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Cathe Friedrich's Low Max |
  Great Challenging Workout |
| This workout is definitely at the advanced level. I've been doing this workout for the last month or so and I still feel challenged every time. This is the first step workout I've ever bought and the only thing that was slightly challenging for me initially was the choreography. Cathe would go through a new combination and I would basically stare at the screen and wonder how long it would take me to get it. I would rewind the workout steps in slow motion, but in retrospect, this wasn't necessary. Even if everything doesn't come on the first or second try, doing what you can still gets you a great workout. The reason for this is because each of the 7 segments includes a step part and a "blast" part. The step part has the choreography and the blast is a heart-pumping 3- 5 minutes that's easy to follow, but definitely challenges you. The low max is great because I didn't want to be jumping around all over the place. I had to remove a star for the choreography being difficult to grasp initially. - posted by Grace on 3/24/2012 |
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| Great work-out |
| This is a great work-out with very interesting choreography. I find the cueing is not great; she sometimes forgets to let you know what's coming up. But once you've done the workout a few times, you catch on. - posted by Deb on 3/8/2012 |
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| Love it! |
| I like hard workouts that keep your heart rate at a nice steady pace. Cathe is an awesome instructor, easy to follow and motivating. - posted by Janine on 1/26/2012 |
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| Intense and confusing at first |
| I really like this workout. It starts off fairly easy on the intensity, but slowly works its way up with the toning portions. Step routines are somewhat difficult at first but not too bad. One thing is that Cathe doesn't repeat the moves as her beginner workouts. That took a little for me to get used to. - posted by Missy on 1/20/2012 |
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| Be patient but it will payoff |
| I bought Low Max over four years ago and shelved it because I got frustrated with the steps. I am a beginner stepper and intricate choreography really throws me. But I wanted to learn how to step and do it more often since, heck! I own one. So a few weeks ago, I used Gin Miller's Everybody Steps just to get a feel for the movements. Then I put in Low Max. Yes, the choreography can be tricky to the uninitiated. But, I started out by doing just one segment at a time to learn the steps. Sure, it's time consuming to do that but it's not very interesting to me to pop in a new workout DVD and be able to do the whole thing through perfectly, the first time. Where's the challenge. I'm up to segment five and will work through the last two over the next week or so. This was my first Cathe video and it was very important to have a low impact workout but it still be tough. I like that it's over an hour so I can work my heart. The blasts are tough and you get out what you put in. I don't Cathe's cueing is so great here but I think this video is a worthwhile purchase. Just put in the time, learn the steps, be patient, and if you miss a step just improvise. The goal is to keep moving, not get everything right all the time. - posted by Nicole R. on 12/2/2011 |
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| Cathe, Low Max |
| Too repetitive, and the steps will take many viewings to learn. Good workout, if you have the time. - posted by Catherine on 10/22/2011 |
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| Good Workout But A Bit Boring |
| This is a good long workout that will get your heart rate up for sure and burn tons of calories. I just find the step segments boring, and the blasts are kind of boring as well. I did sweat alot in this workout. I also got all of the moves down the first time I did this so it is pretty easy to pick the steps up. I am not sure what the last reviewer meant by a band coming with it as it is not supposed to. I do this on carpet with no problem as if I want to do pivots, I can. You just have to unload your foot a bit by picking it up when you pivot. In another section she gives you the option to pivot or not after the pony. I just don't do it. The blasts will blast your legs and glutes for sure. I do like that this is low impact and easy on the joints. I just wish this workout was a little more interesting and fun. I am not sure that I would do this one regularly due to the dread factor but I will probably do this one every few weeks or so in between my Patrick, Christie, Rob Glick and Seasun and more fun and choreographed step workouts like those. - posted by J.G. on 10/17/2011 |
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| Lower impact video |
| I was disappointed with this video. It was too slow for me and it did not come with the band. - posted by Lina on 9/16/2011 |
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| Not for bad knees |
| I've worked out to Cathe for years; however, I can't recall seeing so many pivots in one video. I have carpet and a small workout space (there is plenty of walking around the step as well), I found it rather impossible to continually find different moves to replace the pivots because there were so many of them. My knees cannot handle that much in one video. And maybe it's me, but her cuing seemed a bit more delayed than normal? But that can be overcome in time as the choreography is learned. - posted by Sabrina on 7/20/2011 |
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| Too many directional changes |
| I really wanted to like this dvd, but I stopped doing it in the middle because I got frustrated trying to learn the steps. There were too many periods of turning around facing away and going diagonal. Most of it is easy to follow, but when there was a directional change, I'd get lost and lose time. I turned it off and did Cardio Blast by K.C.M instead and got my heart rate up. Next time, I won't order a dvd with moderate choreography - I'll stick to basic. (I've been doing step for 20 years, and am not a beginner, btw.) - posted by Beth on 5/30/2011 |
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