Cathe Friedrich CrossFire Metabolic Cardio HiiT Aerobics DVD - Use This Fitness HIIT Workout For Weight Loss, Burn Fat, Cardio, and To Crush Calories

As a former dancer/gymnast, I have always been active and have done Firm videos and other cross train faves for years. I turned to the Cathe videos and haven’t looked back. There’s considerable jumps and plyometrics in this video so on account of worn out knees I modify certain movements I may regret later. Even doing that it’s a kick butt cardio charging workout with total body effects. If you want to lean out and shred fat you will with this workout

The exercises in the video are okay (some are quite challenging), but the amount of time spent doing nothing between exercises is considerable. I found that just as I was getting my heartrate where I wanted it, it was time to stop, take a breather, and change equipment. Very frustrating as I was hoiping this would be more of an aerobic workout.

As I have mentioned in other reviews, I am a long time "Cathlete" and have worked out to her DVDs for over 10 years, as well as others such as Insanity and Turbofire. This is some intense cardio that will leave you breathless and feeling as though your entire body has been worked! I did this one today (for the 2nd time ever) after her Slow and Heavy Chest and Back workout. Probably not the smartest of ideas, as I was completely spent afterwards and will likely be sore, sore, sore tomorrow. :-)For almost an hour, you will work out using various and proven techniques including HIIT, tabata (20 seconds of high intensity followed by 10 seconds of rest), and metabolic conditioning (cardio which incorporates light/moderate weights for added intensity and muscle toning). There is a variety of equipment used but you could get by without some of it. I would, however, highly recommend the firewalker band (simple round rubber fitness band) as it really works the adductors and abductors while getting your heart pumping!Using my Suunto HR monitor, it showed that I burned almost 500 calories with Crossfire today. Not too shabby! It is fun, fast-paced, and effective. Also really enjoyed the music on this one. I am confident that consistent use will render great results. Definitely a keeper and one that will be in my weekly rotation! Thanks for another fantastic workout, Cathe!

What a Nice Change from my other Exercise DVDs. I have purchased 50 or more and just recently tried Cathe Friedrich. I am probably intermediate-advanced in my exercise ability and find her routines challenging but do able. I have deleted alot of my previous purchased from Jillian Michaels (although some of hers I really like) because they are just too disorganized with what I would call bizarre movements. Killer Body and Extreme Shed and Shred are examples. Bob Harper is so boring! He has such long segments of the same exercise it is torture! I like Amy Dixon's Breathless Body series but others she has produced are too easy. Cathe keeps me motivated and I love, love, love the short fast moving segments. Never boring and really challenging. She does require more equipment than others but it is easy to substitute. I don't use the slide and glide disks and can perform all the movements without them. I did purchase the exercise leg bands from Amazon (not her Firewalker band) and find that a good addition to the workout. I use a Garmin and Cardiac monitor and burn more calories with her workouts than others that seem harder to do. Plan to add more of her DVDs!

This workout is great because you can adjust it to your schedule, whether you're short on time or want to complete the entire set, etc. I love the options of creating your own workout with the "premixes" and though they are short sections, they still provide a good workout.

Cathe really does not play around. I'm a solid intermediate, have been doing this video on/off for well over a year and STILL I, quiver, lol no really, I still grunt through some of the reps and sometimes I flat out can't make it through the entire set. I'm not going to go through the entire video, others have done that but I will say I feel like if there's any dvd in my collection to take me to the next level, it would be this one. My consistency historically has been more the problem than this program failing to work.I like that this dvd uses less equipment than most of her others. She's one of my favorites. This dvd gives an outstanding total body workout that will be felt the next day.

This DVD is supercharged! If you want a tough, long (entire workout with warm up and cool down is 55 minutes) cardio workout, with some strength moves( you'll need, 3, 5, 10 and one 15lb. weight), high variety, with modern, fast paced, fun music then this is for you. Cathe's dvd's are always tough, but I have not always enjoyed the music on her dvd's. But the music on this one is fantastic. The workout is so tough it does have a little bit of a dread factor to it but I remember the fun music and it makes me push play. I love all the premixes too! I would have given it 4.5 stars if possible only because I didn't like the first core bonus exercise. It was tough on my wrists.

Love Cathe's videos always have. This is a good workout for alternating my intense training routine, Wold definitely recommend it