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Tae Bo® Products by Billy Blanks |
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Review
Summary |
You don’t have to be a fitness buff to recognize the name Billy Blanks or to have heard of the Tae Bo fitness products. The first Tae Bo classes were offered around 1982 by Billy Blanks in Boston. The classes developed Tae Bo into a huge fitness phenomenon, and the first Tae Bo workout video was released in 1998. Since that time, the Tae Bo program and Billy Blanks have gained international notoriety and domestic stardom. There are now numerous Tae Bo DVD’s and entire fitness systems based on the original Tae Bo workouts created in Blanks’ basement.
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| Components |
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Tae Bo is a workout method that is quite unusual. It is a hybrid of martial arts, boxing and even some dance. The workouts are said to be high energy and combine different kicks, punches, block, and strikes. According to the official website, Tae Bo combines self awareness, control, strength and rhythm to create a workout style that will increase confidence and improve body composition.
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here are a wide variety of DVD programs that currently incorporate the Tae Bo system. Because of this, the prices also vary. The smaller systems that include one or two DVDs typically run around $14.95 to $19.95 at the time of this review. There are larger workout systems, however, currently offered on the Billy Blanks official website that sell for about $40 to $60.
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| Qualities |
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The variety of Tae Bo products seek to serve the multitude of fitness goals that people have. There are smaller programs that offer one or two workouts, but the Tae Bo Bootcamp is a flagship system that has a large following. There are several workouts in this line of products, including a Basic Training version and a Boot Camp Elite. In addition, Billy Blanks offers programs like Tae Bo Amped, Celebrity Fit and the latest, T3.
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Tae Bo products from Billy Blanks offer fitness that is unique from other programs. They join boxing and martial arts with the rhythm of dance. The Tae Bo programs are said to deliver cardiovascular fitness with explosive moves that also give people strength training. The official Billy Blanks website features consumer success stories, as well as a short informational biography on Billy Blanks himself.
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