Leslie Sansone: Ultimate 5 Day Walk Plan

This is not one of my favorites but I do enjoy it. Exercise made easy. Almost too easy. I have several of Leslie's DVD's and this is very mild compared to some of her others.Leslie has a younger and perky group to walk with and new moves like the mambo, grapevine, shifts, heels, and new arm movements. The new moves are such a breath of fresh air. So nice to mix things up and "get light on those feet" as Leslie likes to say. All of these along with Leslie's four basic steps. It is very customizable and I love that. Makes it easy to squeeze in a workout no matter how much time you can spare during the day. You can do 1 mile all the way to 10 miles if you want and add in several toning sessions. The toning sessions are meek, only lasting 3 to 4 minutes, but I think this DVD is geared more towards beginners.This DVD is similar to interval training. After every mile the pace drops down and allows you heart rate to level off and then amps it up a little before the mile ends. Really not great for breaking a sweat and pumping up that heart rate but it keeps you moving and gives you a decent low impact workout. I do take advantage of the little breaks though. Grab a little water and check on the kids.I also love the fact that Leslie has basically planned out a weeks worth of workouts for you. You don't even have to think about it. Pop it in the player and pick the day.Monday: 3 Miles plus Ab SessionTuesday: 4 Miles plus Arm SessionWednesday: 1 Miles plus Leg SessionThursday: 2 Miles plus Chest and Back SessionFriday: 5 Miles plus Full Body Stretch.But like I mentioned before it is also completely customizable. Each mile is color coded (easy to tell due to the casts wardrobe) and has different moves that it seems to focus on a tad more or steps that are even present in other miles. So if you like doing mambo you can do the purple mile, if you like doing half jacks and shifts then you can add the blue mile, and add the yellow mile if you like heels. Then you have 3 miles and you can add any tone session you want... if you want a tone session at all.It is a great DVD to get that body moving and burn some calories. And for less than $10 you can't ask for anything more.

I get bored very easily with workout videos and I hate doing the same thing over and over. But I also don't want to invest a lot of money in buying several different videos. What's great about this video is that you can create several different workout combos from this. It's set up as a 5-day walk plan - ex. Monday is a 3 Mile Walk w/ Ab Session, Tues is 4 Mile Walk with arm session, etc., but you can create your own as well. I like to do 4-5 Miles and then add at least 2 toning sessions. Some days when I don't have much time, I'll do a quick mile and 1 toning session. The miles are all different - the Green and Yellow ones seem easier, the Blue one is more challenging w/ the jump rope and jumping jack type exercises added. Also, with the walking and toning sessions, I love that I'm getting an all over body workout. My husband has said how tone my body is now and that my arms have that "ripped" look. I was so excited when I was able to fit into a size 5/6 jeans! Since I've started using the Leslie Sansone videos 6 months ago, I have lost 33 pounds. (This of course is in combo with monitoring what I eat on myfitnesspal.com) To review:The plus on getting this video:- Good for beginners to intermediates- Offers a lot of combo workout routines- Includes toning exercises (hand weights, abs, legs, arms, stretches)- Uses 12 minute miles which keeps you on a good pace- Music is not too bad- Leslie explains everything very wellMy criticisms:- I wish the toning sessions were longer. They are only 3 - 4 minutes.- On 3 of the miles, she uses a punch sequence and on 2 of them - the punch count isn't even. For example - you punch 10 times w/ a right arm and then 12 times on the other. I always add more to keep it even.Overall, I would give this video an A-. It's my favorite out of all of the Leslie Sansone videos I have. I would definitely recommend adding this one to your collection! Happy walking!

In my opinion, this is the best DVD by Leslie so far! I have several of her DVD's and this one is different in many respects and suits my needs perfectly. I don't have to think about what to do to workout. There are 5 days of organized walking with one short workout targeting abs, arms, legs, back and chest and stretch daily. No thinking involved - I just put the DVD in and do the program!However, this is where this DVD is different from the others: There is a separate choice menu where you CAN select different miles and different target workouts. Leslie gives an introduction in the beginning that you must listen to, as she gives instructions on how to do the selecting. The process is easy as far as I am concerned, and I am technologically challenged. The workout I did today lasted 50 minutes and in addition to the walking, was tailor-made to target specific areas I desired to exercise. No matter what I choose, there is an automatic warm-up segment and a cool-down segment, with my selection(s) sandwiched in between. The chosen segments will run automatically from one to the other, so I don't have to grab the remote and select the next one I want to do.This is the first time that I have seen this type of option in an exercise DVD, and I own quite a few. This one works well for me. It is brand new, just released in the last month. New studio background, new exercise participants and new music. Since it's new, I hesitated to purchase it ("Would this be a re-run of other DVD's?"), and, as stated previously, I do have many Leslie Sansone DVD's. But I am happy to say I am pleased that I made the purchase.