Final Fit Test! El Fin!

I know you've all (my millions of readers) been dying to know if and when we finished our challenge. We finally did it: we finished the Insanity challenge! Right after Sunday's post, husband came home and I chose chillin' in comfies over the fit test. Then yesterday after we DID complete the fit test together I was unable to blog it fresh for you as I experienced our habitual computer problems (overheating, dying, shutting down.) So here I am, back today to give you the run down.

For the final fit test someone had the bright idea of going one at a time while the other acted as the official rep counter. This approach definitely proved motivating - someone watching and counting, cheering you on to beat last test's numbers, raising the pressure. After 6 days a week of Shaun T's Insanity workouts, for 9 weeks.....

THE RESULTS ARE IN:
1. Better endurance, strength, balance and overall fitness level.
2. Higher repetitions in all fit test categories each week. Great improvement from the first to last test.
3. Some weight loss.
4. More muscle definition.
Note: Weight loss and muscle definition were not as dramatic as thought results would be, but better than when we began.
Healthy diet and slip-ups also played a role in amount of weight loss and muscle definition as well. We haven't seen Insane results but we also were not totally insane about our diets nor did we use any supplements.

We both pushed our absolute hardest in yesterday's fit test. We both collapsed to the floor when the time was up. We're both sore today. And we both don't know what we're going to do next. I'll tell you what though, I think the odds are pretty good that we'll do it all over again later this year. In the meantime, probably some combination of different exercises each week to keep it fresh and challenge/work the muscles differently to avoid plateauing.

Parting Words: 
I would highly recommend this workout but you have to have or make the time to commit yourself not only to the dvds each day but to a healthy lifestyle. If you aren't taking as good of care of your body one week vs another or over the weekends, you'll definitely see and feel the affects.

"DiG DeeP!"