You know you’re working so hard, you’re going to get the results.īV: Why did you decide ‘Insanity’ was going to be such a hard-core workout? What was the inspiration behind it? I hate you,” but the next day, they would want to go harder. You’re going to have to do the work to get the results but with the test group, they would be like, “Oh my God, this is Insane. ST: I’m so over the, “You can lose this much weight in this many days”, and I wanted to keep it real. One workout takes days because you have to do it all day, every day.īV: Were you worried that the name ‘Insanity’ would scare off a large market of consumers? But the rest was grueling because I had to develop a total of 15 workouts with that intensity. I gave it to the company, and that was the beginning. At first, they said, “No, you’re a dancer,” but I asked them to let me tape something for them and I went in. The company wanted to do a really intense workout. ST: It was much easier than people might assume. Then l I looked in the mirror one day and I said, “This is out of control and you need to pull it together quick.” I had the natural talent of teaching aerobics and just had a crazy passion for it.īV: What was the process for developing ‘Insanity?’ I didn’t do the freshman 15, I did the freshman 50. I played football and basketball, track and field, and in college, I gained a whole lot of weight. ST: I started playing sports at 5 years old and that was my foundation. I think, “I can’t wait to see how far I can push myself today.” I just want to lead by example and for everyone to be healthy and fit.īV: Have you always had a strong interest in fitness? When I wake up in the morning, that’s the same feeling I have. You know how people like to go out on Friday and go to happy hour and kick it with their friends. I would choreograph in a heartbeat.īV: Is working out really fun for you? Tell the truth. I go to three to four dance classes every week. Fitness is my life, it’s a lifestyle, but dance is my passion. ST: If the opportunity came up, I’d choreograph something tomorrow. When two happy people have a baby, it’s going to be amazing.īV: Having worked on choreography for ‘Bring it On: All or Nothing’ do you think you’d do movies again? I think it’s amazing when you have two talented people he’s really funny and she can sing. When is the audition?” Then she told me, “She picked you off your picture.” When I tell you I loved working with her…she kept it so real.īV: How do you feel about Mariah and Nick expecting their first baby? ST: My agent said, “Do you want to dance for Mariah?” and I said, “Yeah. ST: When I got to L.A., I had an agent so I just went to a million auditions with the exception of Mariah Carey, who picked me as a dancer just off of my picture.īV: Are you serious? Mariah picked you off of your picture and had never seen you dance? It really blossomed from there.īV: How did you decide that you wanted to be a dancer for celebrities? That’s kind of how I got started, and once I got to L.A., I was a dancer and did a lot of work with Nike. After that the gym asked me to get on the schedule. Shaun T: When I was in college, I changed my major to sports science, and we had to teach an aerobic class. Was that an experience that helped you transition into fitness? With the success of ‘Insanity,’ Shaun T, born Shaun Thompson, has the potential to become one of the most recognizable names in the fitness arena.ī sat down with the reinvented fitness guru to find out just how insane he is about working up a sweat.ī: A lot of people don’t know that you got your start in choreography. The 32 year-old Camden, New Jersey native, who got his start dancing for the likes of Mariah Carey and Elephant Man, already had a # 1 fitness DVD with ‘Hip Hop Abs’ long before he decided to do a more intensive aerobic plan. Where workouts are concerned, Shaun T‘s ‘Insanity’ craze is one of today’s most popular DVD programs.
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