This is the second Tae Bo basic live workout and my favorite so far out of the three. It really does get the heartrate up. You start off with side stretches,punches and uppercuts to energizing, upbeat non-vocal music. He then stretches your hip flexor and hamstrings. This basic workout is more high impact even though the beat is slower than the advanced live tapes. I get a good workout with this tape and I alternate this tape with the advanced. The workout consists of front and side punches that really work the abs. You do these moves to the song,"You've dropped a bomb on me". Some other moves are jumping jacks, speedbag and a combination of the two. You also do high impact scissors with your feet as you alternate punches. This really gets your heartrate up. Some lower impact moves are a grapevine with punches and a knee up. There is a nice variety of kicks in this video. Side kicks, roundhous kicks,alternating side kicks and machine gun kicks. Some other combinations are his famous squat with an alternating kick and 2 knee ups and 2 front kicks and 4 jumping jacks. There is no floorwork. A nice Tai chi cooldown finishes the workout with a neck and shoulder stretch. Some songs are "Aint' Nobody Stoppin' Us Now", "December 19.Oh What a Night", "Do You Miss Me". Billy is teaching over 50 people in his L.A. studio. It's nice to see all different kinds of body sizes. Everybody is sweating and working hard. Billy is constantly going throughout the class and encouraging people, holding up his hand for your to punch. This is a very fun video! My favorite of the basic tapes.

Billy is charming and full of energy. He is motivating and keeps you going by his encouraging words and tips on form.

Mandy Lee