Love the Advanced Workout!
I LOVE the Advanced workout. It is a great overall body workout. Just when your out of breath and ready to quit Billy slows it down for you. It was just what I was looking for to get back in shape.

The Basic is great for beginners. I did it for two weeks and moved on to the Advanced.

The Instructional should be watch for first timers. Billy shows you the correct form to put less stress on elbows, shoulder, knees, etc. Having bad knees I know you need to do it correct or you won't be walking the next day.

I would recommend combing this workout with others, so you don't get tried of doing the same thing and keep challenging your body. I also do the Rock N Sculpt series (which help you target abs and buns).

Alive
Awesome and a must in your work out program. My husband and I enjoy doing it together. It is something we can both do and feel good about it.

Wakes you up in the Morning!
After years of being an active gym goer, on and off over the years, I bought this video after retiring from the gym scene due to my increasingly hectic work and school schedule. After not working out for almost a year, I decided to start working out at home in the morning. One, I can't go more than a few months without going stir crazy if I don't get exercise. Two, I consider myself to be pretty active and needed to boost my endurance and energy for all that I have to accomplish in a 7 day-week.

I had heard a lot about Tae Bo and had previously done kickboxing workouts at the gym. What a degree of difference. This video did not offer the cardio I was used to. It was very sedentary in fact, especially the advanced portion, which focused a lot on upper body (arms & shoulders). I barely even broke a sweat(being the cardio lover that I am). To look at Billy and the rest of the crew, they seem to be dripping by the end of the video. I will say that this was probably the best workout for getting back into an exercise routine, after being inactive for so long.

For those who have couch potatoed their way into a few extra pounds, this is a great starter workout. After a month, you may be ready for something a little more invigorating (cardio!). I did find that his conditioning was very effective (being that I loathed conditioning and strength training). The ab, thighs, and glut workout was hard for me and definitely did the job. This is the only reason I continue to use this video. Not so much for the cardio (which is minimal) but for the toning and conditioning. The kicks as well are very good for building range of motion, which I had lost in the near year of not working out.

After a month of this video, I'm ready for something a little more challenging. I will give this video credit for definetly waking me up in the morning. I'm not a morning person and the little blonde woman that does all the counting, is loud enough to scare you into full alert. If she doesn't get you going then nothing will.

too many commercials
Too many commercials. I have no idea when the actual TaeBo instruction starts. AFter minutes and minutes of commercials, I gave up and shredded the dvd.

good workout, but not as fun as originals
This is a tough, sweaty workout, and a lot of fun. However, the enthusiasm that made the originals so motivating and engaging seems to have disappeared. Blanks is still his outgoing self, but his disciples aren't near as energetic as those from the original vhs set. Nobody answers with screams or counts except for that poor girl with the perm and the awesome abs, so she comes off as annoying because she's the only one getting into it. If I were the director, I would have ordered a reshoot and given them all some RedBull. Also, I think the workout was a bit easier, probably as a result of the complaints of health professionals that some of his original workouts were not so good on the joints (if people didn't warm up or follow the instructional video properly). All in all, it was a fun variation, but I'm going to find a vhs player so that I can do the old tapes.