Christi Taylor Solid Gold Cardio Thoughts

Solid Gold Cardio - this is my fourth Christi Taylor workout that I have done and it is definitely my favorite. The music and combos really came together in this workout. Both suited each other.

Solid Gold Cardio has 8 mini combos. Combos 1 -4 are taught first, then combos 5-8. A brief perceived exertion test separate the combos.
There is a warm up , much of which is used as part of the first combo. The cool down is the same cool down Christi used in Solid Gold Step which appear to be the cast member from both the Solid Gold Step and Solid Gold Cardio workouts. There are a lot of cast members in the cool down.

In the Solid Gold Cardio, there are a total of seven cast members. Christi and two others do the advance and more complex moves. The remaining cast members do the modify or more basic moves. A couple of the combos were tough for me to pick up right away.

The cardio is either hi or low impact. Christi makes the moves high impact by adding a bounce to the moves, but you can keep the moves grounded as several cast members do.

Lots and lots of extra DVD content, most of which also appear on the Solid Gold Step DVD.
Move Masters
Choreography 101
Bonus Beauties
Combinations Platters

After having done four Christi workouts, I have to say she is really good a cuing and her routines are uniquely put together. And while I wasn't overly crazy about much of the music (across all four DVDs), I thought her choreography in all four really good.
Another thing about Christi is she likes to sing.
Solid Gold Cardio - 4 & 1/4 stars

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