Cathe Friedrich's Turbo Barre DVD

A flowing workout that combines dancer-inspired barrework with traditional Cathe-style toning. It's a high-rep, high-intensity program designed to increase both strength and flexibility. You'll begin with rhythmic standing exercises that use dumbbells to work multiple muscle groups. That's followed by an all-barrework segment featuring moves like curtsey lunges, ballet relevés and athletic squats (holding the barre to allow for more effective, full-range-of-motion progressions).

The program ends with classic floorwork exercises like push-ups and ab curls. As always, Cathe's cuing is clear and easy to follow.

Requires 3 to 8 lb. dumbbells and a challenge band. They use a ballet barre but a chair will work. ©2011.

This results-oriented low-impact workout focuses on strength, flexibility, and high-energy fun.

TurboBarre is the ultimate long and lean total-body strengthening workout and uses many of the same methods that professional dancers use in training. You’ll incorporate elements of Pilates, yoga and ballet, drizzled with some light cardio benefits, for an excellent total-body conditioning workout.