Rhythmic Step

Cathe Friedrich
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Step Aerobics


When I first did this tape I wasn't too keen on doing it again. That is rare for me considering Cathe's tapes usually call me again and again. But after forcing myself to do it a couple of times, and when I got the moves down, it became a challenging, fun tape. The only section that is a problem for me is section 3 with that backward shuffle and the move after that. It gave my knees a few twinges going backward when my knees are used to doing the shuffle going straight ahead on the step. The music is so-so, not great, a little repetitive. When you put the whole workout together at the end, you really huff and puff and it's a pretty long cardio workout. I think it's Cathe's longest workout, even longer than Step Jam. I will definitely do it again, maybe using the first two sections combined with some sections of Power Max or Step Fit. I have to say that Power Max was an addiction for many weeks, doing it almost daily, until I got it out of my system. That is not the case with Rhythmic Step, and maybe that's good - I won't get bored with it for a long time since I will only do it occasionally. Just a note: if you get confused with that shuffle step in section 2, you can substitute the "repeater shuffle" from Step Jam until you catch on.

maryann parker

09/05/2001