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Tae Bo is the creation of Billy Blanks. Blanks development of the program started early. It began with his study of Karate and Taekwondo to help overcome a birth defect of the hip joints. As his abilities grew, his disability dwindled. Later he added boxing moves and dance to the martial arts routines and the resulting workout became Tae Bo.
Even though Tae Bo was an excellent cardiovascular workout, it also helped people tone up, improve their flexibility, balance and coordination besides burning calories and thwarting osteoporosis. It is an overall top exercise to help people pick up the pace when it comes to losing weight by burning calories.
Burn More Calories During Tae Bo Workouts
The actual rate the body burns calories depends on the person. However, Tae Bo almost doubles the amount of calories burned by taking an aerobics class. If those participating in aerobics burn 300 to 400 calories, the same person using a Tae Bo workout will burn 500 to 800 calories. Hence, it helps the active Tae Bo practitioner lose weight much faster.
Flatten Your Abs
Tae Bo has a special video and exercise program to increase the workout for the abs. The program focuses on the core muscles in addition to the traditional Tae Bo that is an overall exercise for a cardiovascular workout in addition to strengthening and toning other muscles. You'll find the increased training not only builds the abdominal muscles, it also helps burn the fat and allows the newly tightened muscles to show.
Feel Stronger and More Confident with Tae Bo Workouts
When you feel fit and strong, your confidence level increases dramatically. You can improve your fitness, coordination and self-esteem with Tae Bo. The moves reflect those of a boxer in training, martial arts expert and professional dancer. You can't help developing improved coordination the longer you practice Tae Bo. Since you develop all muscles, including those very small muscles seldom used extensively in workouts, you begin to notice the control you have on every muscle in your body.
Tae Bo includes kicks, punches and dance moves. When Billy Blanks first added dance to the workout of boxing moves and karate, he noticed he tired much faster. It is ultimately the combination, not just one particular facet of Tae Bo, which makes your body work far harder than simple aerobic routines.
Challenge Yourself with Extreme Tae Bo
If you love Tae Bo and want more or think you're in good enough shape to go to the head of the advanced class, Billy Blank's Tae Bo Advanced workouts are longer and not one minute is wasted on rest. He has all the traditional punches, kicks and dance moves of the basic TaeBo but increases the pace and raises the bar on the level of difficulty. Even though you might not be able to keep up initially, there's always the pause button to allow you to catch your breath and get something to help you rehydrate.
Check YouTube for Tae Bo
You'll find many sneak peeks of Tae Bo on YouTube if you want a sense of the workout before you spend a dollar. Simply do a search and combine the various moves of several clips to see if this type of exercise is right for you. One thing for certain, it isn't for the slacker or the faint of heart. It's tough but it pays off in huge benefits.
