Insanity vs. P90X

Did you hear about my fitness fiasco today?

Yeah, I am sure you can tell how I felt about that. I was so mad! I go to the gym expecting a good workout and leave feeling unfulfilled and just all around grumpy. My mom and I were not impressed. So instead I came home and did a quick Insanity workout instead. Aaaaaah…much better.

Speaking of Insanity, as you all know I recently got my hands on both Insanity and P90x! I have been trying both out over the past few weeks and have really developed strong opinions on both.

I wanted to compare the two for you all and share my thoughts so you can get a better idea of what system may be better if you plan on trying one of them out!
*Note: I am not a medical or fitness professional and am only sharing my personal thoughts on these two workout series. Also I have not followed the series according to the program calendars. I have only tried out the individual workouts in no specific order*

I am going to run down my lists of pro’s and con’s of each system, plus share my preferred series out of the two!

First up P90x!

I was so excited to try this out after all the hype I had heard about it and how addicted people seem to be to it.

But sadly, I set my expectations a bit to high.

PROS

• good length
  I typically do 1 hour workouts and most of the p90x workouts are about this length so they fit into my schedule perfectly.
• focus on strength training
• make’s sure you maintain good form

Tony (the instructor) constantly reviews and reminds you of the proper form for each move performed.

• timer at the bottom of the screen

I like knowing how long I’ve got left!

• good variety

There are DVD’s for literally every part of the body!

• beginner modifications available

CONS

• slightly creepy, old dude as your instructor (sorry, Tony )

He’s kind of corny too…ha.

• not as challenging as I would’ve hoped
• very common moves used
• some workouts to focused on jus strength or just cardio, not a mix of each
• not fast paced enough for me

Now on to, INSANITY!

I had even higher expectations for Insanity then I did for P90X, but luckily with this one I was not disappointed.

PROS

• short, efficient, and intense workouts

The workouts are under an hour but believe me, your heart will be pumpin’ and the sweat will be pourin’.

• unique moves and exercises
• HOT instructor (Helloooo Shawn T.) and very fit, motivating people on the DVD’s

• timer for entire workout as well as individual circuit
• CHALLENGING beyond belief
• great cardio, but still builds muscle

I gotta show you my abs! They may just rival Shawn T’s

• great warm up and cool
• emphasis on stretching, rehydrating, and refueling
• endurance building
• recommends breaks throughout the workout

This makes all the participants seem much more human. Its nice to see them take breaks when they need to and even nicer that the instructor recommends them!

CONS

• pure cardio for the most part, with not much strength training (even though you do definitely build some strength from doing the workouts)

• could get a little boring after doing the DVD’s a few times

But that’s really it! It was surprisingly really hard to come up with negatives about it!

So I am sure you can probably guess which one wins in my book……

INSANITY ALLL DAAAAAY BABY!!

I am officially hooked! I especially am enjoying the workouts since school has started because they are effective and don’t take to long…..which is always nice when you’re busy like me!

SO what do you think?

Which program sounds better to you?

If you have tried Insanity or P90x what did or didn’t you like about them?

Have you ever gone to a fluke fitness class like the one I went to today?

Tomorrow’s Friday!!! WOOOHOOOOOO!

Kaila

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