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.
Level: Advanced
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: Higher
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: Complex
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.
Instructor:
Cathe Friedrich (Instructor Profile)
SKU: 7465
Runtime:
59 min.
Region:
0
Street Date:
06/01/2005
Certified instructor description: Non-stop and ultra-challenging, it features ten complete aerobic/anaerobic cycles. Each cycle begins with innovative step cardio followed by an off-step/high-impact “burst” and ends with a well-deserved active recovery. It's all carefully structured to maximize do-ability (e.g. the most complicated choreography is paired with the least intense cardio bursts). The mostly-in-the-air “burst” segments are the toughest; they range from plyo jacks and plié jacks to tuck jumps and standing jumps. With slightly shorter recovery periods, this program is a little harder than Cathe's Imax 2. Some recognizable-song vocal music. DVD offers pre-programmed workout options (e.g. all the step segments, without the “blasts”). ©2005.