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Category Archives: Insanity Workout
Wk40 – Circuits wi Gill
I thought I would struggle to get up this morning considering what happened last night… but I was ok. The alarm went off at 6:02, then at 6:10, then my iphone went off at 6:12 and I got up at … Continue reading
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Tagged circuits, heart, interval, jumps, max, rate, sprint
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Wk37 – Insanity Day 25
Wednesday morning and I met Gill at Bella. We haven’t met for a few weeks as I’ve been on holiday and she ‘overdid’ it on a work night out which knocked her out for A WEEK! :-O This week is … Continue reading
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Tagged core cardio and balance, day 25, insanity, recovery
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Wk34 – Insanity Day 24 Pure Cardio, Cardio Abs, 5k run
It’s our horradays!! Saturday morning and since we aren’t going to get a lie in for maybe two weeks as we’re running the great scottish run tomorrow and then jetting off to Chicago on Monday so we figured we’d have … Continue reading
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Wk34 – Insanity Day 22 – Plyometric Cardio Circuits
A lazy bank holiday Monday and we had a lovely nice long lie in…. brilliant. Then we got up and did Insanity Day 22 Plyometric Cardio Circuits in the flat. The hall is just about big enough for two people … Continue reading
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Wk32 – 8.2M run then Insanity Day 18
Saturday morning and me and my friend were going to run from the flat to Bella (2 miles), then she was going into the gym and I was going to do a 10k run. Then after the run we had … Continue reading
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Wk32 – Spin then Insanity Day 17 Cardio Power & Resistance
Wednesday night and I went to Bella as usual straight from work. I changed into my gym gear and my new Saucony Paramounts…. and went to up to the gym to go on one of the bikes. They were all … Continue reading
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Tagged 45, bellahouston, bike, cardio, climb, insanity, minutes, music, power, resistance, spin, strength
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Wk32 – Spinfit and Insanity Day 16 Cardio Recovery
You might have noticed I’ve been a little quiet about any training in the last few days… usually I start Mondays with an early morning run, but after my disturbed sleep on Sunday night after my 5 hours gardening and … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio, catherine, helen, insanity, recovery, spinfit
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Wk31 – Insanity Day 15 – Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs
Day 15 of Insanity – a quarter of the way through it. I am noticing a slight difference in how I feel. Insanity is becoming a little easier, but I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting to know what’s … Continue reading
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WK31 – 5M treadmill hills then Insanity Day 14
Wednesday night and it was pouring so I decided to run on the treadmill. I like running in the rain, but I knew I had to do an Insanity workout after my run, so I didn’t want to do it … Continue reading
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Tagged 94%, cardio, circuit, hard, Hills, insanity, plyometric, run, sweat, treadmill, workout
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Wk31 – 20 mins Bike then Insanity Fit Test 2
Monday night and I stayed a little later than normal at work, so my planned warm up cardio bike workout was shortened from 30-45 minutes to 20 minutes. No worries though as I’d run for almost an hour in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2, bike, fit, fit test, improvement, insanity, test
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