Workout Review: Beachbody Insanity Sanity Check DVD Workout: an Introduction to Insanity

 

This was released shortly after the first Insanity program was put out as a way for people to see if they were ready for the full program. For those who do not know, Insanity is a cardio-intensive, calisthenics-based interval workout that kind of flips the way intervals are done. Instead of doing short bursts of intense cardio, then longer stretches of less intense cardio and/or rest, this has you doing Intense cardio for long stretches and then resting for about 30-45 seconds and starting back up. So, it is not a program for beginners, but even if you are in decent shape, it can be hard to tell if you can really hang for a regular Insanity workout, which lasts about 40 minutes.

This is basically a truncated version of an Insanity workout. It is short, just 25 minutes in all, and has a lot more breaks than the regular workouts do. All of the moves are moves that you will see in the regular workouts at some point. The idea is, once you can get through this workout without stopping (other than at the scheduled breaks) you are good to go for the regular workouts. It can also be used for a "recovery week" between the first and second phases of Insanity (basically between month one and month two). Keep in mind, the first Insanity program did not have any modified moves (unlike the later Insanity Max 30 program). So, none of the moves in this workout are modified. Although, if you have done Max-30 you can easily figure out how to modify them. But, the premise is that you will do the workout without modifying anything, which is why everyone in the cast is in great shape, and even they get gassed. The workout is available on the Beachbody on Demand app for those who are considering that instead of the DVDs. But, either way, you get it, it is definitely worth using if you are not sure if you are ready to do the regular Insanity workouts.