Recent content by meriam

Tae Bo: Reckless? You spent a lot of time on the reply and for that, many thanks. You did, however address many points that are irrelevant to the safety issue I pointed out. This "Live" studio tape (I assume that's what you meant by your question), is, despite its popularity, definitely risky...

Tae Bo: Reckless? Like you, I have a horrible back, which is why I'm so careful about it. I agree that Cathe should make a kickboxing vid for those who enjoy kickboxing but I'd much rather she made a super-tough LOW-IMPACT Step or Interval workout instead. Glad you agree about the Tae Bo...

Tae Bo: Reckless? The lack of back safety and cautioning was the first thing that struck me, right after the so-called "warmup", which wasn't one. There's just no way on this earth I'd do such a workout and expect not to experience back problems if not immediately, then later on. I wonder...

Tae Bo: Reckless? I'm so glad you agree. I watched it while I was doing my own specialized abs work and actually found myself lying on the floor, frozen in horror, with my mouth open. Geez..... I'm curious about your 40lb. weight loss. Was it from the Tae Bo workouts ALONE? Or were you...

I've just finished reviewing Tae Bo Vol I and I'm truly stunned. In my professional opinion, this workout, although great for sweating and cross-training various body parts, seems to recklessly disregard warmup protocol. In addition, it is DEADLY for the spine. Young people who do this video on...

Getting the right barbell I'm just jumping into this thread so I'm not certain what's going on nor have I read all the replies. I too have a Firm barbell which I find too short, but easy to "operate". On the other hand, after hunting around the Internet forever, I did find another barbell...