Insanity Challenges on Your First Week

When people decide to commit to the Insanity Workout, they often dive right in and hope for the best. They are filled with determination, chock full of enthusiasm, and so they can't wait to get started. With little to no preparation or thought they simply begin their first DVD workout, and usually about three weeks in they quit. Why is that? What happens during those first weeks that inevitably causes about 60% of trainees to give up? Why is this workout so hard? Well, one of the key mistakes people make is that they don't consider the challenges of the first week, when they transition from zero to sixty without any preparation or thought. In today's article we're going to take a look at some of the basic considerations that every trainee should make before getting started so as to avoid falling into that large group that never finishes the program.

The first mistake that beginning trainees make is that they don't change their lifestyle despite starting Insanity. Say you're used to get seven hours sleep, eating three regular meals a day and spending most of your time seated in a chair at work. Suddenly you begin a workout that can burn up to 1,000 calories in a go, that will tax your body like never before, and wear you down until you can barely move. Do you think seven hours sleep will be enough to recover and bounce back so as to be in great shape for your next workout? Probably not. If you're smart you'll give yourself time that first week to sleep eight to nine hours each night to give your body the most healing it can.

The second mistake is that people don't follow the Insanity diet, and instead stick to their regular nutrition plan. This is a huge mistake because people are often not getting the right kind of nutrition their body needs to operate at such a high level of exercise, and in fact their nutrition plan is usually what got them in trouble in the first place. So instead of eating the same usual three meals plus your unhealthy snacks and beer, you need to get into shape and really eat right.

Finally, people will not be used to this level of activity, and the five minutes of stretching at the end of the workout is not enough to help you prepare for your next workout, so be sure to do plenty of stretching of your own.

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