Does anyone here do Tae Bo?
 

Morning!

I ordered a few Tae Bo DVD's on Amazon today and was wondering if anyone does it here?

I saw this website and was really insipred by it, http://www.fitbyfaith.net/

Someone on another board I am on posted it.

I do pilates right now and thought I would try something different.

If you do this does it help you lose more weight? I lose on average 2.5 pound a week.

Thanks!

I did Tae Bo quite a while ago (like 6 years ago). It is a lot of fun. It is hard, but fun. I thought it was a great aerobic work out. I think when you are working out, it is best to pay attention to your inches vs. your pounds. Muscle weighs more than fat. Need I say more. Have fun kick boxing :)

I have coupled TaeBo total body fat blaster (with the resistance bands) and portion control and i have lost 38 lbs since august 6. I love the workout its hard and the bands make it challenging but i am seeing the results i have lost 3 inches of my thighs and my arms are really toning up to. I love it

I have actually been kickboxing 2 days a week for over a month now..and my arms are getting really tight and I'm not even lifting weights. Kickboxing kicks yoru A** but it is sooo worth it:carrot:

I canceled my amazon order and ordered from his site and got this package, http://www.billyblanks.com/product_flash.asp

Thanks for responding! I figured it would be hard.. Pilates was hard when I first started it and I was sooo sore the first time I did it LOL. This will probably be the same way.

I read on his site that with this new one that I ordered that with 15 test people that they lost 145 pounds in a week total for all of them the first week of using. And 122 inches.
That is why I went back and ordered this new package.

I do kickboxing at a local martial arts studio, where we are taught by the black belts there. They:kickbutt: . I have been doing it since January, and I have really toned up my legs and stomach.

You know, this arrived about a week and a half ago but I am afraid to do it because my arthritis is so bad in the winter. I have been in a lot of pain since it got cold up here.. so I don't think this tae bo will be good for me right now. I have not been working out at all lately since it got cold but dh said that my mat pilates will be good for me. I think i will start doing that again.

Candice - do you have RA? I'm pretty up on it since my mom has it and I keep having my doctor test me for the possibility that I will get it. Pilates will be great for you either way. I have done Tae Bo, and you could easily modify the moves to lessen any impact on your joints, but I would at least get some flexibility back through the pilates first.

Hey - congrats on onederland! You've been silently kicking butt!

Thank you! I know I don't post too much! I read the friends thread sometimes but can't keep up with it there is just too much going on there LOL I never posted in there because it is so hard to read all of it and then respond to everyone LOL

I have OA, but it is getting worse and worse. especially my hands. I can hardly drain the veggies at night and this morning I was having trouble opening one of those little pre-packaged applesauce cups.
My dr only has me on Naproxen. I went back to tell him it is only getting worse and he tells me to get into a sauna :( He is not helping much at all. My friend with RA told me I have to be on a medication for diesese modifying. I will just have to go back again and tell him it just keeps getting worse and worse.

And yet another great picture!

The RA drugs are pretty amazing, but they come with some potentially serious side effects - (i.e. - serious liver damage) so it really is a last resort, usually. A spa hot tub truly does wonders, but it's no tlike you can go buy them at the supermarket! For hands, a cheap alternative to heat therapy could be one of those paraffin wax dips - I have one and the heat really penetrates (feels good!)

I'm sure the cold winters do not help your joints. Hopefully the Dr. can get you on something to help.