Step Max

Cathe Friedrich
Year Released: 1995

Categories: Step Aerobics


This video is another high quality Step N Motion product. Cathe’s cuing is great and the moves are fun. The choreography in this video seems to be less involved than PowerMax or Step Fit, but it is still a lot of fun. The workout is broken up in to three sections, warmup and cooldown/stretch. The warmup is fun, and flows right in to the first section which is mainly a set of linear combinations that you do on one leg, and then you do the whole thing on the other leg. This is the longest section of the video at 16 minutes. The next two sections are more intense, but are also more fun. The second is a series of alternating propulsion/non propulsion moves on and off of the board, that makes a full dance that you do at the end. This section really gets the heart rate up, and although some people have mentioned that the soundtrack is a little overused, I love it. During the second section, I whoop and holler right along with Cathe. The third section is the shortest, and most intense. I neither whoop nor holler because I do not have enough energy or lung capacity to do so. This section has some very challenging power moves, and when you think you’re totally exhausted, she says "I’ve brought back the riccochet" and you start hopping. After the third section, "Plyo Power" I feel completely wrung out. The cooldown is kind of a funky one, and it’s a lot of fun, and not too long. Stretches follow. This video is a lot of fun, and provides a good challenging workout.

Andrea H.

10/10/1997