This is the companion video to Tae Bo Flex and is a straight cardio workout with about half an hour of cardio plus about 6 minutes each of warm up and cooldown. Those who have done Tae Bo before will find many familiar moves. Billy spends some time building the punches and kicks and then you do several combos in the second half of the workout. Between combos he introduces a \"butterfly\" arm movement which keeps the heartrate up better than just marching in place. There\'s a lot of kicking and not so many speedbags, both of which I appreciated. Billy throws in a little bit of toning with some wide squats and side crunches but the emphasis is on cardio.

This is an excellent introduction to Tae Bo for anyone who hasn\'t tried it before or did one of the older Basic workouts and found it too uneven and awkward (or too short). I\'m a little ambivalent about the music but mostly I don\'t really pay attention to it. I like this video better than the Energy workout in the 2004 Capture the Power set and use it far more often for straight cardio days.

Instructor Comments:
Billy\'s cueing is better but he will still bug those who like consistency and mirror cueing. He is definitely one of the most motivating instructors out there and you get the feeling that he genuinely cares about you.

Kate