Billy Blanks Tae Bo: The Ultimate Collection Box Set (4 Discs)

I bought this box set just over two years ago in a Jan sale for about £8. Talk about amazing value for money! I do it every week and know every routine like the back of my hand. Forget high priced gym classes, get this.
I've got a black belt in Aikido and have also trained extensively in Karate. The moves in Tae Bo are simpler than Martial Arts but what Billy Blanks has done is pure genius. He's taken all the moves that work and tighten muscles and simplified them down so that everybody can do them. Yet at the same time he's perfected the movements so that they work and tighten my body in a much more focused way than any Martial Arts training session has ever done.
One important thing to note is that the 'Active' and 'Energise' discs are EXACTLY THE SAME. It's totally cheeky to have two identical workout discs with different titles but even though it's really a three disc box set it's still excellent value for money. So they didn't really need to try and con us after all.
The 'abs and glutes' disc is a 30 min advanced workout. Only one workout on the disc, but it's great and very focused for your abs and butt.
'Energise' has an 8min workout, 30 min basic and 50 min advanced workout. The 8 min workouts are really 15 mins because they include a quick warm up and warm down but boy is it pumping. Like a Tae Bo sprint. I haven't done the 30 min basic for a long time but it's def the place to start your Tae Bo workout (after the instructional vid of course). The 50 min Advanced workout is awesome! It's pretty much a slightly toughter version of the 'abs and glutes' workout, with a good focus on abs and butt in the middle but with loads of good cardio at the beginning and end with a great 'tae chi esq' warm down to finish.
Forget 'Active' it's exactly the same workout as 'energise.'
'Ripped' is my favourite of the pack. This disc really is for toning and tightening the body BIG TIME. The 8min (15 min) workout is the fastest of the lot. The 30min basic is still pretty tough but the Advanced workout is the good stuff. It's a full hour of the coolest Tae Bo moves, filled with heaps of kicks, standing ab routines and it doesn't let up for a moment. Awesome stuff, but not for the faint of heart.
Small note is that the workouts are designed for women, and developed to sculpt lean and slender bodies. Perfect for women, but when I introduced my brother to Tae Bo the other day he made a good point that as a testosterone filled guy I should add a big and proper punching bag while I do it to add resistance and build strength rather than just punching the air which tones arms rather than build them. So if you're a guy grab a punching bag with your dvd so that you can build the boxing element into your workout too.
Super small note is that every workout is filled to the brim with heaps of people, so it always feels like you're working out with lots of people and there's someone for everyone to relate to.

Overall, great stuff. If everybody did Tae Bo we'd have a nation of fitter, happier people. Get it now.

Awesome DVD. I've tried loads of different exercise DVD's and this is by far the best. You know your getting a good workout as the next day you can feel all your muscles aching. You know what they say - No Pain, No Gain!! I'd definitely recommend this DVD, Billy Blanks is the bomb. Buy it, i guarantee you won't regret it. All i can say is LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and Billy Blank in lycra is quite a sight - a good one at that.

i thought this was the best work dvd i have EVER tried, it really gets you going and i dont feel like chucking it away and never doing it again, i want to do it every night (but dont always have the energy haha)!!
i have even reccommended it to people!!
it gets your heart pumping and you really start feeling the burn (which is a good thing) and thn the next dya you feel your muscles aching and as the say 'No Pain - No Gain'!!!

I tried this for the first time today. I think it is very good. I have aches and pains in many places i didnt even think you could get them. My legs feel stronger already. The workout certainly got my heart racing and myself sweating. The moves are a little bit tricky but very easy to learn, obviously practise makes perfect. I cant wait to master it some more. All in all this is a very good workout to help lose weight and get fit, far better then any of the celebrity workouts and much more fun!

i personally find this really hard to do and haven't mastered it yet but there is a instructional tutorial thing to help you before you try the workout my friends got my dvds at the moment but gonna try again soon but when i did try it it nearly killed me (not in bad way) its fast aerobic kick boxing and karate style moves all at the same time and the way you have to twist for some punches and stuff you toning your tummy and waist and the way you have to stand for other punches etc: your toning your butt and thighs combings the toning with the aerobic part and you could burn up to 600 calories doing this dvd correctly and putting your all into it and in total on the four discs there is 2 eight min workouts 4 main workouts beginer intermediate and advanced workouts on 3 discs and the instructional workouts count too coz your still working!! billy blanks aint famous for nothing hes changed a lot of lives !!!!