Leslie Sansone: Walk Away the Pounds Ultimate Collection

I admit I am in my senior years. I've found this one's the best for me. You can go at your own pace. Leslie is quite "chatty" and can be annoying at the first. Because of that I tried another walking dvd but found that it wasn't as user-friendly in that you had to always go back to the beginning for the warmup and cool down. Plus that dvd kept the pace pretty fast throughout the whole mile. So, back to Leslie! She is a very good instructor who knows her stuff. Now I'm happily back with "chatty" Leslie and loving it! (You can always turn the volume down!)

Living in steamy South Florida one can understand seeking an indoor workout solution in the summer. I found Leslie Sansone's "Walk Away the Pounds Ultimate Collection" DVD to be an excellent tool to get in shape and lose weight. This truly is an Ultimate Collection.Besides filling the bill of being "an indoor workout solution" this DVD is a deal at $9.99. I avoid the monthly gym membership fee by being creative in my fitness routine. However, I have wasted money in the past purchasing DVDs even after reading great reviews. Sadly, those exercise faux pas collect dust or end up in the Goodwill donation bag. I think we can all relate to this disappointment. This collection gives you 4 choices: 1 Mile Get Up & Get Started, 2 Mile Brisk Walk, 3 Mile Advanced Walk, 4 Mile Super Challenge. I walked all four episodes and my favorite is the 3 mile walk. This is my fav because Leslie uses the purple resistance band (comes with your DVD). I like the variety of walking (side to side, shimmying forward, leg lifts, leg kicks, and arm raises). If I feel particularly challenged after walking 3 miles while still walking I fast forward to the 4 mile walk (skipping the warmup) and then just keep going til I decide to stop.All exercise DVDs I have used have had one thing in common. Maybe you can relate. The person leading the workout starts to irritate me about the 3rd or 4th time I watch the DVD. Maybe you can relate to this? Sometimes the reason simply is too much of the person and not enough focus on the actual exercise. Basically, the big personality steals the show. Leslie has the opposite effect on me, personally. She is an encourament in that she allows me to feel that I am just not viewing the DVD, but I am a part of her group getting in shape, enjoying the camaraderie of the girls (oh sorry there is one guy in the group). I wear an Ipod shuffle now cause how many times can you listen to her repeat what she says? When I do decide to listen in I smile because she is so uplifting, and humble in that she is coming alongside her walkers and relating to them. She shares that she agrees we all may eat too much but it isn't the food that is causing us to gain weight (then she adds - well - maybe it is) but then goes on to inject us with some reminders to hydrate and turn on the DVD whenever we want to feel better about ourselves. And I love this! She reminds us that the walking does work and not to give up. And none of this talk is patronizing or infomercial-oriented. She is the girl next-door - someone that would teach a women's bible study in her home and meet you for tea just because you needed a friend in your hour of need.Call me crazy but the only flaw in this DVD is that I may just wear it out from playing it too much! Save your money and skip each individual DVD workout she has out there up until the Ultimate Collection. Toss that membership discount and free trial ad that arrives in your mailbox every month. We all know that costs more than we need to spend these days. This exercise method works and is enjoyable to watch.Go grab your sneakers, turn down the air, work up a sweat and.....Walk Away the Pounds! You knew I had to give this product one last plug. I know Leslie would thank me for my kind review. I can hear her girlie girl giggle - the same one I hear everyday for 3 miles ...but whose counting....just counting the pounds that walk away each day.Are you a manufacturer of a product or currently market a service and would like Christina to review it? If so, please email [...] or [email protected] with product name, description and msrp and any other information relative to said product.Christina will contact you within two weeks from receipt of contact if product will be reviewed. Please note not all products will be considered reviewable. Please do not send products without prior consent from Christina. Note: Products sent for review will not be returned.Product submission authorizes consent for said product to remain in sole possession of recipient. No monies shall be exchanged for product submission nor permissions granted for review of reviews prior to submission. Reviews shall remain effective and in force at discretion of blog administrator and/or all authors related to christinawillreviewit.blogspot.com.[...]

I've purchased many workout videos in the past and this may be my favorite and the one I am most likely to do regularly.I started with the one mile walk, and as an overweight but active individual in her late 20's, I was working up to a sweat by the end of it. I've now moved on to the two mile walk and feel like I've gotten a really good cardio workout in by the end of it. I haven't done the three mile or the four mile yet, but I will this weekend!What I like:* The simplicity of the moves - I'd never purchased a indoor walking video before - but with four simple moves (Step, kick, knee lift, and side step you don't need to be coordinated or have good balance to complete a good workout. (Though I do consider it to have 5 moves really including the kickback.)* The variety of her workout partners - she has REAL people in the class with her of varying ages, body types, fitness levels, and always has one man so it's not only ladies.* Good modifications for various levels of fitness - Along with the "real" workout partners, there are good examples of different modifiers to make the workouts harder or easier. On a day when I'm feeling a little slow or tired - I'll pick out one of the more moderate walkers, and try to use her as my 'walking buddy'. But - for the days that I feel like pushing myself - there is always someone who is REALLY going for it and putting their all into it. I love being able to pick one person to watch and set myself with depending on the day.* Leslie's pace & modifiers - I like that Leslie herself is often the one to set the moderate pace. She's never the one lifting her knees the highest, and this makes it easier to learn the DVD, to keep up, and to stay motivated that you can do it.* The timing of the mileage cue's - So far I've only done the 1 & 2 mile, but I like the pacing of the cues. For the one mile you get a note and a bar at the bottom of the screen for every 1/4 mile. For the 2 mile you get one ever 1/2 mile. It helps keep me motivated to push just a little harder.* The cues for the exercises - almost all the time Leslie is very good about letting you know what move is coming up, and how many more moves until you get to it.* The pace of the music - the music is really good about helping you speed up and slow down without really realizing it.Cons:* Music warm up on the 2 mile walk - It's got a hip hop vibe and repeats 'power power walk power power walk' - at first I really liked it and was energized, but by the end of the 5 minute warm up I was annoyed with it. Eventually it transitions to the music for the walk which didn't annoy me at all. Small annoyance.* The product pushing - Also a small annoyance - but she heavily pushes her weights and her stretchy band - but you can easily use canned goods for the weights. I get from a marketing perspective why she'd talk so much about her branded products, but it still annoys me.Overall, I highlight recommend this video if you need a flexible indoor workout for some cardio.

Love these videos and it's great to have them all on one DVD. The stretchy band is a plus as well. I rarely do the 1 mile walk but it's nice to have the option there. 2 mile is a nice not-to-hard workout that's perfect for someone just starting to work out or coming back after an extended break. 3 and 4 miles are harder than they seem and I love the level of intensity - you get a good sweat but they aren't completely exhausting. In my opinion, the 3 mile walk is actually a bit harder than the 4 mile as it offers more intensity while the 4 mile seems to focus on more speed and cardio. Either way, I love these and use them regularly.

à répondu à mes attentes. Les résultats sont visibles en tenant compte d'une alimentation équilibrée. Simple à pratiquer.Je le recommande vivement.

Questo DVD è arrivato in formato NTSC (per USA e zona 1) e quindi non riproducibile su molti lettori DVD in Europa. Questo non è precisato nella descrizione del prodotto!

Ich bin schon lange ein begeistertet "Mile-Walker", aber diese DVD hats trotzdem in sich. Das Tempo ist sehr "brisk", die Musik motivierend und die Gruppe sehr sympatisch.Ich hab ein paarmal recht vor mich hinjammern müssen, aber aufzuhören kam nicht in Frage. Leslie motiviert und mein Ehrgeiz hat den Rest zum Durchhalten beigetragen.1a Programme!!! Kann ich weiterempfehlen

I own a few of Leslie Sansone's walk DVDs and this one is my favourite. There are four different walks to choose from, so anybody can do it even if short of time or not used to exercising. If you haven't exercised for a while I recommend starting with the 1 mile walk and see how you feel, then change to the 2 mile walk when you feel more confident and so on. I have done very little exercising in the last few years and decide to start with the 2 mile walk, which was enough to make me break into a sweat. After a couple of workouts I felt I could do the 3 mile and eventually I managed to do the 4 mile walk, which was challenging but possible once you gradually get used to the pace.The DVD comes with a stretchie band for upper body exercises, which are incorporated into the walks. Each walk is an individual workout and the steps and upper body exercises vary as you progress, they get a bit more challenging and faster. Every walk starts with a warm up and ends with a cool down and stretch, which is the healthy way to exercise and makes you feel relaxed throughout the day. I alternate the walks depending on how I feel on the day and how much time I have available.I have been doing the walks for about three months and I try to do them at least three times a week, sometimes four or five. My whole body feels leaner and tighter, I can definitely see the results in my legs and waist.Leslie Sansone is great at motivating and I enjoy the fact that there is a group of walkers with her. I feel like I'm part of the group and exercising on my own at home is less dull. I do the walks in my living room with a limited amount of space. Saves me a fortune on a gym membership that I hardly used.Compared to other fitness DVDs, Leslie Sansone's walks are extremely easy to follow. I tried some fitness DVDs that had so many steps to learn it was impossible to keep up (some of The Firm workouts for example), I was just left feeling exhausted and frustrated at the end. When I finish the walks in this DVD I actually feel I accomplished something and feel healthy and energetic for the rest of the day. I never thought I would actually enjoy exercising.