Customer Reviews

Leslie Sansone - Deluxe Walkaerobics Special Edition Walk Aerobics (Weight Loss Walk/Two Mile Walk)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

If you are working from home and want to take a 20 minute break, you will enjoy the 2 mile walk. Leslie Sansone makes it look easy. Is it? Not the first time. I felt that walking on a treadmill was actually easier. The difference between walkaerobics and simply buying a treadmill is the "price" and "coordination."

Not all of us can successfully complete the grapevine without tripping over our own feet. With that said, she does explain the fancy footwork rather well and I mastered the grapevine in this workout, while still struggle with it in other workouts. For some reason, I just am not as coordinated as some and more than others. It depends on the pacing. This is a fast-paced workout.

Home walking combines fast stepping in place with variations. You are either in one place or moving forward/back or side to side. There are a few times where you do sort of go in a circle. Otherwise, she uses simple aerobics moves and alternates them with stepping in place.

If you enjoy a Pilates or Yoga workout, you could use this as a 20-minute warm-up before your regular routine.

Two Mile Walk:

You can stop at 1 mile or go for two.

Weight Loss Walk:

Segment 1 - She works out by herself in a very tight black outfit. The woman has absolutely no fat on her. That means this walking works? Right?

Segment 2 - Joined by 3 workout buddies.

Segment 3 - Joined by 3 workout buddies.

An easy-to-follow workout which doesn't require too much coordination, but the pace is fast and if you get behind, then you just step in place. (Like, I um had to in places.)

Leslie is has a fun loving personality and presents a friendly upbeat workout without being overbearing. She has created 48 walking programs so you can lose pounds and inches and get sexy all while walking in your own living/workout room.

The goal is to get to 10 miles a week by the 4th week of the program. You start with 6 miles the first week, move to 7 1/2 the second week and should be at 8 1/2 miles by the third week.

Leslie makes you move. Get ready to have some fun and feel the burn. I felt muscles I didn't know I had. I'd like to try more of her workouts.

~The Rebecca Review

I bought this DVD shortly after Christmas, with my New Year's Resolution in mind. I started with the Weight Loss Walk, and found I hated it. The moves went so slowly and deliberately that I was exhausted just waiting for the next move. I had to keep stopping myself because I didn't know what was next. That's not to say that this is a bad workout, because my (very overweight) friend swears by this one, saying that it's one of the few workouts that is easy enough for her to do and that goes slowly enough that she can catch all the moves. I moved on to the Two Mile Walk, and found my workout gold! I started with just a basic walking step and minimal arm movement until I got used to the DVD. Now I am lifting my legs higher and higher, putting more and more oomph into the arm moves, and even strapping on ankle weights and grabbing hand weights to make it so it continues to challenge me. I like staying with this DVD, because the steps are so simple compared to many, and it really fits my basic cardio requirement -- it keeps me moving. I gave it four stars instead of five, because Leslie jokingly teases a fellow worker-outer about being able to keep up, and this woman looks pretty embarrased. I don't think that anyone who's brave enough to appear in an exercise video in spandex needs to be teased about keeping up, no matter how humorously or gently.

I did this backwards from disappointed. I bought this DVD first and had so much fun I bought the fat burning DVDs. While those are slightly more intense because you use weights, this one is more fun...more like dance. I have a blast every time I put this one on!

i am definitely a fan of leslie sansone...i have been using her programs for 18 months....i highly recommend them as easy to do, no equipment necessary, fun exercise....however, i would not recommend this particular dvd...it says it is from 2002 but it is really a compilation of exercise programs from the early 90's...it is very outdated and has lots of complicated aerobic steps which her newer programs do not use...i would recommend her "walk away the pounds" or the "express" dvd's as they are great...

Me and my mother both love this DVD. It may be a little more involved than Leslie's other worlouts, but I love the fast pace. I suggest that anyone up for a fun, fast-paced and challenging workout get this DVD. You won't be disappointed, it keeps you on your toes!!!!!!!

This was my first exposure to Leslie. I rented this through NetFlix to see if I liked it. I loved the 2 mile walk, but never did the 4 mile. The 2 mile was a good start for me. Since it had the meter I started off with a 1/2 mile, then a mile for a week or so. Then I did the whole two. I loved the set design - it has a watercolor kinda Monet looking background. And the girls with her seemed normal - not skinny little professional dancers. I looked at the 4 mile walk, but I didn't like the look of it. Leslie was skinny (before kids?) and in a leotard and it was set in a fake living room. Another thing I liked about the 2 mile was that she WASN'T tiny, she's normal. I liked the workout and her style so much I bought the Walk Away The Pounds double set from Amazon. I'm up to 3 miles now :)

I was first introduced to Leslie Sansone through her "Walk Away the Pounds" series, which I found very easy to follow. I bought her WalkAerobics Deluxe Edition hoping it would be another variation of her Walk Away the Pounds series. It wasn't.

A combination of complicated moves, inadequate cues and fast pace left me tripping over my own feet, saying, "Do what?!" and feeling frustrated. Not being very coordinated, I get easily discouraged by workouts that leave me feeling dumb and clumsy, such as this one. If you're like me and prefer workouts with advance cues, some instruction on how to do a move before actually doing it, and encouragement throughout the workout, avoid this one. (Leslie actually says, "Who's tired? I'M not tired!!" in this workout.)

I'm not sure when these workouts were originally produced, but they have a dated look about them and the set and production values are not as good as most recent ones I've done, such as Walk and Kick, the 30 Minute Walk and her Walk Away the Pounds (WATP) Super Fat Burning 3 Miles DVDs - but that isn't meant to say that they aren't good workouts - just be aware what you're getting.

The workouts on this DVD are Walkaerobics, which I found slightly more intense than her WATP series. I'm an intermediate exerciser that uses a variety of DVD's to keep it from getting boring - and some of them, such as Tae Bo and The Firm, are pretty intense. So I was surprised when the first workout on this DVD - the 2 mile Walkaerobics, had me sweating within the first 6 minutes and is at a fairly fast pace. It had the look of almost a home movie, but that doesn't keep it from being a decent workout.

The second workout contains 3 segments of 1.0 miles, 1.5 miles and 1.5 miles, each of which take about 20 minutes. If you do all 4 miles, it'll take you about 60 minutes in total,including the cool down. As I mentioned earlier, the production in this DVD is not quite as smooth as her newer DVD's. Between each of the 3 segments is a pause/gap while they flash the words "Segment 2" and "Segment 3" on the screen. The first segment is done alone, then Leslie welcomes new "friends" to her "home" for Segment 2 and 3 (slightly hokey, as was her references to the changing weather - complete with the faux window showing changing conditions). I'd have preferred a smoother or seamless transition between the segments for those of us who want to complete the full 4 miles without any gaps in the routine. I did the full 4 miles and felt it was a good workout - I certainly worked up a good sweat.

Despite the slightly dated appearance and less slick set/production, I think these are good workouts and probably a bit more intense than some of her WATP routines. I wouldn't recommend these for new exercisers, as they are aerobic walking and more intense, the foot/arm work a little more complicated - and Leslie's cueing isn't quite as good as she's become in newer workouts (she's not yet mirroring her cues, so her right is your left). I think those looking for a bit more of a challenge than the WATP, the Walkaerobics may provide a better workout for you. I thought Leslie was engaging and pleasant to exercise with in these workouts.

LOVE these videos!! Leslie is so easy to follow and is upbeat without being annoying. I get a good workout without feeling like I strained too much. She always gets my heart pounding during her walks. This is the ONLY exercise video (this and another of Leslie's) that I continue to use month after month. It's low impact and now that I'm pregnant again, it is the perfect exercise for me to continue.
I highly recommend these videos as well as her others. If you like to exercise at home, these are perfect!!

I love this dvd. I had not exercised in years and needed to lose a lot of weight, so I purchased this dvd to get me started. The start was gradual and I felt like I had two left feet part of the time. Now that I am used to the steps (and actually getting off my butt and moving) I absolutely love it! It has definitely built up my endurance and keeps me motivated. I like to switch between the two programs for a little variety which keeps me interested. I have another Leslie Sansone dvd which is not as interesting and much more repetitive than these two workouts.