Comments on: Fitness by Cathe: Cardio+Weights 4-Day Split

By: Fitness

Fitness — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:41:00 +0000

She sounds great! I'll definitely be checking out her fitness routines. Thanks for the info!

By: nolafwug

nolafwug — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:21:00 +0000

I so heart me some Cathe! I do her Pyramid Upper Body and Lower Body workouts regularly and I am looking to try some of her other DVDs – but they are a bit pricey. She is a great instructor and her workouts are hardcore. Love, love, love!

By: Karla

Karla — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:03:00 +0000

I absolutely LOVE Cathe. My Mom and I taped her shows on FitTV and I do one everyday when I am at home (I'm in college, so that means summer when I think it is too hot for an outdoor workout/ Christmas break).

Cathe is awesomely fit and her workouts always challenge me. I especially enjoy the step workouts because it is fun to try new moves and combinations after working out for years...Beware though, if you come upon IMAX 2: this workout is NOT for the faint of heart.

I have yet to try out this DVD though, sounds like a good one!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +0000

Okay, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who knows her!

You steppers amaze me...

By: Healthy Hollywood

Healthy Hollywood — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:13:00 +0000

Another great review from FBGs!! I have heard of Cathe and even read about some of her fitness philosophies but I’ve never tried her DVDs. Although, I have always wondered about them so thanks for this!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:57:00 +0000

My "step" is a Bosu. Do you know how ridiculously hard Cathe's step video is if you're using a Bosu instead of a step?

I love love love Cathe, but hate hate hate her step workouts. It's still worth buying because all of the other workouts are really that good.

I use the front of the couch (under the cushion) for tri-dips - Sometimes I use my son's train table. I guess that I could get a weight bench to do things "properly;" but I justify the use of questionably safe /sanitary improvisations as a workout for my mind :)

By: eatingbender

eatingbender — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:50:00 +0000

Haha, hey - come in a little closer.

Closer.

I didn't know who Cathe Friedrich was, either ;o)

Thanks for the review, though! She seems like one tough cookie. I'm with you on the step - I ALWAYS get lost when I go to those classes and one time the instructor literally shook his head at me! Needless to say, I haven't been back...

But I LOVE the idea of "boot camp" and kickboxing!! And I'd love to see her veins popping out - intense!

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:14:00 +0000

I laugh pretty much every time I read one of your posts. My favorite part was: “so naturally I enjoyed it more (aka fell down less).” haha. That seems like a ridiculous amount of equipment. I teach step and I don’t even have a step at home so I’m clearly out 🙂

By: christie i.

christie i. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:04:00 +0000

Thanks for the review. I have a friend that swears by Cathe workouts. I should give them a shot!

By: determinedtobefit

determinedtobefit — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:57:00 +0000

Yeah! Glad you discovered what Cathe has to offer. My fitness level has increased so much over the past few years thanks to her workouts. I am not surprised that a lot of people have not heard of her. She doesn’t have infomercials and her videos aren’t sold in stores. Unless you are really into video fitness you have to catch her by word of mouth. Her workouts do come on FitTV though so I would encourage folks to check them out.

BTW – I love step and do it quite often and I am challenged by that sequence in High Intensity Step. When I finally figured it out I cheered!