[Rochester]

A friend had a bring-a-friend-for-free invite to her kickboxing class, and I went with her this evening. I loved it! Unfortunately, I can't afford to enroll and the class time conflicts with my schedule some weeks, so I'm looking to purchase a DVD instead.

Any recommendations? I'd like a "real" kickboxing routine, not cardio with a few kickboxing moves. (And please don't say Turbo Jam, because if I had an extra $100 I'd just go to the class!)

TIA

[ringmaster]

Cathe Friedrich has some nice kickboxing workouts (you can check out long clips on her site).. There's also Taebo, you can check some out on Netflix before buying.

[Karatemom]

I recommend Taebo with Billy Banks.

[Rochester]

What are the similarities/differences between kickboxing and taebo?

[trying2doitall]

I've never been to a "kickboxing" class, but I used to take a Cardio Karate class and found very little difference between that and Tae Bo. Actually, the only real difference is there were punching bags in the Cardio Karate class and I don't own one to use in my own home.

I really like Tae Bo, I bought the Amped version at Walmart for maybe $30 and it comes with a bunch of dvds and a weighted workout bar. It was a bit intense for my fitness level though, so I'm working my way up to doing the Tae Bo. For now, its Zumba all the way!

[Diana3271]

K-Mart has this is Tae Bo for $9.99. I think Walmart has it for $10 or so. http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-...is-tae-bo-5867

[katy trail]

i second the cathe workouts. she has several kick boxing w/o. you could get used dvds. or do downloads, they are on sale now. there are several kb w/o for $15. i think some are $10 or less. if you decided to get a few. then when the workout blender is released, you could use it to make new workouts. mixing up the downloads in different ways.
i also recommend the HiiT workouts. i hear they increase endurance. only 8 bucks each as a download. as a dvd, it's about $28. for all 3 HiiT w/o.

[Rochester]

Thanks for the replies everyone!

I got a Kelly Coffey kickboxing DVD super cheap on eBay but I will be on the lookout for a Cathe Friedrich one as well.

I did some research about taebo. If I understand correctly, it was created by Billy Blanks as a workout that includes elements of kickboxing. Kickboxing itself is a martial art, not an exercise routine (though it certainly is a workout!)

[BluCypressLily]

If you get Fit TV a lot of Cathe's workouts are shown on there for free. I have her Kick, Punch and Crunch on my dvr and I love it.