Leslie Sansone - Fat Burning Walk 2 Miles

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Summary: Great for Couch Potatoes or Beginners!
Review: I've tried a lot of exercise videos and they bored me to death and I'd use them a few times and put them away. Exhausted. Sore. And not in the least bit motivated. I really like this tape AND I'll go and get another of Leslie's tapes (for variety) because she motivated me. I'm 45 and busy constantly with work and because I belong to way too many organizations, so finding time to walk on my terms is tough. This is great. Leslie talks to me - encourages me to set the alarm for 5 am, drink a little coffee while I let the dog out and put on some exercise clothes and do a half-hour of exercise before showering for work. It makes you sweat and offers cross-training, using 1-lb hand or glove weights and your living room floor. The lunges are a little tough in bare feet on the living room carpet at 5 am but I'm know from the way I feel I'll be seeing a difference in my appearance soon. Another great bonus, my asthma has actually improved! You go, Leslie!

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Summary: Wonderful, quick workout
Review: This is a great tape. Leslie is very easy to follow and is not an "annoying" instructor. The workout uses interval training based on Leslie's walk aerobics program. The workout alternates between walking (with upper body movements included) and strength training (squats, lunges, bicep curls, etc.). It is a very quick workout (30 minutes that feels like 10) and extremely doable. The strength training moves get results. Although this workout isn't the best for cardio work, it does get results. This is my "old standby" tape that I do when I don't have much energy or time. I would highly recommend this tape for anyone.

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Summary: 70 LB. LOSER
Review: This is my personal favorite of Leslie's videos. I lost 70 pounds just doing regular workouts, but got bored with doing the same thing everyday. I just started doing Leslie's videos and just love them! I do this one the most and it is easy to fit it in when rushed for time. I especially like the lower body workout with the lunges and squats. I can feel my lower half getting smaller doing these. The lunges with the french presses are really killers. But when I am done with this video I feel I burned some calories. The walking part isn't very strenuous, but it sure feels good to go back to the walking after the lunges and squats.
I think I must have all of her videos now and love to be able to pick a 1 mile, 2 mile or 3 or 4 mile workout. Whatever the time you have to exercise, there is a video to fit that slot. Keep up the good work, Leslie! We want more, more, more!!!!



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Summary: We've done the (seemingly) impossible!
Review: When I was diagnosed with diabetes and told to lose weight, I wilted because it seemed impossible to lose all that abdominal fat,especially since I had come to dislike exercise in my obese state. Also, with the onset of winter and slippery walking conditions my favorite exercise seemed to be a difficult choice. But Leslie's tapes solved all those problems. What I like best about them is (1) there are a minimum of moves to master and (2) the pacing is perfect; just as you think you can't do any more of a move, she gets you back to the basic walk which gets your energy and strength back so that you're ready for the next variation. Also the timing of 30 minutes fits easily into a busy schedule. (I have even adapted her workout to be used with Peter Jennings' newscast, using the commercial breaks to do 3 reps of 2 flights of stairs each during commercials.) I heartily recommend this tape, especially knowing that if it gets too tame, there's a three mile tape to which to graduate. By the way, I've lost 20 lbs. in two months.