Metabolic Training

[julieg]

Cathe,
What is metabolic training? Seems it is the new buzz word out there
for exercising. Do you have any dvd's that use this method?
Thanks!
Julie

 

[Janis]

Hello Julie:

I am not Cathe, obviously. I hope you don't mind me attempting to answer your question until Cathe can.

Metabolic training is not new, and it is certainly not new to Cathe. Call it metabolic training, call it circuit training, call it interval training, call it bootcamp – it is all the same.

Metabolic training is a combination of training styles and methods done in a back-to-back fashion with minimal to no rest between movements. These can be performed in circuits for an entire routine, or as a blast during steady state workouts.

There are so many workouts in Cathe’s collection that use metabolic training methods it might be easier to list the ones that do not.

But, here are the ones that, off the top of my head, that do:
Afterburn
Athletic Training
Hiit
Bootcamp
Drill Max
Cardio Core Circuit
Circuit Blast
Low Impact Circuit
STS Plyo Legs
Imax, Imax 2, Imax 3

I hope that helps for now.

 

[Janis]

Two more came to mind -

Intensity
Lower Body Blast


I am certain there are others. My list is by no means comprehensive.

 

[EllieB]

Hi Julieg!
You may be interested in these 2 articles posted not long ago in Cathe's blog :

http://http://cathe.com/the-benefits-of-metabolic-training

and

http://http://cathe.com/the-benefits-of-high-intensity-cardio-and-metabolic-training

Happy reading!

Ellie

 

[julieg]

Thanks Janis and Ellie you both have helped me greatly!