I feel like I’ve been walking in the desert for a long, long time staring out over the same sand and same sky forever. Yes, day 5 of Core Cardio & Balance has that effect on me. I can’t wait for this week to be over. Not because the workout is that challenging. It is challenging, but it isn’t incredibly difficult to get through for me now save for the Hip Flexor Burners. No, more than anything I want this week to be over because I am getting exceedingly bored doing the same thing day after day.
My back has also been burning more and more the last few days which I am still struggle with trying to handle. It feels like I am trying to balance a weight on my head and the middle of my back is bearing the brunt of it. By the end of the day my back feels like it is totally overworked and ready to give out. By morning, it is rested, but extremely sore from the work it was doing the day before. That makes it very difficult to bend, stretch, hop and balance without feeling some amount of pain doing it. Since these movements are the essence of Insanity you can imagine that doing any workout, even Core Cardio & Balance, is very, very hard for me right now.
Still, I push through, trying as hard as I can every time I press the play button. Each day is a new day and, even if I’m doing the same thing, I’m still exercising so that is a win in and of itself. Today was no different. I gave it my all and at the end of it, I had completed everything except for the Hip Flexor Burners without a need for rest. That is a huge success for me and I will enjoy that little victory any day of the week.
If you are in your recovery week, or even on Day 33 like me, stick with it. I know it’s probably a little old for you by now. And I’m sure you are probably itching to get into the Max workouts like I am. Enjoy the rest you are getting with these exercises. Next week will come much sooner than you know and before long you will be picking up your body from the floor wondering why you rushed to get out of this week. At least that’s what I did. 
And if you aren’t working out yet, or you are considering working out or even doing Insanity, do it. Make that decision, get out of the thinking chair and get your body in motion. You might hate yourself for a few days in the beginning, but it won’t be long before you are enjoying the fruits of your labor.
Come on ya’ll. You can do it.