This is a very exciting Tae Bo workout! The beat is very very fast compared to his Tae Bo Basic tapes. A high beat compared to most aerobic tapes. The warm-up has this great energizing music. You do neck and shoulder rolls, side stretches and 16 plie squats. Then you do some good stretches for the hip flexor and then you do a pushup during the stretch which helps to deepen the stretch. Some other stretches are for the inner thigh and hamstring. Billy also warmups up your ankle too. The workout starts with jabs and jogging in place. This workout has both high impact and low impact. Some of the combinations are jab from corner to corner, horse stance with an upper cut, Jab with a jumping jack, 2 knee ups with 2 kicks and 4 jumping jacks. He also does a lot of standing ab work where you bring the knee up and contract the abs. This is one of the most effective exercises that has toned my abs like no other exercise video. But at first, my abs weren't used to this exercise so I didn't "feel" the abs working. But within a week, I could feel it working. So keep consistant with it! He does kicks at 1/2 tempo to teach you and then picks up the tempo and you go lightning fast! He also does a knee up and a side kick and this really gets the heartrate up. He then has you recover by doing a grapevine with a knee up. This is just a little bit of what he does in this video . He has a great variety of TAe Bo moves in this tape. I like it at 1/2 way through the workout, he says,"You're half way through, baby. I need 30 more minutes." It really is motivating! The toughest move is the 2 knee ups and alternating roundhouse kicks. It takes alot of balance and energy to finish! At the end of the workout, you do stationary dips and plies and my legs are burning! The floorwork is tough too. Donkey kicks, back kicks, knee raises, side leg lifts and round house kicks on your hands and knees and more. The ab work consists of crunches, fast sit-ups with an alternating leg raises and more. This is the best ab work in all Billy's tapes. There isn't any stretches at the end of this workout. Then Billy stands up and starts clapping and laughing. It is really a tough workout with great music! Some of the songs are "I'll Be There", "Push It","A little Bit of Ecstacy"," H.A.P.P.Y. Radio"', "Joystick", "If you Could Read My Mind". The music is very very energizing and upbeat. Really keeps you motivated. Billy is so encouraging. He goes throughout the class and says,"Keep going!". I like it how he holds his hand up to the camera to have you punch at him. I loved this workout. The set is bright with a pleasing to the eye red rug. There are all different sizes of people and the camera is always changing from Billy to the other people in the back so it's entertaining.It's the most exciting kickboxing workout I've done. I am advanced exerciser and this was a dripping with sweat video.

Billy Blanks is a great enthusistic teacher. He has an incredible "on camera" video disposition. He really communicates well and cares for his class. He gives good form tips to all the 50 people in his class. This is my favorite kickboxing workout. Tae Bo really does give results like no other tape. Within 2 weeks, I saw results.

Mandy Lee