 60-day program you may or may not increase your calorie intake. To do thaty you can choose to add the Complex Carbohydrate Snacks daily.

The Elite Nutritional Plan includes a list of snacks for you to choose from. If you feel that you still have plenty of energy even with the increased difficulty of the workout, you can opt to not add the Complex Carbohydrate Snacks.

Examples of Complex Carbohydrate Snacks

1 small baked potato with skin
½ cup brown rice, measure after being cooked
1 small orange or banana
1 whole-wheat English muffin
½ cup canned beans

Your fitness plays a role too

Also, insanity workout can be considered as one of those programs that you need to be already fit to do. This is to make sure you’ll be able to go through with the 60-day program without harming yourself.

We highly suggest consulting your doctor before you begin the program and take the fit test included in the set. It’s because most of the workout in the program will keep your heart rate within 80 to 90 percent of your maximal heart rate.

If your heart or body is not fit for the workout, it may cause you more harm than good.