Customer Reviews

Leslie Sansone: Walk at Home - The Big Burn- 2 Miles of Intervals

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I have been doing the WATP dvd's for almost a year. This DVD makes it way right to the top of my list in rotation.
Let's list the PROS of this DVD:
1. Music only option (for those of us who are veterans to the WATP series and can follow the steps without instruction)
2. New music to follow
3. The BOOSTED/JOGGING intervals are EXCELLENT. They aren't just at the end of the DVD or miles. It starts about 8 minutes in and lasts for about 12 minutes. That's 12 minutes (thereabouts) of BOOSTED/JOGGING. It's alternated between kicks, knee lifts, and jogging up and back.
4. Fast paced, doesn't take 30 minutes to break a really good sweat. You should sweat through the entire DVD.
5. If you are looking for an excellent DVD to repeat (back to back play), this gives an excellent middle of the week or weekend buster to the same old workout.
6. Same great arm, leg, and (dare I say it) aerobic workout!

Now let's list the CONS:
1. Leslie has a couple of spots where she is off on her sequences. But hey, noones perfect and after watching this JUST ONCE, put it on music only--you can do it without her telling you what to do and it makes it simpler.
2. Could be longer. Yeah, yeah...I am glutton for punishment, but I would LOVE to have an interval training DVD that did the JOGGING/BOOSTED WALKING for more than 33 minutes. But in a pinch it's a GREAT workout.

That's it! I strongly recommend this particular DVD for anyone who is looking to add a little something extra to their standard workout. It's just extreme enough to make a difference in the overall performance of workouts and easy enough to do everyday if that's what you choose.
Well that's enough for me, time to use this DVD again!
Happy walking ;-)
Shonene

The ladies at my work and I walk to Leslie DVDs each day at lunch. Our favorites are:

Leslie Sansone: Walk at Home - 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk because we can pick two of the five one-mile walks each day, so we are able to mix it up (and they give you mile markers every half mile, which makes it seem to go more quickly). This one also incorporates a two-minute "Boosted Walk" at the end of each mile.

Leslie Sansone: 5 Day Slim Down because we can pick which of the two-mile workouts we want to walk to (one of which uses hand weights), again giving us variety.

But this one quickly became a favorite too. It does lack the mile markers and use of any extra equipment but it gives you a nice, but not too hard, work out. We definitely sweat. Leslie is off on some of her cues, but that seems to be the case with her other DVDs too. Also, with this one you only really have one option, and that is to do this exact two-mile walk, whereas with her other DVDs you can mix it up each day so it won't be so repetitive.

If you have other Leslie DVDs and enjoy doing her walks, then this will be a great addition to your collection. Midway through this two-mile workout she incorporates three sets of two-minute "Boosted Walking" (jogging with kicks and knee lifts mixed in). This added interval training will get your heartbeat up there and make you sweat if you weren't already. The jogging and such is manageable because each boost is only two minutes long.

We love walking with Leslie. If you are looking for a way of exercising that will get you results without pushing you to the limit, you will find that with Leslie's DVDs. (Note: Due to the "Boosted Walking" in this one, it might not be for beginners.)

I am a fan of Leslie. I have highly recommended her to many of my friends. She is great, but this is not one of her best. I was eagerly waiting for it to come out. It is a very bad production. The camara is always moving. It looks like a home production. The good thing it is very short and I use it when I don't have too much time.

I've been doing Leslie's videos for a couple years now and own a lot of them...this will be one of my favorites. Some of her newer ones haven't been for me, especially the ones where it's just her because I enjoy the group setting. But this one had a great mix of people and it was fun. I hadn't seen the guy in it before, he's a friendly upbeat hunk and I enjoyed watching him...more of him please. Yes, she misses her cues a couple times, yes the mike makes a noise when it gets hit a couple times...all that stuff is what made it fun for me. Part of what I like about her so much is that she isn't polished and she is goofy. There is none of this faked voice "and a one and a two" type stuff that is in too many other workout videos. It makes working out with her fun and gets me laughing sometimes. I'd say the difficulty level on this one on a scale of 1 to 10 would be about a 6 if you do it just like she is. But you can knock it down or bump it up a few levels according to where you are at. That is what I did. I added one more jogging interval while they were doing slower moves because I was in the mood for a little more. On a day I don't have the energy, I can lower it down some. There is a music only option if you are someone that doesn't like to hear Leslie's chatter (I do). The only con for me is there isn't any marker that tells you how far along you are. Solid workout and I recommend it!

The good news is that I am finally cured. I no longer have to keep buying Leslie Sansone DVDs. This one convinced me there's nothing new under Leslie's lights. In fact, I suspect, despite the 2009 release date, that this session was shot several years ago. We've seen Mary Kay slimmer and I can't imagine she regained her weight. The intervals are good. The total is, dare I say it, boring. Pop in one of your other Leslie Sansone DVD's and save your money.

I have several of Leslie's workout programs and what makes this one special is that it has a music only feature for those who are tired of all the chatter. You can do the workout with or without the instructions and talking Leslie does. Even though the DVD is only 35 minutes long, if you just run it through with verbal instruction and music only it is like 70 minutes. I hope there are more like this one in the future.

I am a big Leslie fan. But is one is not so good. It is extremely disorganized and the sound quality is very bad...the music is hardly heard. The moves are sporadic ..and not fun at all. I am an advanced walker and if this work out was more organized - it would have been perfect for a short but high calory burn walk.

First I must say that I am a Leslie fan. I have been following her workouts for years and have many of them. Naturally I was excited to see a new workout dvd from her and purchased it right away. I was not thrilled after the first time through it. It seems very un-organized with the same moves being repeated instead of more variety used and also the moves seemed to be sparatically thrown in, just when you would get started into a move(like side steps)she would change it back to a walk. It just seemed very un-Leslie like. I will do it for a quick workout but have liked the others much better.

I own several of Leslie's videos, and this one is my FAVORITE! I love the fast pace and the way these intervals are done. Like another reviewer said, the boost isn't just at the end of each mile, they are mixed right in with the workout. Love the group of walkers too! The only thing I would change about this video is to make it more than 2 miles. Many times I do this one back to back! Another bonus is that the video starts right away without the usual "check with your doctor, etc" screens. Also, if you add weighted gloves to it, you'll get a great workout for your upper body as well! Definitely recommend this one to anyone looking for a good boosted walk!! Leslie - PLEASE make another like this with 4 or 5 miles of intervals!! :)

I love Leslie Sansone's DVD workouts and I have been purchasing several of them to add variety to my workouts. I purchased this a couple of weeks ago and I was so very disappointed. Unlike many of her other videos, Leslie and her friends are all over the place! The other walkers were continually making adjustments to try to keep up with Leslie and she does not give you heads up before she goes into a new move. It was so frustrating that I have not used it since. Beware. :)