INSANITY DAY #5- PURE CARDIO

On Saturday, I did Insanity's Pure Cardio.  It is only 38 minutes long, but it is in my opinion, the hardest workout so far.  It starts out with your typical Insanity warm up of over 10 minutes, which includes 3 rounds of these exercises:

Jog

Jumping jacks

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Butt Kicks

High Knees

Mummy Kicks

By the time I'm done with these, I am definitely ready for a break.  I'm breathing hard & sweating, but after only 5 days, I have already improved my cardiovascular endurance.  The warm up is becoming easier.  Then, like the workouts, you get about 6 minutes of stretching.  I'm always dripping sweat at this point. :)

Now, you start the main part of the workout, which only lasts a little over 15 minutes, but you don't get anymore breaks.  Here are the exercises:

 Suicide (side to side touching the floor)

 Switch kicks

 Wide football sprints

 Stance Jacks

 Pedal (two lunges, then sprint, followed by 2 more lunges, etc)

 Hooks and Jump rope (8 hook punches, several high jumps, 8 punches etc)

 Power jacks (like jumping jacks, but you go deep in a wide lunge)

 Level 2 drills (8 push ups followed by 8 run lunges, repeat)

 Frog Jumps

 Power Knees

 Mountain Climbers

 Ski Down (jump side to side as if skiing)

 Scissor Runs

 Suicide Jumps (squat down, jump back to a push up, stand up again)

 Push up jacks

Fifteen minutes might not seem like very much time, but with these exercises, it seemed like forever.  It was definitely the most intense workout & I had to take a bunch of breaks to get through it, but I made it.  I can definitely say I'm glad that this workout only happens once a week, but I know it will really help to improve my endurance.  Insanity is definitely a hard program, but I have been feeling fanastic every time I complete a workout.  My stomach is already looking flatter, my endurance is improving, and I have more energy.  It has definitely been worth the effort!