On cardio work, I am an intermediate to advanced exerciser who enjoys with complex choreography at some level. After trying many different cardio workouts with varying complexity, I have found that I enjoy many of the instructors that would be classified in the dancier category of aerobics. I hadn’t ever tried Cathe Friedrich’s cardio, other than a couple of her kickboxing workouts. When this workout was announced and touted as a low-impact cardio workout that would give lovers of low-impact cardio aficionados a good step workout, I enthusiastically pre-ordered.

And, what a disappointment this workout was. I tried it several times, more times than I usually give a new workout, but I kept thinking my reaction must be due to not giving it a fair shake. I finally decided that no, it was the workout. I enjoyed the first few combinations. Then, every time, I reached a point in the workout where Cathe was rattling off the names of moves to do next with absolutely no instruction on how to get there where I would throw up my hands in frustration. I slowed down, rewound, and tried it a move at a time. I just could not “get” this workout. It often takes me multiple times for me to “get” the choreography in the workout – multiple times for my feet to accomplish what my brain understands the instructor is saying. In this case, my brain couldn’t even begin to understand what she was saying in order to tell the feet what to do. The workout was just poorly taught. I guess if I had done other Cathe workouts before this, I might have understood her directions, but starting with this workout was not an option for me.

I had none of the technical problems reported with the Hardcore workouts. The sound was fine. The production values with music and the background exercisers, etc. were fine.

Instructor Comments:
I have trouble separating comments about Cathe in this workout from my comments about how poorly taught this workout is. She led the workout though with her usual professional manner.

Laura S.