Step N Motion I

Cathe Friedrich
Year Released: 1989

Categories: Step Aerobics


I cannot tell you how much I like this video. I just got it today so have only done it once but I think I will do it often. It is pretty intense, but the cardio portion is shorter than most of her other tapes at only 28 minutes but I definitely felt thoroughly worked out when it was over. It says on her website that this is her most unique tape in the series and that is one of the things I really like. It is different than most of what you see done today but only dated in the sense that she spends more time explaining what are now considered fairly basic step moves. Other than that, it is different from current tapes and from any I had in years past. I like the fact that she combines a little bit of floor aerobics (minimal) as well as plyo power and lower body toning that still keeps your heart rate up there. The music is great (if you spent a lot of time in dance clubs in the '80s like I did you'll see what I mean) and I will definitely reach for this tape whenever I want to relive my youth or just have a blast. I skipped most of the upper body toning because I do more of the heavy weight, low rep thing but it looked good if you like the lighter weight, high rep format. The ab section was good too and I really felt it. Okay, call me a dork but I think this will be one of my favorite tapes. Makes me want to pull out my old Madonna albums (albums?), rent About Last Night, and catch some re-runs of Family Ties!

Instructor Comments:
Cathe is upbeat and motivating as usual.

Dana Shepperd

06/19/1998