| | |  | Exercise & Fitness | Home » » » Cathe Friedrich's STS Shock Cardio: HiiT (High Intensity Interval Training) DVD | | | | | | | Description: | | HiiT stands for High Intensity Interval training and is hands down one of the best ways to burn fat without causing your body to catabolize your own muscle tissue.
HiiT features three different high intensity routines that are all right around 30 minutes or less making these workouts perfect for you to use on days where you're short on time.
The first HiiT workout is 30/30, and as the title suggests, each interval is divided into 30 second high energy, plyo reps, followed by an equal 30 second rest for a total of 16 tough intervals.
The 2nd HiiT workout is 40/20 and you'll be doing 16 intervals. Each interval will be divided into 40 second high energy, plyo reps, followed by a 20 second rest. Three additional one minute breaks will be spread throughout the program.
The 3rd HiiT workout is Double Wave Pyramid. In this workout you'll do two rounds of intervals separated by only a one minute rest. In each round, you'll follow a pyramid cycle of nine intervals, in which you'll start your first set with a 20 second interval, and work your way up to the top of the pyramid, increasing each interval by five seconds as you go. Then you'll work your way back down the pyramid decreasing each interval by five seconds. | | | Features: | |
• Three Workouts on One DVD
• Released December 2009
• Choreographed and led by popular advanced-level fitness instructor Cathe Friedrich
• High Intensity Interval Training for maximum aerobic benefit and fat/calorie burn
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
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30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Insanely hard -- in a good way!Jan 31, 2010
By Leanne
Cathe F. is one of my favorite video instructors, and these three HIIT workouts are among the hardest workouts she has put out. HIIT workouts are designed to give you an amazing cardio workout, without catabolizing (eating away) your muscle. Don't let the shortness of these HIIT workouts (or of any HIIT workouts) fool you: these are VERY tough!
According to Cathe's website, the 30/30 workout (30 seconds of work, 30 seconds of rest) is the easiest, the Double Wave Pyramid (interval lengths build up in time, and then build back down) is the middle one, and the 40/20 (40 seconds of work, 20 seconds of rest) workout is the hardest. I definitely agree! While the 30/30 and Double Pyramid weren't crazy, I thought I was going to die when I did the 40/20 workout for the first time!
Two of the three workouts on this disk also require a step bench, along with extra risers (for a total of four on each side). While you can probably modify the workout if you don't have a step bench, you'll definitely get more out of the workouts if you have a step.
I have a tendency towards tendonitis in one of my knees, and, so far, these workouts have not aggravated it. If you have bad knees, though, you might want to preview the workouts on-line since they do require a lot of plyometric jumping.
Another nice feature is that there is a countdown clock for each workout, so you know exactly how much time is left in each work and rest segment. Somehow, it makes it more bearable if you know how many seconds are left in the work sections! Each workout comes in at just under 30 minutes, including a warm-up and cool down stretch.
In my opinion, these are the hardest workouts in Cathe's new STS Cardio series. They are GREAT!
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
A New Favorite!Jul 30, 2010
By Andersonvillian
It is rare that I do an exercise DVD and run back to Amazon to review it immediately, but felt I had to share what I feel is the best DVD out there for intense cardio . I have been searching for a really good cardio routine that does not include weights (I already have several weight training DVDs) and came across Cathe's HiiT. I know a bit about Hiit and was trying to do interval training using my Garmin watch on my own, but when I found this DVD I knew it would be a good investment. I was not wrong. I started out with the 30/30 Intervals, which is easiest of the three on the DVD. But, by no means easy. If anyone has done Jillian Michaels Banish Fat- this HiiT is that times 1000 as far as intensity, but is packed into a shorther amount of time. The workout flew by and my shirt was drenched in sweat. I would like to get to the point where I could do two of the workouts back to back but for now, just sticking with one at a time.
The only negatives I can think of:
1)I actually wish that the segments were just two or three exercises longer(I know crazy, right??)
2)Also-during the Pyramid Wave there is a funny "type-O"-the segments show a preview on the bottom of the screen for the next exercise, instead of "Mountain Climber" on the bottom it says "Moutain Climber" just chuckled at that a bit-Didn't bother me or keep me from thinking this is one of the best DVD's ever.
3)This DVD is NOT for beginners, and there are hardly any modifications given, but as another reviewer said you can kind of make up your own, but I suppose it would be nice for beginners to have visual modification.
If you are really serious about losing weight and not wasting time with DVDs that do not push you out of your comfort zone, or if you hit a plateau, this DVD is your best choice.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Awesome Workout!Oct 11, 2010
By ChantiK
I'm a big Jillian fan and have most of her videos but wanted something new and shorter. This Cathe video is awesome! This workout is harder than any Jillian workout I've done. I tracked my calorie burn via a heart rate monitor and during Jillian's Banish Fat Boost Metabolism I burned 300 calories and that workout is 1 hour. During the Double Wave Pyramid on Cathe's video, I burned 200 calories and that was exactly 30 minutes with warm up and cool down. I did the 40/20 workout today and did not track calories, but I'm almost positive I burned more than 200, as this workout seemed harder to me. I would highly recommend this workout to anyone looking to burn a lot of calories in a short period of time.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Wow, that was intense!Sep 23, 2010
By Jackie
I received the HiiT DVD in the mail today and did the 40/20 workout. I consider myself to be in good shape - I work out 6 days a week doing step aerobics, running, pilates, yoga, and weight training. I'd read the reviews (hence the purchase!) but still thought it wasn't going to be *too* hard. Who was I kidding? It kicked my butt! The first few rounds of the 40/20 workout are easy enough to follow but really get the heart rate going. Near the end I was definitely modifying the moves.
All in all, a great cardio workout. I can't wait to try the 30/30 and Double Wave tomorrow!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Gargling my heart... in a good waySep 03, 2010
By Megan Alderton
"Home workout addict"
Wow, this workout is no joke. The first time I tried the 30/30 I had to pause it for a few extra seconds in between the exercises to keep my passing out! What the heck? I am in good shape... or so I thought. I haven't done much HIIT workouts though. I used to try it with running. I'd do about 1 minute of running full blast and then 1 minute of rest (walking). But this is far more intense. My heart rate was through the roof. Cathe is a good instructor who gives good explanations without talking too much. She is also a freckin beast! She hardly ever seems out of breath. The pyramid starts with 20 seconds of exercise, then 20 seconds of rest. It adds 5 seconds to each until you get up to 40. Then you work your way back down. They you get a one minute rest and do it all over again. Then there is the 40/20 which is definetely only for people in amazing cardiovascular shape! My hat goes off to you if you can get through it without taking additional breaks. As another reviewer mentioned, this one requires changing out your risers in your step throughout. The 30/30 keeps the step at the same height. The pyramid doesn't require the step. I like that. I am not the biggest fan of using my step. I understand it adds intensity to workouts, but I find myself getting quite clumsy over it. I got confused with the foot work of the warm up for the 30/30 because it's all off the step. I just make sure even if I'm not getting every step right,I'm moving enough to get myself warmed up.
This is a great, compact workout that I would recconmend to anyone trying to lose weight or just get in better cardiovascular health. Combine this with some weight training, and you should be dropping pounds in no time! Good luck!
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