In addition to the hi/lo workout, the disk includes many bonuses: ten minute sessions focusing on abs, squats & push-ups, back & behind, pilates, a core ball workout, andan extended stretch. You can do the main workout, or one of the combination platters: shortened versions of the main workout, with warm-up and cool down, aerobics only, or a strength and stretch routine from the combined ten minute segments, or everything strung together.So this is quite a versatile workout. You need a bit of floor space, but no special equipment unless you want to do the core ball workout.The aerobic segment is quite complicated, and I found the cueing confusing (too early). Christi has three people demonstrating the more complex movements and four in the back doing a less difficult variation, but these people are hard to see on a small screen. To help you learn the moves, there is "Movemaster", which goes through each move separately, slowly, and showing you what the person does from behind. This is very helpful, but the moves don't get strung together as in the main workout. Also, the DVD is NOT chaptered such that you can easily jump back to the beginning of a combination to repeat it, sadly.
Finally, there is Choreography 101 - which takes you through all the most basic aerobics moves, naming them and demonstrating them (e.g. grapevine, side lift, knee up, etc) . This would be helpful to an absolute beginner, however, such a person has a long, long way to go before they can handle the main workout's combos and flips.
The music in the main workout is okay, forgettable pop, but not just synthesized beat as in the other parts. You cannot turn off the voice or the music as in some workout DVDs.
Overall, this is a good workout for an intermediate to advanced aerobics exerciser who likes to learn complex combos. It would get 5 stars if the moves were easier!
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Product Description:
Christi Taylor is pullin' out all the stops with SOLID GOLD Cardio, a veritable treasure filled with top-notch choreography, chart-breaking music, best friends, superior instruction and outstanding cardio & muscular benefits. Additionally, Christi has gone to great lengths to assist and educate all levels of exercisers. Besides including helpful modifiers to provide less complicated alternatives to complex choreography, she has also included two special features entitled "Choreography 101" and "MoveMaster." As always, you can bank on Christi's high fun-factor guarantee, as SOLID GOLD Cardio promises to be the crown jewel of your exercise collection! 50 min - Hi/Lo Aerobics; 15 min - MoveMaster (tutorial); 20 min - Choreography 101; 60 min - Mini Bonus Workouts
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