Whew! Kick Max is definitely more intense than KP&C, in terms of length, complexity of the kickbox drills, and as a cardio challenge. Even the warm up (11 min) is a little challenging with regular and pulsing squats.

The workout itself consists of 10 kickbox "blast challenges," beginning with some that will test your balance and ending with some that will test your cardio capacity. The blasts got harder as the video went along. At the end, expect plenty of plyometric moves like jumping jacks, jumping "rope" in a zig zag formation, power lunges, and some of those dreaded knee tucks.

She does not break down the moves quite as slowly as she did in KP&C. I think some of you will be happy to hear that since all that instruction can get a little old by the 10th time around or so.

After the blasts, you move on to leg conditioning drills. Cathe holds onto a chair and works the leg with small movements (think Callanetics, Lotte Berk, etc.) for a while and then goes on to rapid fire and slow kicks (think TaeBo).
And while I'm drawing analogies, I'll point out the set has statues on it (think classic Firms).

I like the leg drills and I like the idea of working the legs with two different styles on one tape, but the video may seem a wee bit long by the end for it.

Overall, one of my favorites. I love that it's more advanced that KP&C and other kickbox videos I own, but it didn't completely wipe me out and wasn't *quite* the killer some of her step workouts can be.

Instructor Comments:
She looks great and cues well. She really sets the standard.

Sarah-lara