While my wife and I were 3 weeks in Turbo Jam which I talk about in this review, my wife suggested we switch it up a bit and throw in some Taebo. I agreed thinking it would be a piece of cake since we were already in the cardio DVD groove. I was wrong, and we both got our butts kicked. Taebo is like a cardio workout turbo charged. You go fast and hard from beginning to end. It’s a lot of punches and kicks wrapped around a lot of martial arts movements.

To keep you moving Billy is very… er… motivational. It’s not uncommon for him to run up to the camera in the middle of the set and fill the screen with his face while pretending to judge your form and talk directly to you. It’s an odd effect, but strangely works after you get used to him doing it. Billy also will move around the group doing the workout motivating others and showing good examples. What I really appreciate is that you see people of all ages and fitness levels doing the workout, not just a bunch of personal trainers.

If I had one complaint, it’s that Billy seems to move around too much. I appreciate his attempts at motivation, but often it feels like he isn’t even doing the workout. On the whole though, these are some serious workouts, and if you feel like a challenge these are definite ways to go. Since most have been out for a while, the DVDs are pretty cheap whether new or used.