'Work it!' with good guy Billy Blanks

Billy Blanks is no longer working out the troops in our old stomping grounds of Sherman Oaks, Calif., unfortunately. He moved on a few years ago.

The workout guru and inventor of the Tae Bo fitness regimen stays plenty busy, promoting his many videos and associated fitness products.

Blanks' classes attract mostly women, which is a shame since they provide fun but tough workouts that'll put anyone to the test. You have to take a class in order to take his classes!

Anyone who's been to a workout session of Billy's will never forget it. He combines boxing, aerobics, martial arts and good-old crunches, sit-ups and push-ups into a sweat-inducing, heart-pounding experience.

Here is a good and relatively easy video from Blanks' collection (2004):

Check out Billy Blanks' videos at Amazon.