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I bought this set two years ago but during the first session of the "Basic Training" boot camp DVD I aggravated my knee that had an ACL reconstruction. It happens sometimes. Last month I wanted to revamp my exercise program for the summer and while cleaning my closet I rediscovered the Boot Camp DVD set. So I gave it another go, removing those couple of exercises that would upset my knee.

WOW! After two weeks getting used to the Basic Training and the AB boot camp I can see and feel some real progress. I still cannot complete a few of the exercises, but I am 54 years old. The AB boot camp was not too bad, but I could feel it after about six hours. For some reason I didn't expect it to have such an impact.

I noticed that after these two weeks of boot camp workouts my bike rides are also improving, so the boot camp is helping me out in more than one area.

Recommend!

I would consider myself to be in average condition but ordered this product to get into better shape and to hopefully have more energy, also wanted something to do to keep active on the days when you just can't get outdoors or just want to exercise without going to the gym. This is a set that is for the person that is up to 30 lbs. over weight or more however be warned that you will have to take it slow at first if you are heavier but I know that you can still do it. This boot camp is a workout and you will be sweating half way through the first DVD, it is great and I have been using it now for over 3 weeks and feel better have more energy than when I started and have lost 10 lbs. The most important thing about this is that I feel better.

Before I purchased this item I read the reviews and let me tell you I am glad that I did. The package comes with all but one of the DVDs and you will need it. It is the Cardio Boot Camp or you will not be able to complete the series. I got that here too and now I have the complete series. I love Billy I have been using his tapes since 2000 and I love it. You will not regret getting this it will get you in better shape in no time.

Let me start by saying I'm a Personal Trainer (part-time) and wanted to offer my clients a boot camp, but not the traditional type. I'm a huge fan of Tae Bo and do it at least 3 times a week at a Martial Arts studio along with Kick Boxing. I realize that not everyone is able to complete the various levels of Tae Bo or what is included in this package. Therefore objectively let me say first that the Ultimate Boot Camp is an ass-kicker! I watched Basic first without doing it just to see what it was. It was a bit easy for me, yet I knew that for most of my client - all of whom have never taking a tae bo class - would find this challenging. I loved the addition of the resistance bands for resistance training. As a trainer, it is way easier for me to cart these to a location rather than free weights and given the amount of reps Billy has you perform, makes this almost harder than using free weights. The part that is difficult or more clumsy than difficult is maintaining the tension if you're short. I bought bands for my clients or used ones I had in my studio and had to wrap or change to make it more tense. That being said, if you're more advanced in cardio, Basic is fairly easy, but you will sweat. Moving on to Ultimate was another whole story. As a trainer and experienced Tae bo fanatic, this was challenging to say the least. The emphasis on resistance was harder with the bands and the repetition was unbelievable. The kicking part with the bands was a bit awkward and given I have strong legs, didn't offer too much, but the upper body was a handful. I was sweating as much if not more than in Tae Bo, the first time I did it and boy did my shoulders feel it. The amount of sumu squats was great for the butt and the abs portion challenging. Now, I haven't tried the abs DVD yet but I did purchase the cardio bootcamp and lower body. Cardio I found easy but it was a good 25 minutes workout if you don't have a lot of time. Havne't done lower body yet, but will. All in all I think this is a good product and will get your heart rate up and if you stay with it I honestly believe you will get results. Oh, and there's a very healthy eating plan included. It's very easy to stick to and the foods are good and nothing that you won't like or feel deprived. It's well balanced in Carbs, Protein and Fats. It's 1400 calories and as long as you're burning about 2000 / day, you'll lose about 1.25 a week. If you're a woman and cut out one snack you'll lose probably about 2 lbs a week, but that's assuming you do these workouts everyday and maintain a caloric deficit of 1000 calories / day. Take in 1200 and burn 2200 or 1400 in and 2400 out. My estimate on the ultimate for me was probably about 300-400 calorie burn for about 50 minutes.

This was a surprisingly good work out. Parts of my body I didnt know existed hurt!