I've never been a huge fan of Cathe Friedrich's workouts, aside from her older weight training, Boot Camp, and High Step Training workouts. Her high impact and step workouts turned me off, though I faithfully tried one after another over the years. All those DVDs ended up on the exchange pile. I decided Cathe and I were never going to be a match, so I began ignoring her workouts altogether.

The Low Impact Series changed all that! "Afterburn" is my favorite workout from that series, though many others are right behind it("Athletic Training," "Cardio Supersets," "Trisets"). I hope Cathe continues to provide high intensity low impact workouts like this in the future. :)

You WILL need a towel and lots of water after doing "Afterburn." You will also need some 8 - 15 lb. weights, sliding discs, and Dixie Cups for this workout. (I substitute socks for the cups.) The actual workout is 44 minutes of low impact intensity (54 minutes total). Here's a breakdown of it. Note that each interval is actually done twice -- first on one side, then repeated on the other side:

Warm-up

INTERVAL 1:
Squat digs
Squats with bicep curls

INTERVAL 2:
Disc mountain climbers
Dixie Cup front lunges

INTERVAL 3:
Lateral skates
Plie front swings

INTERVAL 4:
Air squats
Disc squat thrusts

INTERVAL 5:
Runners' squats
Rear lunge hammer curls

INTERVAL 6:
Cross under kicks
Plie squats - one-arm upright rows

INTERVAL 7:
Disc jacks
One-arm clean & presses

INTERVAL 8:
Spider man mountain climbers
Lateral lunges

INTERVAL 9:
Lunge kicks
Dragging planks with push-ups

INTERVAL 10:
Dixie Cup line taps
Rear lunges with lateral raises

Cooldown and stretch.

Instructor Comments:
Nearly everyone on VF knows Cathe. What more can I add? She's a wonderful instructor.

Michelle Easton