Tae-Bo Workout - Advanced and Tae-Bo Live! Sneak Preview

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When Billy Blanks called this workout Advanced, he wasn't fooling around. This 57-minute workout will have your heart racing, your pulse pounding, and your sweat glands working overtime. The familiar moves from Tae-Bo Instructional and Basic are here, but Blanks has put a little razzmatazz on them, adding slightly more complicated combinations that should be fairly easy to master if you've completed the first two tapes. The new moves--which combine Tae-Bo's patented mix of boxing punches and martial arts kicks--make this video much more exciting, but they also considerably raise the bar on the difficulty factor. In addition to the short warm-up, the cool down, and the 30 minutes of Tae-Bo, Advanced Tae-Bo also includes 18 minutes of muscle-crunching floor work. You know you're in trouble when even the guys in the tape have trouble keeping up. As Blanks says, your "butt should be on fire," and if you need to, "go ahead and scream a little." But, as always, Blanks is a supportive coach, reminding you to go at your own pace (stop for water if necessary), yet encouraging you to push yourself as much as you can. The music is still cheesy, and some of the camera work somewhat confusing (the overhead angle makes the body positioning in the floor work hard to follow). However, this is a terrific workout when you're ready to take Tae-Bo to the next level; just make sure you have truly mastered the first two tapes before attempting Advanced. A 20-minute sneak preview of Tae-Bo Live is included with this video. --Jenny Brown

Tae-Bo Workout - Advanced and Tae-Bo Live! Sneak Preview

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User Comments:

My Taebo Body

I have Billy Blanks to thank for helping me stay in shape. Ida

Fantastic Workout

If you want to sweat and feel strong, this is the workout for you. I wish they would redo this same video on DVD, but I will continue to dust off my VCR for this one.

Good Concept, Too fast

I love the concept but this advanced tape is poorly done. First, the stretching at the beginning is ridiculous - way to fast for a warm up/stretch (practically gave me whip lash when I did the neck stretches).

This was the biggest disappointment. That being said, I still love the concept.

Second, the double time movements are impossibe to do correctly (due to the speed) and dangerous. However, I have not given up on Tae Bo because it is my favourite type of exercise and recently bought the advanced II in the hopes that it will contain all of the above mentioned aspects that a safe and effective workout routine should include.

I quit doing this tape due to the above reasons and bought the Kathy Smith kickboxing workout which was put together perfectly, with proper stretching, warm-up, etc. To be honest, I can't see how a lot of people have given this workout 5 stars.

Third, the video quality is the worst I have ever seen and it seems like the routine was put together in one take without proper editing, cueing, etc.

A workout for martial artists

The key is to adjust it to your own capabilities. If you like Tae Bo, you'll LOVE martial arts, and you'll learn self defense techniques to boot. Some of the moves are VERY high impact (for example, the jumping front kick) and will wreck your knees or ankles if you do them repeatedly. In addition, some of the moves are so fast they don't allow you to focus on the muscles you're working out. If you're looking for martial arts skills, sign up for a martial arts class. As a martial artist for 5 years, I have high recommendations for this video. As long as you take this video at your own pace, it's great.For self-defense, though, this video isn't worth much.

Good workout, but really annoying problems

I wouldn't recommend buying this Advanced Workout but maybe the "Live" version is better. I usually maintain "single-time." I keep better form, get the same results, and minimize the risk of injury. I've been doing this tape five days a week for the last six months and have actually seen a noticeable difference in the toning on one side of my body. Hopefully they've worked through some of the kinks. That's how off kilter the sets are. Billy goes off on "inspirational" tangents while you're left doing multiple extra sets. the sets are really uneven and proper form is often sacrificed for speed.

However. I don't know, but it might be worth a try. It's a fast way to work out your entire body. Even the people on the tape have poor form during these sets. Even with these problems, I still like Tae Bo and I'm still doing the workout (I've just switched sides so I can even out my muscle tone). The cardio is intense and you really get the chance to tone your muscles. Overall, I'd say this is a good workout.

Also, there are several moves where he takes you into "double-time" where you are asked to do the move so quickly, any hope for maintaining proper form flies out the window.