Don't let the hokey title turn you off -- this is really a good tape. You get two full workouts on one 2-hour (approx) tape, and as always, Cathe keeps you sweating and working.

Both sections have their own warmup and cooldown, so it's easy to do each one on different days if you want. If I have time, I just do it all at once.

The first part is step. I have to say I didn't really care for the warmup in this section. It seemed rather repetitive, and I didn't think the moves flowed all that well. But once that was out of the way, I really enjoyed the rest of it. The actual stepping is about 40 minutes. It starts off with basic moves, but then Cathe adds some power and starts putting the moves into routines, and then you start sweating. She then starts adding progressively more complex moves. I wouldn't really call any of the moves advanced -- except for the ricochet step -- but it is intense. The final routine will have you dripping.

The next section is strength training. It's not as complete as Cathe's Maximum Intensity Strength, but then again, what is?!? She does more reps than in MIS at a slightly faster tempo, so I use lighter weights for this. I used 8 lbs for most of it, and 10 lbs for a couple of things, and really worked my muscles. I don't get the "pump" I get from MIS, but I think that's just because you don't work any single muscle group to the extent that you do in MIS. That is not a negative comment -- sometimes MIS makes me feel like I'm going to die, and I need something like this on in-between days.

I didn't notice any whooping to speak of, at least not inappropriate whooping. In some of her earlier tapes, that got annoying. The music ranges from average to very good for my tastes. There is one country-sounding tune (in the warmup for the strength part) that I didn't care for. The wedding clips and comments don't bother me in the least. In fact, I like them -- I always like to hear and/or read about instructors and get a glimpse into what they're really like as a person, and this just shows more of Cathe's personality. With my embarassingly huge video collection, I'm sure I won't be doing this so often that I get bored with the clips/comments.

There is one part that makes me laugh, because I misinterpreted her at first, and every time I get to that section, I'm reminded of it. When she's doing the floor legwork, she talks about putting out your beach towels and suntan lotion around you to motivate you (thinking of how good you'll look at the beach). She says that her husband gets motivated when she puts on suntan lotion (I think she means she puts it on him). Then she says, "Now I'm getting corny." Well, the first time, I thought she said she was getting horny! So I have to chuckle now when I get to that part.

All in all, this video deserves an A. It's an excellent workout as well as an excellent bargain. The title would have to be a C- or D, though. Maybe Cathe could reissue this under a new name!

Annie S.