Tae Bo Extreme

Billy Blanks
Year Released: 2003

Categories: Boxing/Kickboxing/Martial Arts


The workout is 53 minutes (as stated on the cover) incoporating step and light weights.
The moves in this workout are similar to all other Tae Bo tapes but I found that the step and weights gave a different dimension to Tae Bo. You will start out doing warm-up and then proceed through several combos without using the step to warm you up even more. Then You will move up to step - no complicated choreography here. After that you will use light weights to tone your body and you will feel the burn even with light weights since Billy uses high reps and pulsing approach. The weight sections include shoulders (upright rows, shoulder press), biceps, triceps, some pushups. Then you will do standing abs and some floorwork (kickback, and sidelifts - TOUGH!).
Overall, I would rate this workout high intermediate/advance. Eventhough the moves are basic, they are not boring and the workout flows well.

Instructor Comments:
Billy is really encouraging. I feel that he is very sincere and would like to help others. I found him very amusing and playful in this workout(he sang (rap style) while the background exercisers were doing weights).

Tanya

09/28/2004