Can i handle insanity

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Insanity was my first venture as part of CommonHealth's summer fitness initiative, Shake It Up , a series of forays into new forms of exercise — at least, new to us. Rachel has tried Nia and a trampoline workout , and I figured that I'd commit to Insanity — or perhaps one should say, be committed to Insanity — for the full 60 days. I set up a corner of the attic with floor pads and a DVD player.

I watched the long warning about checking with my doctor, and Insanity not being for everyone, especially people with a history of knee or back injuries.

I took the fitness test. I put up the poster and checked off the box for the first workout, the "Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I mimicked the lithe crowd on the screen. Jumping jacks. Hopping from side to side.

Running with knees high. Running with my heels coming so high behind me they almost hit my bottom. Quick front kicks. In short, a whole bunch of moves that I hadn't done since high-impact aerobics were hot in the 70s and 80s, and John Travolta was courting Jamie Lee Curtis in lycra. Then Shaun T, the gruffly charming trainer, kicked up the speed, extolling "The best cardio you'll ever get in your life, y'all.

Dig with me, I'm right here! Jack it out, as fast as you can! That was the beginning of the end for me, though I didn't yet know it. In the days to come, there were many more high and higher impact moves, and a recurrent theme of "Do it as fast as you can — but of course without losing your form. I worked up a very quick sweat with each workout, and an efficient half hour or so most decidedly felt like enough exercise for a day.

But every instinct was telling me, "No. You're asking for trouble. Your middle-aged woman's body does not want this high-impact violence to your joints and muscles.