After suffering from the after effects of Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and two pregnancies I had gained 64 lbs weighing in at 200 on a 5'3" frame and undergone 6 operations and was left disabled in the hands, arms, neck and back. I began to use exercise as a form of pain relief and it was working. I was gradually bringing my body back to life. One afternoon, I caught the last three minutes of Oprah with Billy in the Bahamas and hearing her say "man you worked parts of my butt that I never knew I had" I said mmmmm. He was telling me I could do this.

His message was clear. If I had the Will he had the Way. Well I wanted those tapes. Ironically enough my Husband had already ordered them for me for my 32nd Birthday. I wondered as I opened them whether this was a good thing? Man I can tell you now that other then the gifts of my children my husband has never given me a better present.

Tae-Bo changed my soul. I began to listen to Billy and realize that working out and changing my body was about changing my mind and my spirit. And so while I wasn't looking at the body anymore and I was listening to Billy and Crew, an unbelievable thing happened. My inner spirit took charge of my body and my hands began to uncurl and my neck began to straighten and man I was a size 4. I far exceeded my goal weight of 136 (pre-pregnancy) to 110. What happened? Tae-Bo happened!

Yes, Tae-Bo cured my pain and yes Tae-Bo made me thin but moreover then that Tae-Bo changed my life! It helped me to become the happy, confident, proud, talkative, spiritual, positive, loving person I had always wanted to be but who was living in the sad, scared, ashamed, silent and negative person in that Body that I had always hidden inside! Thank you Tae-Bo and Thank you Billy Blank's for sharing your Love with Me! -- Amy

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Amy currently teaches at:

The Exercise Zone
21358 Wideoak Court
Sterling, VA
www.geocities.com/taebo4life/TheExerciseZone.html