Start! Walking with Leslie Sansone 3 Mile Walk

One of my faves.

I own this video and two other Leslie Sansone videos, 4 mile super challenge and 5 mile fat burning walk. At one point I used to walk 9 miles a day which took me 3 hours to do 5 days a week (yes, I obsessed), but I stopped when I was pregnant last year. After having my baby, I gained some weight and decided it was time to start working out again so I tried this. I thought this would be a piece of cake after my past walking experience and when I tried it I couldnt believe how much it kicked my butt. This is so much more than just walking because it has you doing knee lifts and side steps and hamstring curls, this is a better work out than just walking in terms of heart rate and calorie burn. So I thought I would order the 4 and 5 mile work outs to amp up the intensity as I get into shape more, but surprisingly I found that when I did the 4 and 5 mile videos they were not as challenging as this 3 mile one! Even though they are longer in length, your heart rate drops because the moves are spaced apart more. I found that even though this video is shorter, the intensity of it makes me sweat more and my heart rate stays up through the whole thing which at times on the other videos I barely feel challenged and am not breathing heavy at times. Its not really about miles because miles are different for everyone anyway depending on how tall you because your steps are bigger or smaller. Time may be more the issue, meaning a longer work out may give you a better calorie burning work out in some ways, but in terms of intensity and calorie burning, this one seems to be the best one in my opinion. Some days I do this video along with one of the others or I'll do this one twice. She keeps you moving from one set of moves to the next constantly and I find the knee lifts while reaching across your body to be the most intense moves along with the high kicks. This is a really good video for people like me who dont like workout dvds with 'dancey moves' as Leslie calls them. Because I have two left feet and I find that most aerobics dvds (cough, cough, D-e-n-i-s-e A-u-s-t-i-n...cough) are made for people who are already in tip top shape and who are aparently professional dancers who dont have to look at the tv screen to follow along. I like Leslie's personality too, some people seem to find her annoying, but I think she's likeable. Also, I do think her other two videos that I mentioned are good too, I like them and I use them, they have their merits as well, its just as far as intensity goes, this one seems to be the most intense for me.

Never thought I would write a review for a product, but here it goes! I am 31 yrs old, and have always been over-weight. I've tried several "diets" over the years, with minimum results. Finally a switch went off and I can finally say that I am truly ready to loose the weight.I like going to the gym, but it is hard for me to continuously get there, for a couple reasons 1) the time 2) lack of motivation. So I decided with winter sneaking up on us, I knew that I really wouldn't be going to the gym, bud didn't want that to be an excuse. So I decided why not try a walking dvd that I can do in my own living room, rain, snow or shine. No excuses accepted!I've been using this dvd for about a month now along with a diet, and I've lost about 11 lbs. I remember hearing about Leslie Sansone in the past, so I decided to give it a try. I use this DVD mostly along with occasion-lay some other DVD's just to break it up a little bit. I try to work out 5 days a week. This DVD is great! So far my favorite one yet, and I find it challenging enough without a doubt. I feel exhausted after using it, but not to the point that I am about to pass out. Can't decide if I like the clock in the picture, sometimes I find it more difficult when I see the clock if I'm struggling a bit with not wanting to do it. Leslie is great though, she works you out to the max (I think I'm a pro-beginner, average intermediate) with working out. The steps are not hard to do, but you really feel the results as your doing them. Only negative I have to say about this DVD is the music, but that's just me. Wish they chose better music to go with it.

I have several of Leslie's DVDs and am using my experience with the other DVDs as the basis of my review of this DVD.Here's what I love:- The pace of this one is faster than many of the others. Quickly gets my heart rate up and keeps it there for half an hour.- Typical easy-to-follow Leslie steps.- The clock in upper left corner counts down to the end of the video.- It's Leslie all by herself.- It includes some good tips for stretching, and exercising, etc.Here's what I'd change:- The American Heart Association and Exercise TV logos are visual clutter at the bottom of the screen.- There are ads at the beginning of the DVD, like a movie DVD. Takes extra time in the morning (before work) to fast forward through them. Could live without that.- The camera work is "fancier" than the DVDs of Leslie in her studio in Pennsylvania. Lots of swooping, and panning in and out. I prefer the simpler camera work for a workout DVD.Neutral comments:- The quality of Leslie's DVDs filmed from her studio seem to be better. This DVD looks blurry in places--it reminds me of cheap children's cartoons where they compress the files and then you can really see the pixels.Changes and neutral comments aside, I'm still glad I bought this DVD, and will probably buy another copy as a gift for my mom because it's a fantastic workout.

This is a good, basic walking at home video. No frills, no complicated or strenuous moves. Great for beginners or for that nice basic walk. Definitely a nice one to have in the collection. If you didn't know, she offers it on Youtube, but I like having it as a hard copy. I have several of her videos from across the years. Her videos offer a lot of variety, some more challenging than others. I have my personal favorites. This one isn't at the top of my favorite list, but it is a nice one to have to just simply squeak in a walk or to introduce someone to walking at home. I often pair this one with one of her other 3 or 4 mile walk videos. If I simply dont feel like walking at home, but know I should, this is the one I reach for.

I really enjoy it. Thank you!