Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich has been a leading innovator of the home exercise video industry for over two decades. With over 200 workout titles to her credit, she created one of the first “step” aerobic videos in 1989, and continues to this day to produce fun, intense, and challenging workouts for all body types and fitness levels. Her workouts are distributed on DVD and via digital downloads and streaming. Cathe holds a long-time ACE primary certification, and has specialty fitness certifications in Indoor Cycling, Body Pump, Kickboxing, Boxing, Prenatal Fitness, Resist-A-Ball, Yoga Fit, Silver Sneakers and more. Her award-winning fitness workouts have been featured in the New York Times, Dallas News, and the Philadelphia Inquirer and have appeared in articles in the magazines Shape, Oxygen, Self, Health, Fit, Consumer Digest and Fitness. Cathe has also been featured on Fox Business News, CBS and QVC. Cathe is the mother of two boys: Eric, age fourteen, and Kyle, age twelve.

See What My Workout Blender Can Do For You!

November 10, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

The Workout Blender is an easy to use online application developed by us that makes it possible for you to create unlimited premixes from any of my videos. It is included for Free with your OnDemand subscription: | Sign Up For Cathe OnDemand | In just a few minutes you…

5 Exercises That Use Dumbbells to Strengthen Your Core

November 10, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Your core is the link between your upper body and lower body. It’s from this group of muscles that your body generates upper and lower body power. Strong core muscles help you sprint faster, swing a tennis racket harder, and do the functional activities you do every day with better…

The One-Minute Test Sit-and-Rise Test You Can Do at Home That Predicts Longevity

November 10, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

We know that lifestyle plays a role in how long we live. Staying active, eating a nutrient-dense, whole food diet, getting adequate sleep, and managing stress can add years to your life. Most chronic health problems that shorten lifespan aren’t because of genetics but lifestyle. Unfortunately, the United States has…

5 Cardio Exercises that Also Work Your Core Muscles

November 10, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Exercise time is valuable, and you want to get the most benefits out of each workout, right? Most of us don’t have unlimited hours to work up a sweat. Time is valuable. The good news? We can get more out of our workouts by multi-tasking, accomplishing more than one fitness…

Are Vegetable-Based Pastas as Healthy as They Sound?

November 10, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Most of the pasta that comes in shapes like linguine, fusilli, fettuccine, and pappardelle, is made of durum wheat flour. To make pasta in these popular shapes, manufacturers add eggs and water to convert durum wheat flour to dough. Then, they push the dough through an extruder with a die…

Are There Supplements That Can Lower Your Risk of Flu?

November 10, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

One winter surprise we don’t need is a bout of influenza. The influenza vaccine is the best protection against the seasonal flu, although the protection varies seasonally. How well the vaccine protects against influenza depends on how closely the vaccine matches the strains that are circulating. Some years the coverage…

Are There Health Risks Associated with Caffeine?

November 10, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

It’s the world’s most popular stimulant. Many people wake up to a hot cup of coffee and consume caffeine in one form or other several times daily. It’s hard to avoid! Caffeine is in tea, coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks, and even certain medications. We live in a caffeinated world!…

How You Can Change The Length Of Any Of My Videos To Fit Your Schedule

November 9, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

My Workout Blender is an easy to use online application developed by us that makes it possible for you to create unlimited premixes from any of my videos. It is included for Free with your OnDemand subscription: https://bit.ly/2PNjPMG My Workout Blender technology puts you in control of your workouts. You can…

Can living near traffic increase your heart disease risk?

7 Surprising Factors That Increase Heart Disease Risk

November 3, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

You’re already familiar with the most common causes of cardiovascular disease and lifestyle changes you can make to lower your risk. Research shows that smoking, excessive use of alcohol, eating a poor diet, being inactive, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, elevated lipids, and having a strong family history of heart disease…

What Does It Mean if You Have Headaches After Exercise?

November 3, 2019 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Have you ever finished a workout only to develop a throbbing headache? Frustrating, isn’t it? Exertional headaches are a rather common phenomenon and are most likely to occur after strenuous exercise, including weight training. Some people with exertional headaches also have similar head pain when they strain to have a…