Walk Away the Pounds 2-Pack: Super Fat Burning + Get Up and Get Started High Calorie Burn

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Summary: Fatties Unite! Get off your duff!
Review: Last year I resolved to get in shape and bought an infomercial DVD called Power 90. I tried it once, and gave up. Yes, I am a total couch potato, very overweight and out of shape, and a mommy of 2. I realized I needed something much easier to get me started, something that wasn't going to depress me because it was too overwhelming, and something I could use to help ease me back in to being active again. I've always loved to walk and read other reviews here so thought I'd give this one a shot. I received it today, opened it up, and popped it in our DVD player. It's perfect! My 4 year old son started doing it with me right then and there, and while it was way to easy for most folks who are in better shape, for me it was the perfect first step. No complicated moves which helped my 4 year old say "Mommy, let's do this every day!" and he had a blast doing something alongside me. Within a few minutes I could feel that I was indeed getting a workout, but I wasn't so overwhelmed or breathless that I wanted to give up at all. This is simple to get you up off the couch and moving after being sedentary for a long time, and it is pleasant to listen to the music which slowly speeds up and slows down. One thing I liked is that the people working out with Leslie are not "skinny Minnies", they aren't fat either, but they look like normal people not drugged out, worked out skeletons with smiles pasted on. The women were obviously in good shape and had nice figures, but they had curves!!! I felt that watching them I might be able to attain this look, and don't have to be a powerhouse aerobic queen to do it. If you really want to start a simple excercise program but don't want to work out all that hard, this is the ticket. Again, this is really for us slugs who haven't had our heart rates up to over 90 in the past 5 years, so if you are in even decent shape, you might find this rather boring and certainly not challenging enough for you.

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Summary: Please coordinate the equipment with the media!
Review: I had used "Walk Away the Pounds" VHS, older edition, which is used with a belt. Ordered the DVD version with belt, and received the set. However, the newer DVD version uses weight balls, which didn't come with the DVD. Are they available? Is the older "belt-version" available on DVD? Can I return one or the other?
The fitness routine, tempo, etc., are fine; I'd just like to use the same method as the media shows.

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Summary: Good start-up program
Review: This is a good program to use if you are just starting a work-out program. I started out with her Deluxe Walkaerobics (containing 2-mile Walk and Walk for Weight Loss) dvd and found this one quite boring in comparison. The steps are very simple and get repetitive for anyone used to a more challenging system.

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Summary: An Excellent Workout!
Review: I LOVE Walk Away the Pounds. I have never found a workout video I could stick with, but I've been going strong with these for a while now. I'm definitely seeing results. Leslie is very chatty, but I don't mind because she keeps me motivated to keep going. I would highly recommend this set. I look forward to exercising everyday now!

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Summary: Best Workout Ever
Review: I bought this DVD about a week ago and I can't put it down. I love it. It isn't that hard, yet you feel the results. It really gets your heart rate up and that is what you want if you are trying to loose weight. I found it easy to follow. Leslie is a good instructor and I really liked the encoragement about how you didn't have to get every step right just keep moving! It is great for everyone. My mother is 50 and I'm 24 and we love doing it together. She has bone density problems and the doctor told her this would be great and he told me it would be a good way to loose those few pounds I gained in college.

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Summary: Finally....An Exercise Program for Anyone!
Review: Leslie Sansone's program is fantastic. It is ideal for beginners or those who are permanently uncoordinated, but it can also grow to fit the needs of the more experienced. It provides a great workout that works your upper body as well as your lower. The program is great because it grows with you, starting at 1 mile and working up to 3 miles. She also has a 4 mile program that I like a lot too. You don't have to buy the walk-away weighted balls. It's just as easy to use handweights. You can make the program harder as you get more fit. You can work up to heavier weights or use the weights throughout the video. Or if you don't have much time, you can choose a shorter mileage and just use the weights throughout. This is so adaptable and versatile to the exercisers needs. I love it. Leslie isn't annoying. She doesn't talk too much. The people in her group aren't too bad, and even if you don't like someone, they're easy to ignore. I like to combine the 3 mile program with Tamilee Webb's I Want That Body! for optimum results.

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Summary: Easy to do, Low Impact, Awesome Results!
Review: These workouts are awesome! You can't go wrong with them. They are easy to follow; no sudden moves, and you don't have to be super coordinated to do them. I never liked to do aerobics because I couldn't keep up, and I couldn't follow along. These workouts are simple but VERY effective!! There are four simple steps to each of the three workouts you get; kicks (not Taebo-type), side steps, knee lifts and kick backs. You don't need a huge living room, you are just marching in place with a little bit of traveling forward and back but if you don't have the room, you can continue to march in place. There are three different workouts; 1 mile, 2 miles, and 3 miles. She incorporates upper body work as well with her 2 pound balls. I use 5 pound dumbbells and it's challenging but not enough to make me quit midway. I always break a sweat about 10 minutes into any of the workouts. You don't have to use weights at all, though. There are a group of people who work out with Leslie and usually one of them is modifying for you. (they aren't all super skinny either, which is nice to see). Leslie is very explanatory while working out and you aren't caught off guard with sudden moves. She talks a bit much and her laugh gets annoying; she is very high energy. The people she works out with talk a lot too but it's ok; I'd rather see them be real than to see a bunch of robots working out. The faces they make when they don't realize they are on camera are hilarious!
With regard to her talking about "God" during her workouts is not offensive. She doesn't say the word "God". She says the word Heaven maybe twice, and she says to "count your blessings." Which I don't find offensive. She doesn't go on and on about religion.
You can do the 2 mile walk in 30 minutes and the 3 mile walk in 49 minutes, I believe. I started with the two miles and did that for a few days before moving on to the 3 mile. Now I alternate according to the amount of time I have. YOu can make the 2 mile just as intense as the 3 mile walk if you add more weights or squat when you are doing the side steps.
It has been highly effective for me. I started dieting on the first of October, doing just ab workouts. I did that until the 19th of October when I incorporated cardio, some light weight training and also some bun/thigh work. I have lost 13 pounds total and 2 pants sizes; going from a 14 to a size 10 in less than a month and a half! I have seen quicker results doing these workouts than I did walking around the block, which gets rather boring after awhile. I love that I can workout anytime I want and I don't have any excuses not to. Rain or shine, I can workout! I highly recommend these workouts! I am more motivated, more energized and happier than I have ever been with ANY other workout!

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Summary: Good exercise for very out of shape
Review: I bought this set to lose the weight I gained after weaning my twins. I'm 80 pounds heavier than my alleged ideal weight (the weaning accounted for 20 of that!) so I needed something that would not stress my joints, something that would let me start off at a low level. I've found the first workout "1 Mile" to be just right. Even in the air conditioning, I get sweaty; I can feel my heart rate go up to a good level. I plan to switch to the 2 mile after I've been doing it a few more weeks, and then eventually to the 3. I can do it while the kids nap, play around me, or on the other side of a baby gate. She isn't too cutesy or rah-rah in her patter, which is a nice change.

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Summary: Great fitness, great attitude, great results
Review: A fan of Leslie's 3-mile walk-away workout, I purchased this duo pack in DVD mainly for my extensive business traveling when schedules are tight and I have to fit fitness in. Being able to choose from a 15-min ("Get Started) or 30-min ("Super Fat Burning") workout that only requires me to put a DVD into my laptop makes me far more likely to "do something," even when I'm tired and pressed for time. The steps are easy to learn, take little space, and provide a good heart-pumping, sweat-producing workout. I like Leslie's upbeat banter and attitude, and the fact that she includes all ages and fitness levels in her troupe. I've also recently purchased the 4-mile workout and look forward to Leslie's future productions.

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Summary: ok, but most people will need more
Review: I bought this due to some arthritis in the knee. I needed to move more and since at the time I didn't do any form of exercise. It did work. The arthritis is alot better. I am now able to go up stairs without any pain. I have since gone on to more advanced workouts. This workout is good for people, who don't workout, or mostly a couch potato. But I believe most people will see, this as just a stepping stone.