Leslie Sansone's Walk At Home - 5 Mile Walk (With Fitness Band)

This is a workout I can do everyday or even twice a day because it's easy on my joints and easy to follow even if you're tired or distracted by kids. I like being able to move really fast without slowing down to figure out the choreography. I can pause it to change a diaper or whatever and come back without losing my place. Each of the five miles are similar with power walking in place, side stepping, slow kicking, knee lifts, and hamstring curls. There's some upper body work, too, and you have the option of using hand weights, a stretchy band, and a walking belt with stretchy cord if you have them. That way it doesn't feel quite so repetitive. This one comes with a stretchy band which offers great resistance training. I love Leslie's happy chatter. It doesn't annoy me like it does some of the other reviewers, but you do have the option to turn off the talking. I also like that you can select how many miles you want to do, so if you choose do do all five miles up front, you are more likely to finish. Also, there is a suggested 7 day menu, another great bonus. This workout is not nearly as intense as some of my other workouts, but I'm hoping that being able to complete it and use it more often will be more effective in the long run.

This video pretty much changed my life. Never thought I'd lose another lb, but there it is. I lost right around 10 lbs doing this video almost every day for about 8 weeks. Doesn't sound like much, but I love to eat a lot! :/ And I'm also about 50 lbs overweight. I'm continuing to lose weight slowly using a few of her other dvds in addition to this one; however I'm also cutting out a granola bar here and a pudding cup there (or both ;) Of course I had to buy her stretchy band, both sets of hand weight, and the weight belt. I like them all and this video incorporates all three. I love her inspirational words, but if it starts to feel routine, you are given an option to have just music instead of music and her instructions. This video is perfect for the first time walker that wants to feel like they've accomplished something for the day no matter what. The miles are distinctly marked so you are sure of how much you've walked. I recommend it for anyone that can walk and/or walk briskly.

I now have 11 of Leslie Sansone's videos and I love every one of them. She often states that her workouts are not for sissies and that is very true but REALLY anyone can do them. You just set your own pace.I started working out with Leslie's videos on April 1st, 2008. I weighed 240 lbs. It is now February 24th, 2009 and I am happy...no thrilled to tell you that I have walked away 83 lbs!!! I went from 2X to size 12. My goal is to lose 100 lbs and I know I will get there. When I started out I could barely get to the end of the 3 mile video. I'm up to 5 miles now and I love it! I'm hooked! What a great thing to be addicted to...excerize!!! Now here's the best part....I'm 62..I'll be 63 in just a few days and the young girls who work out with me can't keep up!!! Please do yourself a huge favor and get started walking away the pounds today. Or just do it to be healthier. Either way, you come out a winner!!!

This is a fun workout that is nicely challenging without exhausting a user. It is great that there are 4 different workouts; 3-Three mile workouts with either the stretchie band, the weights, or the walkaway belt or the 5 mile challenge with all the items. Leslie kids around with the other walkers and it really made me laugh and have a good time. The only criticism (and it could be my own fault) is that I can't find a way to get the warm up and cool down features on the 3 mile workouts. Only if I take the 5 mile workout do I get it all. But I know how to warm up and stretch afterwards after many years of doing Leslie workouts so it isn't a deal breaker. I loved that the stretchie or firm band is packed in the case. The price was right and the boosted walking really saves time compared to other 3 mile workouts I've done with Leslie.

I own several walk-at-home tapes and recently purchased Leslie's 5 Mile Walk. I'm giving this DVD one despite a five-star walk content because for some strange reason, she doesn't include warm-up or cool down segments. I don't understand why she left out these particular segments because on every DVD I own, I listen to Leslie preach about the importance of warming up before exercising and cooling down after, which is correct for a number of reasons that include (but aren't limited to):Warming up:Increases Muscle Temperature - The temperature increases within muscles that are used during a warm-up routine. A warmed muscle both contracts more forcefully and relaxes more quickly. In this way both speed and strength can be enhanced. Also, the probability of overstretching a muscle and causing injury is far less.Increases Body Temperature - This improves muscle elasticity, also reducing the risk of strains and pulls.Dilates Blood Vessels - This reduces the resistance to blood flow and lower stress on the heart.Improves Efficient Cooling - By activating the heat-dissipation mechanisms in the body (efficient sweating) an athlete can cool efficiently and help prevent overheating early in the event or race.Increases Blood Temperature - The temperature of blood increases as it travels through the muscles. As blood temperature rises, the binding of oxygen to hemoglobin weakens so oxygen is more readily available to working muscles, which may improve endurance.Improves Range of Motion - The range of motion around a joint is increased.Cooling down:Assists the body in returning to its normal stateHelps heart rate and breathing return to normal, and prevents dizziness and needless pain following a rigorous workout, where the body experiences a number of stressful processes.Helps the body flush the toxins and release strains.Helps prevent Post Exercise Muscle Soreness (aka Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness), which is the soreness generally faced the day after a strenuous workout.Helps prevent "blood pooling" (a chemical effect of muscular fatigue that stays in the muscle causing swelling and pain).Helps return the blood to the heart in adequate quantities to relieve the muscles of lactic acid. The circulating blood also carries with it the oxygen and nutrients required by the muscles, tendons and ligaments for repair and growth.All that said, I know Leslie's warm-up drill from owning and exercising with several of her DVDs, including her "Five Day Slimdown," which, despite being broken into 1-mile segments, also includes warm-up and cool down segments. I caution new-to-walking customers that it IS important to warm up prior to and cool down after exercising. Even hard-core Jillian Michaels knows this and incorporates these segments in her work-out videos. How many "newbies" will buy this particular DVD and put all of their confidence in its safety and common sense typically found in Leslie's tapes? After all, she is the exercise guru endorsed by the American Heart Association. Shame on you, Leslie--you know better, and I hope you take the effort to include the proper pre- and post-exercise segments viewers deserve in future videos.

Love all the Leslie Sanson videos. Very useful when one cannot walk outside.

I now have several of the Walk Aerobic/walk at home dvd's by Leslie Sanson and this is another really good one.There are 5 seperate miles that you can do and the dvd gives you multiple options so you can mix different routines up or do the entire dvd, which is really good.I really like this dvd. it definately gives you a good, long cardio workout. My only negative comment would be - because each mile is filmed seperately, the level of exercise sort of goes up and down. Your almost back to doing a fast warm up at the start of each mile. But it's still good, and actually I think it's good for your heart rate to go up and down rather than stay at one pace - better for the metabolism and burning fat.I highly recommend this and any of the Walk Aerobics dvd by Leslie.

I have lost several inches, several pounds and had an incredible increase in energy ,using this dvd.I highly recommend this dvd

I love this dvd - it has a number of different options, 3 mile walks with weights, stretchie band, or ab belt. Also five mile options. Is great and stops you getting bored. Is well worth investing in.

This DVD is marketed as an 'advanced' version of Leslie Sansone's Power Walk programme. Advanced? I don't think so. It's exactly the same narrow range of movements as on every one of her dozen or so videos. The same pep talk, the same catchphrases, the same false laughter and fake spontaneity.The only difference is, you need equipment, and in parts the DVD feels like it's an advertising to sell the products from the presenter's shop. While you can ignore much of the sales spiel and use ordinary exercise stretch bands and dumbbells (provided you have them at home), there's also gadgetry exclusive to that shop, e.g. a belt around the waist with cords attached. As far as I can see, using that belt doesn't give any fitness benefits that couldn't also be achieved in other ways, but a substantial section of the DVD is designed so you can't do the exercises until you buy that gadget.Leslie Sansone's walk DVDs are good (though all rather same-y and getting tedious after repetition) but this one is not a good choice except for devoted fans.If you just want a good walk-based exercise DVD to use at home with this presenter, and don't want to buy equipment from her shop, I suggest this one: Walk Away the Lbs - Express Super Challenge [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]