Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo 5 - Active DVD

Following on from the fourth in the Tae Bo series, which focused on abs and glutes, Tae Bo 5 Active offers a challenging 30-minute basic workout followed by a demanding one-hour advanced session. In the world of home fitness there are workouts and there are true workouts. Anything that bears the name of Billy Blanks is the blueprint for a true workout. Take up Billy Blanks at home and your mates will wonder what super-gym you've joined. The seven-times World Martial Arts Champion and part-time action movie star has developed his own fitness system, Tae Bo, which blends... elements of martial arts and boxing in an upbeat aerobic dance style. Anyone unfamiliar with the Tae Bo moves can start with the instructional session that comes at the end: this runs through all the basic moves very clearly. Every Blanks workout comprises an introduction, a warm-up, a workout and a cool-down. With a live recording featuring a wide range of ordinary people who look extraordinarily fit thanks to Blanks' tough, no-nonsense attitude, there is plenty of incentive right from the beginning. But as the warm-up goes into lunges, it's clear that this regime is not for anyone less than serious about fitness. The basic workout combines Blanks' best moves for an all-round cardiovascular session. The advanced session is much faster, with intense work on both the upper and lower body, including floor routines to work on the abs and glutes. This is hardcore fitness. --Lorna V [show more]

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