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.

How Exercise Affects Your Cortisol Level and the Implications It Has

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Cortisol has ominous connotations, after all, it’s a stress hormone, and one that can have a negative impact on your body. However, your body produces cortisol for a reason. It’s only when the stress hormone gets out of hand that it leads to problems. Your body releases more cortisol into…

Women Who Wear a Weightlifting Belt May Be at Higher Risk of This Problem

February 23, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Weightlifting belts are popular among men who lift heavy weights, but women wear them too. In fact, you can buy weightlifting belts designed just for women. Belts for weight training are wider and thicker than a fashion belt and made to fit securely around your waist. They come in…

Is Exercise Good for Hip Arthritis?

February 23, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Osteoarthritis is the most frequent form of joint disease that people develop with age. You hear a lot about arthritis of the knee, but arthritis also impacts the joints in the hip and the most common is osteoarthritis of the hip. Anyone can develop hip osteoarthritis, but people with structural problems…

The Deadlift Variation You Aren’t Doing but Should Be

February 23, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

You might think that squats are the king of exercises, but some would argue that deadlifts garner that distinction. It’s not surprising! Few exercises work as many muscle groups as the deadlift does, and when you work more muscle groups, you burn more calories, get more benefits from a single…

5 Superfoods That Don’t Live Up to Their Hype

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Are superfoods as “super: as they seem? It might surprise you to learn that there isn’t a standard definition for the word superfood. In fact, it’s just a marketing term that manufacturers use to increase the demand for such foods and make them sound more appealing. Food manufacturers use the…

Surprise! Bone Density and Bone Strength Aren’t the Same Thing

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

All women should be concerned about their bone density and risk of osteoporosis, a serious bone condition where bones become less dense, more fragile, and prone toward breakage. A bone altered by osteoporosis can break with only minor trauma. For example, some women only discover they have osteoporosis after they…

5 Ways to Maximize the Benefits of HIIT without Injury or Overtraining

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is your ace in the hole for getting an effective workout in record time. Because you’re working out at a high intensity, it takes less time to get fitness benefits. Who doesn’t like to see change occur in record time? Studies show you can improve your…

5 Ways to Improve Your Push-Up

February 16, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

How many push-ups can you do? Even if you can only do a few with good form, you can increase the number over time through consistent training. The ability to do push-ups is a general measure of overall fitness, although being able to do lots of them is a measure…

Beyond Kickbacks: Power Up Your Triceps Strength with These Exercises

February 16, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

What exercises do you do to build stronger, more defined triceps? Some compound exercises people do for other body parts also work the triceps. However, your triceps can also benefit from more focused work since it’s a muscle you shouldn’t neglect. Too often, people work their biceps harder than their…

4 Ways Ultra-Processed Foods Make It Harder to Lose Weight

February 16, 2020 by Cathe Friedrich

Cathe Friedrich

Everyone knows that ultra-processed isn’t healthy, but convenience sometimes motivates people to seek them out. No wonder! Not everyone has the time to prepare fresh meals from scratch. Food manufacturers know this, and that’s why packaged and processed foods are a multi-billion dollar industry and the demand shows no sign…