Tae Bo (Original 4 workout set)

Billy Blanks
Year Released: 1998

Categories: Boxing/Kickboxing/Martial Arts


This video series has been thoroughly broken down by other reviewers. I resisted writing a review because I did not think that Billy Blanks needed another testimonial (he has a whole infomercial full of them). But I have seen and tried nearly two hundred videos (since 1988), and this is the best of the bunch. Not due to the precision or production of the workout - I will concede many of the flaws that have been discussed- but because it makes me glad to be alive and healthy. I find Billy Blanks so incredibly motivating that I cannot even find words to express it. When I completed the Advanced tape the first time, and I saw Billy and his crew holding hands and dancing, I began to cry. I was so elated to find a workout that would motivate me and knock all of the self-loathing thoughts out of my head. I love to do Tae Bo, and I regularly use all three of the actual workout tapes (basic, advanced, and sprint). Even better, my husband has tried it and is hooked. After the first time he worked out with the basic tape, he asked me to pre-order the two new tapes. Thanks to Tae Bo, we are looking and feeling better than ever. I cannot imagine ever becoming bored with Tae Bo. This is the best sixty dollars I have ever spent.

Instructor Comments:
I adore this man. I connect with his style, somehow. He is encouraging, demanding, sincere. He believes in me, and I believe in me. If your taste does not run to the charismatic-revival type, he will probably annoy you. But I believe!

Pilar

02/06/1999