Cathe Friedrich: Low Impact Series: AfterBurn (Review)

Cathe has so many great workouts, it's hard to get through them all!  One that has fit nicely into my Metabolic Rotation is AfterBurn, part of her Low Impact Series.  

This workout is all about burning calories after the video ends - called afterburn - by ramping up your metabolism.  Cathe alternates cardio and weighted cardio sections to achieve this effect.

After about a 5 minute warm-up, Cathe leads you into the circuit-style workout that has little rest.  There are 10 circuits, each one has a cardio move and a weighted cardio move which you then repeat.  So there are four exercises in each circuit.  Examples of the cardio moves...squat digs, lateral skaters, jacks on sliding discs, air squats.  Then for the weighted moves you do lunges with bicep curls, squats with overhead presses, burpees and push-ups (on discs).  These are all intense moves that work many, many muscles at once.  

These circuits last for almost 45 minutes.  Cathe then leads you in a cool down/stretch for 5 minutes.  

Cathe has done an excellent job with this workout. If you have knee problems, it's great.  You will be sore after this workout.  If you're already sore, the entire thing will be painful.  Ha!  After all, every single one of Cathe's workouts is a challenge for the legs and bum.

Equipment needed (though I don't use a lot of this): dumbbells of various weights, sliding discs, and Dixie cups.

Bottom Line: This is an advanced workout suitable for all types but especially for those with knee issues.