Insanity: The Ultimate Cardio Workout and Fitness DVD Program

Insanity is an intense in-home workout series developed by Shaun T. I've been on it for a month and can see/feel a big difference. The main reason I got it was because I travel a lot with my job and it's hard to keep a solid work out routine with different gym hours and equipment in different places. Carrying the DVDs and a DVD player with me allows me to keep up consistent work outs anywhere I go. You do not need much space or any specialized equipment (e.g. pull up bars, weights, etc.). It is hard at first ... even the warm ups kicked my butt, but if you stay with it you will continue to improve. It is hard on the joints (knees and shoulders) especially if you don't keep your form correct on several of the moves, so don't try this if you have problems with either. Ultimately, it is an intense, effective work out that goes where you go ... definitely worth the investment!

This is such a great workout. It's fun, challenging, and gives your body great results. I greatly recommend to anyone.

My wife and I are only through the 1st month, and the program is wearing us out! I guess I'll deduct a couple of stars if they kill me in month 2.

I have been using these DVDs for 2 weeks now, and although the calendar claims you should work out 6 days out of 7, I find that hard. The first week my calves hurt so hard that I could barely walk. People were stopping me at work, and giving me their condolences because they recognized the "insanity" walk! (note that the people who noticed this were all in killer shape).

The videos are the most intense I've ever used, and I've stopped going to the gym at all since buying this program. It is much easier to drag myself out of bed at 4am and turn on the TV than it is to get dressed and drive to the gym, so I am more inclined to work out when there's less effort involved in getting there. This is fortunate, since you will need every stitch of extra effort just to complete the exercises. However, at least the first half of the program is short, and once the warmup is done (yes, you will be dripping sweat just from that), and the stretch is done, there's really only 15-20 minutes of really intense exercise to endure.

Like others have said, you should be in decent shape when you start this program. There is a lot of jumping, a lot of push-ups, and you bend a whole lot to touch the ground at breakneck speed. Shaun T is extremely influential, and the wide array of tight abs and buns on display by the workout crew is inspiring enough to keep me going. The fact that Shaun T's workout crew also has to stop for breaks, just like I do, makes me feel less like a lazy, slovenly alien than I did with other, over-produced videos.

Make sure you wear a heart-rate monitor every time, and pay attention to it. Your body will tell you when you should just be jogging in place for a minute, and when to get back in the race with the crew.

Because I am building so much muscle, I have not lost a single pound yet, but I have lost about 3 inches off my hips and an inch off of my waist. As a horse owner, my horseback riding--which depends on core and thigh strength--has improved tenfold, so I know that it's working. I actually look forward to working out now, because the results are worth the quick spurt of energy I expend every morning.

I bought this program and Shawn T is amazing, it is a real challenge, and harder than PX90 in my opinion.

Word of caution...this is a true challenege, if you have knee problems, skip this, it isn't for you...