Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo - Vol. 2 [VHS] [2000]: Billy Blanks: Amazon.co.uk: Video

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Tae-Bo 2 is the follow-up workout to Billy Blanks' massively successful Tae-Bo: The Future of Fitness. As with the original, it's a two-part tape consisting of a live half-hour workout and an instructional section which introduces the basic moves of Tae-Bo (this is the same segment as the first video). The secret of Tae-Bo is simple: it's a high-energy workout that is easy and fun to do and involves no extra equipment or special preparation. Just makes sure you've got space in your living-room for some shadow-boxing, switch on the tape and off you go.

For anyone looking for a more advanced course than the original, this is not it. Tae-Bo 2 is a new workout routine, providing an alternative to the first tape, but goes no further. Thus it's best viewed as an additional session, allowing Tae-Bo enthusiasts a choice of workouts if they get tired of the first tape. Repeating the instructional session from the first tape does seem a bit mean, however, especially as a more advanced workout might have been more useful at this stage. But the infectious enthusiasm of host Billy Blanks goes a long way towards keeping both your interest and energy levels up during the workout. If the elderly lady bouncing and punching with such gusto behind Billy can do it, so can you: go on, as Billy says, "get fit, lose weight, have fun, be strong". --Mark Walker

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Another helping of the ultimate body workout.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant for the mornings, 11 Feb 2002

By	lao_uk@yahoo.co.uk (Wales, UK) - See all my reviews

I am a self-confessed Exercise Video Junkie, but had never had the urge to try Tae-Bo (for some reason I thought it was going to be complicated and not very enjoyable), I stand corrected! This is a brilliant video to boost energy in 30 mins, which is why I now do this in the mornings instead of my usual video which is 60 mins (even get an extra � hour in bed). I already can feel my laterals are firming up at a quick rate and its great for your arms - good news as the summer is coming. I would say that I generally prefer a higher intensity workout on the lower body and I did feel as if this had been neglected. To compensate for this I tend to follow Tae-Bo 2 with the Jane Fonda video for the Bums, Tums and Thighs. I've bought the Tae-Bo Abs and Glutes video and will probably replace the Jane Fonda video with that one as soon as my aching glutes can take it. Billy Blanks is very motivational and I pooh-poohed this general opinion of him before I actually did the video, he REALLY is! The class is a mixture of real people and inspirational people and that helps to keep you going, as well as the fact that you often feel as if you are in the actual studio thanks to Billy Blanks teaching style. If you want to increase your enery and release tension in the minimum of time - I certainly recommend this video as a good starting point.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Easier than Tae-Bo 1 - go straight to video 3!, 16 Oct 2001

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I got this video in the box set with Tae-Bo 1 and the Instructional tape. I decided to do just the first tape for a week or two and then move on to the second video - assuming it would be slightly harder. WRONG! I find this video much easier than video 1 and I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking to move it up a step. Tae-Bo 3 is the one to go for if that is what you are looking for. I have kept my Tae-Bo 2 video and I use it on the mornings when I don't feel up to a full workout!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Only slightly better than the first vid, 30 Jun 2000

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I was out shopping a couple of months after buying the first vid and I dashed to the bank to get money to buy it. It's better than the first vid because the pace is a lot faster, he doesn't talk as much, he just gets on with it. However, I would say that it's only any good as an alternative to the first vid. The moves and routine are not any more advanced and much of it is the same as the first vid. Someone should tell Billy that after the first vid we're ready for something harder. Despite that the vid still gives you a really good workout and is ideal for people like me who don't have much time to spend working out. The short sharp Tae Bo session three times a week has done me the world of good. I'm developing muscles where I didn't know they existed.

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4.0 out of 5 stars billy blanks tae-bo vol 2
this video/dvd is brilliant. i have been a fan of billy blanks for about 6 years, he helped me shift all of my post baby weight in a matter of weeks, like most people i tend to... Read more

Published on 3 Jul 2007 by marie

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
I had heard about Tae-Bo and decided to try out this video. I loved it!
The exercise challenges you and Billy makes you want to do better and better. Read more

Published on 15 Jul 2003 by narranasa

4.0 out of 5 stars Energy overload
I just wanted to let all those people that have bought Tae Bo 2 that I have the advanced version. It comes as part of a 4 box set and let me tell you it is not easy. Read more

Published on 3 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars "let's rock" - " double time"
I must disagree with previous reviewers comments, I have both Tae-bo videos available in the UK & think that they compliment each other. Read more

Published on 27 Jul 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first video but still too short.
I rushed out to buy this after becoming a bit bored of the first video and I wasn't disappointed. OK, it isn't enough of a leap from the first workout but it's much more aerobic... Read more

Published on 22 May 2000 by cath_kelly1@hotmail.com

3.0 out of 5 stars More of the same..but it has its uses!
Like other reviewers, I was (initially) disappointed when I bought this. I found the workout difficult to follow and was annoyed that it was obviously filmed before the original... Read more

Published on 11 May 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars More of the same....
I bought the new video as soon as it was released as I had enjoyed the first video so much. I thought it would be more advanced and have a longer workout but I was slightly... Read more

Published on 6 May 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars This video is not advanced enough
Having worked out to the first Tae bo video I looked forward to Tae Bo 2. This video is not an advanced video, it is another basic workout. Read more

Published on 29 April 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars very little difference from the first version
It was with great anticipation that i awaited the second tae-bo video. The first is excellent, but with an increase in fitness levels i needed the more advanced version. Read more

Published on 18 April 2000

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