Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Blanks, the martial arts legend and fitness icon, is a name synonymous with high-energy workouts and a positive mindset. His ...

If you were kickin’ it in the 1990s and 2000s, you have to know about Billy Blanks, the boxer who created the fitness phenomenon Tae Bo. The Pennsylvania native discovered martial arts as a child and ...

Blanks calls his workout a "lifestyle," not a trend, aiding in its longevity Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in 2025. Daniel ...

Anyone who grew up in the late 90s or early 2000s probably still remembers sweaty living room workouts, quick kicks, and the motivating calls of fitness guru Billy Blanks. His legendary "Tae Bo" is ...

Billy Blanks’s Tae Bo fitness system has helped millions of people around the world get in shape and feel great. He has also devoted a great deal of time toward helping people through his foundation ...

Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in ...

"A lot of people, when they hear Tae Bo, they say, 'Oh, that was done a long time ago,' " Billy Blanks tells PEOPLE. "But it's still one of the most popular exercises that people do. And I'm going to ...