Some days just getting out of bed is the goal.

I absolutely hit snooze on the alarm this morning.  5:50AM was not happening for me today.  And honestly when it resang Adele's Chasing Pavement at 6AM, I wholeheartedly considered hitting "dismiss," and calling it a morning.  As I laid there in the dark, stretching my sore legs, I didn't think I had it in me to jump and squat and push myself to "Dig Deeper" yet again.


But then I realized: I'm awake.  I can do this... even if I don't want to do it.  So I puttered over to the workout clothes I had set out the night before and crawled into the bathroom to change.  As I looked into the mirror, I knew it wasn't going to be a pretty workout.  And some days are like that - just showing up and moving gives you enough bragging rights.

Shaun T must have known that after a Fit Test and 2 workouts, your body needs recovery.  I had no idea that today's workout was Cardio Recovery (maybe I should have looked at the schedule before starting... details, details), but I almost shed a tear of joy when I put it into the DVD player. 

No 3-times-can't-breathe-at-the-end warm up. 
No crazy suicide jumps, push ups, or sprinting in place.
No sweat creating rivers in places I don't want rivers.

Just recovery.  A 30-minute stretching workout.  Don't get me wrong - it's still a workout, but it's giving yourself time to pamper the muscles you've worked so hard.  And it's a great reminder, as you're doing your workouts.  Some days suck, but you owe it to yourself and your body to move it.  Stretch it, and push it a little.  Don't just sit on the couch and watch TV.  Get on the floor, spread your legs and stretch.  Hold each one for 15-30 and give your muscles the pleasure of feeling each stretch 2-3 times. (This is also the best non-medicated way I've helped myself get to sleep at night.)

Insanity

So I started Insanity today.  Well, technically, I did the Fitness Test last night; woke up sore and did the first Plyo Cardio training this morning.  If you want to feel out of shape, try Insanity.

For those who aren't aware of what Insanity is, here's the clip from the infomercial:

Of course, the exercises are daunting.  It's called Insanity, People, for a reason.  But I have to say the worst part is not the waking up at the ass crack of dawn to start my day with the most sweat I've expelled since running in Miami, not the panting like a dog after just the "warm up," not the fatigued face plant from suicide push ups, and not the post workout ache that makes me walk bull-legged - no, all of these pale in comparison to the sound that is created when I'm sprinting in place.  I haven't figured out if it's my thighs rubbing together to try to create a fire, my arms giving the second and third good bye wave/high five to my ribs or if it's my breasts - under two sports bras - bouncing up and down for dear life.  (It's likely a combination of all three.)  Although, I can't pinpoint the exact source of the sound, I know that it is not a sound I want to continue.  And there's only one way to make it stop.  

Let the Insanity continue... I'll keep you update here.


Has anyone else done this?  Did you get the results you wanted?  Feel free to share.