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Summary: SHAMEFUL!
Review: I ordered 2 of Leslie's workouts, and this one was the first one I received. All I can say is, I hope the second one is about a million times better. What does 'better' mean, you wonder? Better means a workout led by someone who at least "looks" like she knows what she is doing. Leslie will start doing some step, then just kinda decide to add the arms in a very haphazard way, like it wasn't something she had planned but rather, something she just came up with on the spot. Who knows if it's effective, who knows if it's dangerous? She doesn't seem to have it figured out, which is the problem. Her counts (8 beats, 12 beats...etc) are random--for no reason she'll say "let's do 4 more" and it seems she's just delaying the next step because she hadn't thought of it yet! There are steps she does where she actually looks behind her to see if she'll run into this quasi-coffee-table!! This is seriously the equivalent of me getting up at 3am, setting up a video in my living room, and taping myself making things up. And then have the nerve to sell it to people for a profit. Very disappointing.
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Summary: Flexible & Effective Workout!
Review: I really enjoy Leslie Sansone's 2 Mile Walk video so decided to try her Walk off Weight video. I love it! The workout is divided into 3 sections plus a cool down at the end. The set is a living room with comfy couch and coffee table. Not lavish but I think the intent is to show you can do this in a small amount of space in your home. Behind Leslie is a window that is fun to watch as one minute it is storming and the next its a calm sunny day! Leslie is the only exerciser in the first section. It is a nice slow 20 minute 1 mile walk perfect for a day when you are tired but want to get moving. The next 2 sections are each twenty minute 1 and 1/2 mile walks. Leslie leads several other exercisers with enthusiasm and the steps are simple to follow yet vary enough to keep the viewers attention. You can do 1 segment, 2 or all 3 depending on your mood and needs. I pop it in after dinner or lunch to get in a quick walk. The music is upbeat but not intrusive. If you are looking for a very low impact workout that offers flexiblity and you enjoy simple stepping movements I think you will enjoy this video!
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Summary: At last! an aerobic video I can follow!
Review: I usually have trouble with even "beginning" or "low-impact" aerobics. They are too fast, too hard, and too bumpy for my tender neck. Leslie Sansone sets just the right pace and I can keep up with her moves and new steps easily. At least in the first section. I'm not yet at a fitness level to do the second and third sections. Her music is bright and perky but not noticeably loud or obnoxious. This is the only fitness video I've considered buying for myself. I usually get them once from the library and never again.
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Summary: Buy a different one from Leslie
Review: I've been doing tapes by Leslie, Kathy Smith and Gilad for many years. This is an awful video compared to Leslie's other ones. It was made in 1992, yet the package says "redesigned" in 2001. It's almost like it was rejected in 1992, and then they decided to make some money in 2001. She refers to her own feet (left, right) not the viewer's feet. She often changes her feet around by tapping one an extra tap, for no reason - impossible to guess when she's going to do that. Buy the one mile or the two or three, but not this remake. It's her worst. Her other tapes are so much better and easier to follow.
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Summary: a disappointment from Leslie Sansone
Review: I've bought her 2-mile walk and loved it and decided to try this video. The production values are very, very low in this video. It looks like it was made in someone's basement. The camera angles are terrible; she'll tell you to move your arms, and you don't know what she's talking about since the camera is on a close-up of her legs.The exercises themselves are boring and I found the first segment incredibly easy, although I am a beginning exerciser. The second and third segments are at a better pace. If you want a walk video, buy Sansones' '2-Mile Walk' instead!!
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Summary: Activity First!
Review: If you are a veteran of the Walk Away The Pounds 3-mile walk, you will have no problem completing this 4-mile walk. It is a do-able supplement to the Walk Away workouts, for days when you don't want to use weights and need a little more variety. If you're getting bored with the Walk Away workouts, you may want to give this a try. However, there are a few things that really date this DVD. Be aware that this is a re-released old workout from 1992. The music is very dated, "You Better Shop Around" and a pseudo-C&C Music Factory cool down. Leslie is also continually referring to using a VCR with the workout: "Fast forward to the cool down" or "if you didn't catch this step, rewind and do it again." The clothes and hair styles also really date this DVD, from the "big sock" look to the layered leotards. There were a few inconsistencies in this workout that you just won't find in her more experienced recent releases. For example, she's not mirroring you. When she says "right, left" you see her doing HER right and HER left. It will throw off a beginning walker. Also, she refers to taking a heart rate during the warm up: "I'll remind you during the workout." She doesn't bring up heart rates again until the cool down. She also refers to a mysterious booklet, which I did not get in my DVD. The moves themselves are more complicated and higher impact that her Walk Away workout. For example, she has you doing a box step, always starting from the right. That will put a fair amount of pressure on the knee because you are not alternating your leading leg. Another example is the cool down. You do many of the stretches from a wide squat position. After finishing four miles of walking, squatting and stretching is not my idea of a cool down! While I really appreciate Leslie's Walk Away Workouts, I find this release to still need some tweaking (how about a make over?). I only use it occassionally, to throw some variety into my workouts. If you're bored, and looking for something else to try with Leslie, give this a go.
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Summary: Not a solid consistent workout
Review: It starts out SO SLOW - and the production quality is poor. I did 25 minutes and was so bored that I had to turn it off. I am used to the pace of the 2 mile and 1-2-3 Super Fat Burner. This one is not good and would be a waste of money and time if you are used to the other tapes and/or just beyond a beginner level.
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Summary: Its fun to see they all sweating
Review: It's a good exercise, can look dated and strange first, but if you focus your attention on the exercises, instead of what's happening behind her, that's ok. I did the 4 miles yesterday for the 1st time and my back and arms are a little sored. The last segment has lots of knee ups, they are not my favorite movements, but if they are helping me to tone my belly and hips, I'll stick with it!
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Summary: Buy a different one from Leslie
Review: Okay, this video is not new. I am a big fan of Leslie Sansone and have several of her videos, some older ones and some newer ones. This is actually my favorite! I am amazed to see the negative reviews on this, but then I'm not up on the latest in workout fashion so I didn't notice the "big socks" and I don't care about hearing the latest music. I'm working out for fitness and fun and the music is of little importance to me. The Walk Off Weight requires a little more coordination maybe but I don't have much (I can't keep up with Richard Simmons) yet even I can manage and enjoy the fun steps in this video. I get tired of the Walk Away videos and keep coming back to this one. I bought the DVD version so I can travel with it and use it on my laptop when I don't have a VCR or DVD player available. This is a lively and fun workout. I have bought it for friends who were looking for a different workout and I recommend it.
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Summary: Variety and Fun
Review: Okay, this video is not new. I am a big fan of Leslie Sansone and have several of her videos, some older ones and some newer ones. This is actually my favorite! I am amazed to see the negative reviews on this, but then I'm not up on the latest in workout fashion so I didn't notice the "big socks" and I don't care about hearing the latest music. I'm working out for fitness and fun and the music is of little importance to me. The Walk Off Weight requires a little more coordination maybe but I don't have much (I can't keep up with Richard Simmons) yet even I can manage and enjoy the fun steps in this video. I get tired of the Walk Away videos and keep coming back to this one. I bought the DVD version so I can travel with it and use it on my laptop when I don't have a VCR or DVD player available. This is a lively and fun workout. I have bought it for friends who were looking for a different workout and I recommend it.
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