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Summary: Super Workout!
Review: Very simple review:This workout will challenge you. It is exceptional. You should try it. Do not be afraid of the four-mile workout!
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Summary: Great cardio!
Review: I use this video in my rotation of cardio. Granted, it as not as challenging as a lot of cardio videos out there. I use it on days when I'm not up to working until I'm panting and ready to pass out. Since it is not as challenging, it is also great for beginners, expectant moms (check with your doctor first), and those who are significantly overweight. You find really good low-impact moves, and very easy direction on how to do each move. There are no complex aerobics to learn, if you can walk you can do this workout. Leslie also does a great job at reminding us to stay healthy and drink our water and the other walkers in the video are realistic people rather than super-thin crazy workout gurus. The music is pretty good, you can also do this video to your own music if you find some with the same beat as the music in the video.
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Summary: walkawaythepoundsexpress 4 miles
Review: AWESOME.
I own nearly all of Leslies videos and have been walking away the pounds for 8 months now and have lost 84 pounds,quickly and easily and have so much fun doing it.
Please believe me,Leslie Sansone works,it really does.I just turned 40 years old and because of my commitment to these vidoes I am in better shape and have more muscle definition then I had when I was 25.
I have tried them all,believe me,and any and all of Leslie's videos are simply the best.
Try her programs,they are well worth the investment.
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Summary: Leslie is the best!
Review: If I could give this video more than 5 stars I would. Leslie sansone is fun, entertaining and she motivates you to exercise. The great thing about this video is that you feel like you can sail through it, because your having so much fun, but when it is over, you realize how much you were sweating! And I also love how positive Leslie is. She not only helps you get a great workout, but in this video she particularly gives you a real peppy boost. I love this video! Her best so far!She keeps getting better!
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Summary: Sweat away those pounds (and inches)!
Review: This video is the newest in my Leslie Sansone collection. I first purchased the Walk Off and Firm Off Weight videos circa 1992. Last year, I purchased the three pack set (1, 2, and 3 mile) fat burning videos that use the weighted balls (I use 2 and 3 pound dumbells). It was time for a longer program (approximately one hour) for those days when I feel more energetic. Enter Walk Away the Pounds Express, 4-mile Super Challenge. The four basic moves are the same as her other videos, power walking, side steps, knee lifts, and leg kicks. They are done in various order and intensity so your muscles do not get bored. The tape starts off slowly, and builds to an excellent fat burning pace within the first mile, then gets even more intense by mile two and three. Mile four moves more slowly as your heart rate needs to go down at a good pace before cooldown exercises. Cooldown is similar to her other videos, some calf and lower back stretching. There is no jogging unless you want to! The music is enjoyable, however, I did not like the opening "song." It featured a man's voice that repeated the words "walk and walk" over again. That's what it sounded like to me. A few of the "girls" walking with Leslie were featured in some of her earlier videos, so it seemed like this was the "reunion" walk. I always enjoy the bantering that goes on between her and the "girls." Her talkativeness does not bother me, I like her upbeat personality and comments. She seems very genuine, and the "girls" seem like everyday people who sometimes struggle with their weight. She also features a very nice looking young "70ish" man who walks with the "girls." This video does not have as much arm movement as some of the other Leslie videos. It does not use any equipment, such as weights. I prefer more arm movement, so I add my own when desired. I use this video about once or twice per week, alternating with going to the gym for the weights and elliptical machine, and use her other fat burning 2 and 3 mile walk with weights. You can also walk one, two, or three miles and go to cooldown, depending upon how much time and energy you have. It's not necessary to do the entire tape every time. Overall, this is a great video! It's easy on the joints while giving you a great calorie burning workout in a decent amount of time. Did I mention I've lost 15 pounds and lots of inches so far using her tapes along with Weight Watchers over an 11 week period? This combination has been working for me, a 42 year old mother of three!
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Summary: Love that Leslie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I have to say, I was told that Leslie was great by a few people and tried her one, two and three mile DVDs. They were great, and as an addition to those, I purchased the new four mile. I LOVE it. She keeps you moving, is friendly, upbeat, and it works. I have lost over 25 pounds as a direct result of Leslie and her videos. I will continue to purchase any and all that she releases. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Terrific Workout!
Review: I LOVE this DVD. My VCR died, and I was having "Walk Away the Pounds" withdrawals, so I bought DVD duplicates of the videos I had plus this one. After having used several of the WATP videos, I like the extra intensity of this one. I was surprised at the difference the extra 15 minutes made (vs. a 3-mile video). Even the music and color scheme seemed more intense. The ONLY thing I didn't like was that there wasn't much upper-body work.
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Summary: It's the SAME as the 3 Miler!
Review: I have the three mile video and bought this one hoping for some variety. This video features the SAME people as the Three Mile Walk Away The Pounds and, worse, the SAME music. I also found her reminders to not exert myself repetitive (this goes for the 3-mile tape too).
Don't get me wrong, I like her upbeat, vocal-less music, but I wanted some variety.
However, if you don't have one of her other tapes, this is a great in-home walking tape. She's very energetic and genuine. That's a nice way to begin the day.
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Summary: Does She Ever Stop Talking?
Review: I bought this video because it is currently a bit too hot outside for power walking or jogging. The tape gives you a walk alright, and I can work up a pretty good sweat: the moves are very easy to learn, and basically are just walking in place, side steps, knee ups, little forward kicks and backward kicks, with a few moves doubled at times. The music is Ok by exercise tape standards, and I really do like a couple of the segments that have a strong drum beat. The exercisers in the background all have very firm bodies, and what seem to me to be rather fake smiles, and I would have liked to have seen a few people with extra poundage who jiggle a bit, as I do! The main complaint that I have is that Leslie Ransone talks solid for the full hour, and I can think of nobody (including my lovely husband and kids) that I want to hear non-stop for an hour! She doesn't stop talking through the whole video, and it gets very old very fast to hear all that talk over and over again. There is no way to keep the music and lose the chat, so now, when it's a hot evening outside, and I do the video, I simply turn off the volume, start a great cassette tape I have of fast songs recorded from the radio (oldies from the late 1960s that I really love, I'm 47 years old by the way), and simply watch the video for visual clues as to when to change step. I would much rather walk outside, and in the house, I like Kathy Smith for weight training, Karen Voight for stretching, and Richard Simmons' "Sweatin' to the Oldies" series for very fun aerobic sessions that always feel like I'm at a party! I would say that this walking tape is fine for getting you moving in a way that does indeed simulate an energetic walk, but if you, like me, really dislike non-stop chat, then you might find yourself getting irritated as I did.
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Summary: A surprisingly good workout
Review: I'm 48 years old and a proficient power walker, but it's been years since I used a workout tape. I just did Leslie Sansone's four-mile workout for the first time, and I was pleasantly surprised on several counts. Although it's not an intense workout for someone who is a serious power walker, it is a thorough routine that worked some muscles that I apparently don't reach during regular power walking. I didn't have any trouble completing the entire four miles with the "feeling strong" exercise options, and the hour-long tape went very quickly. I thought Leslie did a great job directing the viewer in the steps. They're not at all complicated, and just about anybody could pick up this tape and follow along with no trouble. I also appreciated that she didn't use "right" and "left" in her instructions. In the past, I've viewed workout tapes where it was confusing whether the instructor was not clear whether she meant the viewer's right/left, or the instructor's right/left. Plus, I'm not the most coordinated person in the world, so it was nice that Leslie just said, "This way" and pointed, rather than calling out directions. It was easy to mirror her actions without having to figure out a lot of verbal instructions. My only complaint, as others have mentioned, is that she talks too much. And she has a really annoying laugh. I was saying to myself, "Shut UP already!" at some points. But she seems cheerful and positive, and I enjoyed hearing the details about the people who were working out with her (ages 20s through 70s, which was nice).
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