Step Max

Cathe Friedrich
Year Released: 1995

Categories: Step Aerobics


When I first watched this video, I thought that this was a tape I was not going to like. The orange set looked garish and is made more so by the purple outfits that the exercisers wear, some of the funky moves in the warm-up and cooldown looked silly, and Cathe is younger and goofier than she is in later videos like Power Max. But after trying it a couple of times, I found I loved this workout. This is a tape that excellent for a day that you're feeling a little sluggish, but still want to get your "derrière" kicked. The three sections build in intensity. The first section is intense enough to get your heart pumping, but simple enough to allow that extra time you need to get your mind moving. My one criticism with this section is that the intensity lets up a little too much during the "3 count horses." To add intensity, I use the variation from Power Max with the double jump. The second section is tougher, and the choreography slightly more complex. It's the third section ("Plyo Power") that makes me adore this tape: the choreography is still moderate, but aerobically, it's a killer — IMO, the toughest section in all of Cathe's post Mega Step Blast Videos (to date). To my surprise, I love doing the cooldown, funky moves and all. In fact, this is my favorite of Cathe's cooldowns, I don't know why — the power of those endorphins generated by this excellent workout, I guess.

Instructor Comments:

Karen P

01/04/1998