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Cathe Friedrich's Turbo Barre

Backcover description: This results-oriented low-impact workout focuses on strength, flexibility, and high-energy fun. TurboBarre is the ultimate long and lean total-body strengthening workout and uses many of the same methods that professional dancers u

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Cathe Friedrich's Turbo Barre

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Level:		Advanced

Toning emphasis:		Lower body

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Toning Emphasis

Upper body:	8 minutes	(14%)
Lower body:	34 minutes	(61%)
Upper/lower:	4 minutes	(7%)
Abs:	10 minutes	(18%)

Instructor:		Cathe Friedrich
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Certified instructor description: A flowing workout that combines dancer-inspired barrework with traditional Cathe-style toning. It’s a high-rep, high-intensity program designed to increase both strength and flexibility. You’ll begin with rhythmic standing exercises that use dumbbells to work multiple muscle groups. That’s followed by an all-barrework segment featuring moves like curtsey lunges, ballet relevés and athletic squats (holding the barre to allow for more effective, full-range-of-motion progressions). The program ends with classic floorwork exercises like push-ups and ab curls. As always, Cathe’s cuing is clear and easy to follow. Requires 3 to 8 lb. dumbbells and a challenge band. They use a ballet barre but a chair will work. ©2011. DVD has: 3 premixes (52 to 64 min. alternate workouts), Chapter menus, Wide screen.

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Cathe Friedrich's Turbo Barre
Challenging, flies by fast
As always, Cathe leads a great workout with excellent pacing, cueing and lots of challenge. I wanted to add ballet-type movement to my fitness regimen, and this is great. She has several familiar faces in her workout crew, and it looks like everyone is working hard just like I am at home. Great addition to any fitness library. - posted by Sue on 5/4/2012

Good full body work out
I'm an advanced exerciser in my early 60s. I work out 5-6 times a week but prefer low impact now more than ever. This tape is great in my rotation. It works my muscles in different ways than my usual weights and bands but is still a challenge. At the end of the tape I feel like I've had a good, full body workout and a nice stretch. I won't ever give up my weights but I'll be enjoying this once a week, too. - posted by Susan on 4/27/2012

Cathe: Turbo Barre
The entire routine is much tougher than it appears. Muscle endurance, lower body section and core sections are all a challenge. Great program! - posted by CJ on 4/12/2012

I love this workout!
I am an advanced exerciser and felt challenged by this workout. Every move is thought out and effective--no fluff filler stuff on this DVD. I appreciate that there are shorter workout matrix choices in the DVD though rarely use it. - posted by Stephanie on 3/28/2012

Not Advanced and Boring
How this workout can be billed as advanced and Low Impact Challenge Intermediate evades me. I use this workout for my light days. Low Impact Challenge Extreme is WAY harder than this. I even upped the weights from 5 to 8 lb and used the medium resistance band and still felt nothing. Also, I feel Cathe is out of her element here because these moves are not like any barre work I've ever done. I have had ballet training and this workout just does not cut it. It is intermediate at best and Cathe and her cast just don't impress me in this particular video. It is long and burns around 400 calories whereas if you do Low Impact Challenge Extreme runs appx. the same amount time as this workout and you will torch appx. 600 calories and have a lot more fun! - posted by Jennifer on 3/26/2012

LOVE!
This is an awesome video! Intense! And will see great results......If you love to feel the burn and see results.. - posted by Krystal on 3/22/2012

Another great workout!
This set is great. I like some better than others, but the turbo barre is great. I just used a chair and it works fine. As always, she kicks butt! - posted by Mac on 3/22/2012

Killer good
Love this DVD. I run twice a week, do yoga twice a week and a resistance workout once a week. I bought this DVD to increase my lower body muscle endurance and it does just that. Cathe's voice is soothing, her instructions are great and this DVD left my legs sore for days - in a good way. I'm now to the point where i can do 80% of the reps she does, and hope to be able to do 100%...someday. She's a brute! Great purchase. - posted by Elle on 2/25/2012

Need a new challange?
I only do advanced workouts. I fell in love with CarioBarre and practically wore the DVD out. I was looking for a similar ballet inspired workout that offered even more difficult toning moves. This ladies is it. Above and beyond all of my other DVD's...and I have 20 or so. Love the cuing, love the pace and most of all love the challenge. Great workout! Well done. - posted by Debby on 2/23/2012

LEAST favorite Cathe DVD.... A dust collector...NOT a GO-TO DVD
I returned the Turbo Barre DVD. It won't become your go-to work out. The Turbo Barre bonus segment in "Lower Body" is way, way better than this entire DVD. - posted by Butts N Gutts Girl on 2/10/2012

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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.

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.

Muscle Toning

Definition: Slow, controlled movements working against resistance (e.g. dumbbells, a band or just your own body weight). Includes Pilates and weight training.

Benefits: Builds lean muscles. Increases your metabolism. Makes everyday activities easier.