Cathe Friedrich''s STS Shock Cardio: Step Moves DVD

This DVD is a big disappointment. I''m a huge fan of Cathe Friedrich and own every single one of her workouts. I pre-order on the first day of her sale, no matter what the workout. Cathe was one of the first instructors to offer advanced home workouts. Her STS Weight Series is one of the best advanced strength training programs out there.

That being said, I hated this workout. This is my least favorite of all the Shock Cardio workouts. But, I always try to find something positive to say about my favorite instructor.

What I liked:

**DVD production quality was excellent and up to Cathe''s usual high standards. There were no problems with the sound.

**the backdrop is nice to see. It''s the same one as the STS Strength Series, a loft-style room with views of New York City.

What I really disliked:

**the whiney, techno hip hop music. Cathe''s choice of workout music isn''t always great, but in previous workouts I could overlook the music because I was enjoying the workout so much. Not so with this workout.

**no fun factor. Even Cathe doesn''t look like she''s enjoying herself. She''s rather subdued. I miss her enthusiastic and friendly persona. I can only do about 20 minutes of this workout before giving up, because of this and the awful music.

**overly long warm up. A 9 minute warm-up is not needed for a 30 minute low intensity workout.

**no cool down. At the end of the Step section, Cathe says, "okay, stop the DVD and cool down for several minutes and then come back to join us for a stretch." No, I don''t think so. When I stop the DVD, it''s over. I would have much preferred a shorter warm-up, a shorter stretch and at least a few minutes of cool down.

**misleading workout description. It''s described as an advanced workout. I call this an intermediate one. I used 2 risers, instead of one and I still couldn''t get my heart rate into my aerobic zone. The choreography is complex, so I guess you could consider that advanced.

I recommend any of Cathe''s other Step DVDs over this one.

I only started step about two months ago and am slowly working my way up through Cathe''s step video''s. I really love this video. It took me several tries to work out all the moves, but once you learn them you can really work up a sweat. The video is 44 minutes from beginning to end, but it feels much less than that. Once you get past the warm up you''re done before you know it. I agree with some of the other posts though. This video I think is more intermediate than advanced. I have some of her other step video''s and I can''t even begin to do those yet. Yet....

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I would love to give this a five star review, but I can''t seem to get through the whole DVD before giving up. I wanted more challenging choreography, but I feel like I could try this for the rest of my life and never figure out the steps. I can''t work up a sweat because I spend my whole time watching, unable to catch on. I have watched it without doing the moves twice, and twice have tried stopping after each new move to try it over and over with no luck. It looks like it would be fun of I could figure it out! For now, I''ll have to do my usual workout in the morning, and, if I have time in the evening, keep trying this little by little.

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She is simply the best. Choreography could be broken down and layered, especially because I "borrowed" some of it for my classes, and ny students appreciate the different options. She is never too complicated, and with a few runs, you will really be enjoying it!!

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Took me a little while to catch on to her choreography, but once I learned it I have really enjoyed it. What a fun workout!