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Cathe Friedrich's Cardio Core Circuit

Backcover description: Cardio Core Circuit , at 51-minutes, is broken into five fitness rounds and is very cardio intensive. In each round you will do three short cardio drills back-to-back and then repeat them (amounting to six cardio bursts per round). After ea

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Level:		Advanced

Aerobics impact:		Higher

Aerobics choreography:		Basic

Toning emphasis:		Abs

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Toning Emphasis

Abs:		7 minutes	(0%)

	(includes toning in aero/tone intervals)

Instructor:		Cathe Friedrich
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Certified instructor description: A challenging interval program with a unique blend of pure cardio, cardio/core and pure core exercises. It’s all exceptionally well-cued and well-designed (with natural transitions and effective sequencing). Most intervals are classic Cathe-style fat-burning — high-intensity plyometrics like air jacks, lateral jumps and squat jumps. But some of Cathe’s aerobic sections also integrate fast-paced ab toning (e.g. mountain climbers and squat thrusts that really work your core). The pure core intervals only last a couple minutes, but they’re tough too (e.g one-leg push-ups and “triangle choke holds”). ©2009. DVD has: 3 premixes (7 to 43 min. alternate workouts), Chapter menus, Narrow screen.

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Cathe Friedrich's Cardio Core Circuit
Not my favorite Cathe workout
This is a tough workout. Some of the exercises are very hard to do, for example the triangle choke holds, rollups with a jump and rollups into a pushup. I don't have the flexibility in my joints to successfully do these moves. I've been to 3 of Cathe's road trips and the majority of the attendees cannot do the rollups. Cathe offers modifications, but they're still tough to do, except for the plyo jacks, which IMO, are not effective core moves. I've resorted to my own modifications. The cardio is great and gets your heart pumping though. - posted by Pat on 3/25/2013

Great Core - Especially Butterfly Sit-ups
This DVD is a great cardio workout. I was sweaty early on. I had expected more ab workout but that is not what this DVD is designed to be. It is really up to you to engage your core during as many of the exercises as possible to make it a true core workout. Even though this workout is less than an hour, it doesn't feel too short because you work hard through all 5 rounds if you push yourself. The more space you have, the better you can do some of the drills. - posted by Karen on 2/11/2013

Mine -- Will NOT sell this one to anyone!!
I almost returned this one because it didn’t have as much ab work on it as I wanted. Plus, some of the ab moves were kind of “wild” to me—some tumbling and rolling—just awkward or foreign type of moves. However, for two days following doing this workout, I could NOT stop THINKING about it. I WAS CRAVING this workout because I ABSOLUELY LOVED the MOVES and the workout overall (less my initial stigma on the ab work). I just couldn’t WAIT to work out to THIS ONE AGAIN and so I did!! I’m totally IN LOVE with this one!!! BTW, I’m an advanced “Cathe-athlete,” and I sweat buckets & my legs get very fatigued during the fourth set. (The good thing about these types of Hiit workouts is that the body recovers quickly afterwards.) - posted by wilsonpugs on 11/15/2012

Cardio Core Circuit
I knew I was in trouble when I became winded during the warmup. This is an excellent workout, easy to follow and, to me, challenging. I love it. - posted by CJ on 4/27/2012

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I workout twice a day and i am always up for a challenge and using cathe's video was all of that she is excellent when it comes to form as well as challenging for cardio i was so impressed that i decided to utilize her in my weekly routine - posted by bonny on 1/26/2012

Great if you like ALOT of plyo!
Because besides the core exercises it is ALL plyo! I get bored with all that jumping and it hurts my ankles and my feet. I will be returning this one. - posted by Nancy on 10/10/2011

Cathe's workout
She is always great. This was a hard workout. The movements were a little to fast. As an occupational therapist I would slow the moves down to prevent injury. - posted by C.K. on 8/12/2011

Awesome Cardio Challenge
This is a super workout and definitely advanced. Cathe is great cueing and motivating. The time goes by fast. I felt like it was a good upper body workout as well as core. I like this one better than Kick Max. - posted by CDW on 6/23/2011

tough cardio work out
this is a tough cardio workout. I've only done it a couple of times once a week in conjunction with light lifting and yoga. I consider myself to be in pretty good shape and the intensity was perfect. A great alternative to running. - posted by Rebekah on 6/11/2011

YOWZA!
I'm a pretty advanced exerciser and this one is killer! I like the cardio/ads combination! It's easy to follow. The only reason I'm giving it 4 starts instead of 5 is because I agree with another reviewer that the "springing up" parts are kind of crazy. This 50 year old body finds it too hard, even though I am in good shape. - posted by Sweaty on 6/5/2011

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Narrow screen

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Level

Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.

Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).

Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.

Aerobics impact

Lower Impact: Both feet never leave the ground at the same time. This minimizes stress on your knees.

Higher Impact: Includes movements like jumps, hops and skips. Very high-impact is called plyometrics.

Mixed Impact: This alternates or combines the above styles.

Aerobics choreography

Basic: The easiest to follow. It ranges from simple walking-style marches to sports and athletic movements.

Complex: More intricate combinations and patterns. They're ideal for people who like to dance.

Moderate: More interesting than Basic, less dancy than Complex.

Toning emphasis

Upper body: Arms, chest and back.

Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.

Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.

Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.

Floor aerobics & toning

Definition: Includes two workout activities. The aerobics segments are fast-paced standing movements like marching, dancing and jumping. These segments require no equipment. The toning sections are slow, controlled movements working against a resistance. These may include Pilates and weight training.

Benefits: The combination of both activities provides a balanced workout. The aerobics burns calories, strengthens your heart and increases stamina. The toning builds lean muscles, increases your metabolism and makes everyday activities easier.