- Cathe's Cardio Kicks

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Hi ,

>I'll take your word for it that Cathe Friedrich's " Kickbox " is not as

>advanced as her " Cardio Kicks. " That tells me that " Kickbox " is not

>the video for me.

I'm pretty sure the Kickbox is from her Cross Train Express series, which

means the cardio portion is 30 min or less. It really isn't a toughie.

>Do you have any idea how the " Cardio Kicks " video breaks down as far

>as warmup, activity and stretch/cooldown? That would be helpful.

Hmm... it is tough for me to tell you how long everything is - but the

breakdown of the workout is a warm-up, then a long-ish segment of kickboxing

style aerobics (this is different from Tae Bo, it is really, to me,

kickboxing-flavored floor aerobics), following this is a series of " drills "

(this is more like Tae Bo and this section is great!! I love it and have

added it on to other kickboxing workouts to make them longer - i've used

weighted gloves here, too on occasion). This " drills " section is shorter

than the previous section, I think it is a total of 10 kicking and punching

combos. Following this is a cool-down. No ab work or other toning. It is

a challenging workout. The kickboxing-flavored aerboics does require some

space to move around in - so you may have to re-arrange your furniture a

bit!

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>I know this is kind of subjective, but one way I try to evaluate a

>workout is based on how much I sweat. What I need is a workout that

>will leave me looking like I just stepped into the shower with my

>clothes on.

Hmm...it is subjective - but I will say that just about anything produced by

Cathe is among the toughest stuff you'll find for a home exerciser. If

you're interested in doing step aerobics at all, her Interval Max (IMAX)

workouts are really challengin as is her Maximum Intensity Cardio (MIC)

workout. I wish there were more highly advanced options out there, but it

does seem that the industry caters to the beginner.

Hope this helps!!

Donna

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