Maximum Intensity Cardio

Cathe Friedrich
Year Released: 1998

Categories: Step Aerobics


I hope to help nudge this one into the Hall of Fame. I didn't think I was going to make it through almost 80 minutes of cardio.

The title of this video is very true-- this is the toughest cardio workout I've ever done (even harder than PowerMax). The step actually wasn't as intense as the hi-lo, until the intervals at the end.

The hi-lo is fantastic. I hope Cathe does more. It takes up almost no room, is easy to follow and is so intense I was gasping. The step was almost like a little break. The intervals at the end of the step section aren't as hard as the hi-lo, even, in my opinion, but the whole workout was killer. I felt so good when I was done-- I haven't felt that pleased with myself after a workout in a long time.

This video has excellent music, just like most of her recent releases.

She mentions in her description of the video that you can keep pushing because the video keeps shifting the emphasis from your quads to your glutes to your hamstrings. This is true. That's probably how I made it through this without feeling like I was going to collapse from quad failure.

She says to do this no more than twice a week. Shoving this workout in just once a week will probably do wonders for your cardiovascular fitness (and I imagine it burns a ton of calories). Well worth the money, and then some.

Sara Whitney

12/04/1998