I really enjoy Turbo Jam, but I was a Turbo Kick instructor before it came out. If you work it, it is a great workout. Don';t use my "body" as a judge of the program; I need to eat a LOT cleaner than I do. Exercise is only one piece of a healthy lifestyle.
One thing I can tell you is that testimonials are real; I always wondered in the past about informercials, but I know that these are really people who credit Turbo with changing their lives (because I was there for filming of the original TJ infomercial in 2005.)
This is a pic of me, Chalene and my friend at the original Turbo Jam info filming. This is after Chalene did a 2-hour class for filming (with stop times to switch out participants in the class.) And Chalene really is nice.
This is in Boston at the 2006 Evolution Fitness Conference. This is me, Mindy (the modification provider in the TJ videos), Christine (the National Promotions Director for Powder Blue Productions, Chalene's company) and my friend. For anyone with the videos, Mindy is the sweetest thing in person.
Seriously, those two (Christine and Mindy) had both already presented workshops at that point of the day; I don't know what PBP teaches them, but notice a trend with all these ladies (including Chalene) looking great after working out. In fairness, they all SWEAT, but just know how to clean it up quickly.
In the end, Beachbody has a great return policy. I've returned several other programs to them because they were not right for what I need to stay engaged with a program.
Some youtube clips:
Elite 11 posted by Beachbody:
YouTube - Turbo Jam Maximum Results Elite 11 Moves Check out the girl who had 7 children; her abs are sick.
Kickin' Core posted by Chalene:
YouTube - Kickin Core Turbo Jam Ball Workout