I love StepMax. I have a lot of fun doing the tape. I have been a runner for years and consider myself to be advanced in terms of cardio, but intermediate in terms of choreographic skills. If something is too complex, I get frustrated; if something is too basic, I get bored. Cathe hits the right balance with Step Max. I enjoy the warmup. It really makes me ready to workout. I find the first section fairly moderate, but I have fun with it and it prepares me for the rest of the workout. Section two is great - I never think I am working that hard, until I take my pulse. It is always really high. Section three is killer. It wipes me out every time. I am not crazy about the cool down - I don't enjoy walking around the step, and the stretching is too short. Plus I wish there was an ab workout. But these small complaints aside, I have to say that everytime I do Step Max, I really feel like I have had a great workout. Comparable to running, even. When I first tried the workout, I wasn't crazy about it, but after a few times through I was hooked. Once you know the routine you can do it again and again, and always get a good workout. I would give the video an "A".

Loleen