Leslie Sansone: Walk Slim - 5 Really Big Miles with Free Toning Band

I LOVE this new workout. I've been doing Leslie's workout for 10 years now and have dozens of them. I use her workouts at least 5 days a week since January. In recent months I've been using mostly her 4 and 5 miles and was excited to get a new 5 mile. In less than 3 weeks, what a difference already- my clothes are all looser. My legs and arms especially are toning up and slimming down more. If you do this video from warm-up to end of stretch it is 87 minutes. Sometimes on the weekend I even do it twice a day. At first I thought it was a bit slower in pace, but it picks up and with the strength training bits, it is a real workout! I even get out of breath sometimes in this workout and I never do in her other workouts. I don't understand the review which said this isn't a real workout. Sometimes instead of the stretch band I use Leslie's 2 lb. handweights during the strength training parts. Awesome! Yes, many of the same moves, but she nicely adds some new steps(love the cha cha wish there was more of it). I also like she changes between moves faster(less walking in place in between say sidesteps and knee lifts etc) which really bumps up the workout. Lots and lots of sidesteps in this one. There is a short pause transition between miles(this happens in her 5 mile fat burning too)- just keep walking, it's like 3 seconds. Why is this a problem for people? I use that time to grab a sip of water! Each mile starts off a bit slower than end of previous mile, but she bumps up the pace during the mile. This is how all her miles work in her other videos too. It is a better workout when you do it this way(like interval training), better than keeping a high pace constant. Don't worry about that. Is this video perfect? No. Is it an excellent QUALITY workout? YES!!!! I would not hesitate to recommend this. I love her new walkers(yes some of them really fit- inspirational!). Only thing like some of her other recent dvds the music is too quiet. I watch tv while I do this anyway(dvd playing on my laptop). I listen to her cues. Not sick of this one yet and do several times a week. Love what it's doing for my legs especially. People are noticing. Try it!

I own several of Leslie's walking workouts, and this one is a favorite! Unlike some of the reviewers, I love being able to customize which miles I walk rather than one long workout. If I'm pressed for time, I like Mile 3 and Mile 5 with the warm up and cool down. I'm in my early 40s, I'm trying to get into better shape (besides the ROUND shape I am now), and have no trouble keeping up with the pace of the workouts. Leslie is with a group of walkers on this DVD, and the room they're in is bright and cheery. I enjoy seeing different shapes and sizes of walkers rather than Leslie on her own. I wish all of the DVDs would come with a music only option for days when you'd rather just walk without the chatter, but it's easy to mute and use your own mp3 player instead. However, the music on this DVD really is great! Love the 12 minute mile "power walking" also. In short, you will sweat. You will find muscle groups you didn't realize you had. You might even feel better (I certainly do), even if you're sore for a day or so afterwards. The miles go by very quickly on this DVD, and even though I generally hate to exercise, I find myself looking forward to working out with Leslie and the group. Life is too short to spend it in front of the computer or tv, and the encouragement from Leslie to keep walking helps me stay motivated. Thank you, Leslie!

Leslie Sansone: 5 Really Big Miles DVD is a great workout. I have several of Leslie Sansone DVD's and this one is the best so far. The work out is fast and keeps you moving to the beat. The moves are very simple and easy to follow. I love to walk, but my neighborhood does not have a safe place to walk so this DVD is a perfect way for me to walk away the pounds. It gives me a good workout. The best part is that I can choose how many miles to do. The DVD comes with a firm band that Leslie shows how to walk and use the band for upper body strength training. My TOPS group uses her DVD's as prizes to the biggest loser in our group.

I just did this DVD and finished it about 5 minutes ago. I did all 5 miles + the cool down and it took about an hour and a half. I am already sore and pretty sure I will be hurting tomorrow. It isn't physically hard but keeping your heart rate up for that long kicks your butt! I really enjoyed the toning band as well. Squats and lunges are much more tolerable with it. I just had to get on here and give this DVD a good review. It was so great that I didn't even care that the music was horrific. I calculated how many calories I lost using an online tool and it said I burned about 1,200 calories so I am HAPPY because I thought I could only burn that much by running in such a short amount of time. Great workout!!!! Plus they have 2 girls who are super fit in crop tops and it is a motivator because you keep looking at them with envy, haha.

Hoooray for new moves! I'm really glad that Leslie has come up with a few new variations to her moves. I love doing her walks but I found myself getting bored with the same old thing. There is some new music in here too, and except for mile 1, the workout seems to just fly by! Leslie seems pretty focused throughout most of her dvd, which I greatly appreciate. I normally love her chattering on while we workout since it makes the time go by and even makes me smile even when I've heard it for the 50th time, but as anyone who is a fan of Leslie can understand, there are times when I've been kicking (or side stepping) for what seems like forever because she gets SO caught up in talking....that I just want her to shut up and do her job. Personally I prefer her either by herself (because she is essentially chattering to the cameramen) or with no more than 4 people. More than that seems to get her overly distracted. I also love the stretchie band miles! Almost every dvd of hers that I have where she incorporates some kind of gadget or prop (weights, belts, bands, whatever) makes the miles go by faster for me. In this dvd I felt like I got a really good workout for my upper back in mile 2 and it's unusual to find a video that payes enough attention to the back muscles. Some people noted that they didn't like the breaks between the miles. I understand that it was done so you can start anywhere in the video (rather than starting with mile 1 all of the time). I agree that it would have been nice if the pace didn't slow down quite so much at the beginning of each new mile. There are some major flaws in this dvd,however. It was obviously not filmed in order, and in mile 2 she queues a new move that "we saw in the last mile", however "we" did NOT do this move before. But apparently in the filming they had. There are also some issues with the sound. I found myself having to turn up the volume or I couldn't hear the music at all. There are also some times where you are doing side-steps with claps and the sound of the claps is WAAAY off from the hand movements. I'm not sure why this is, but it throws me off. I think there could have been some better editing done there. I plan to use this dvd for miles 2-4 mostly. Mile 1 is just SO slow I want to give up before it's even over. I would love to see a DVD that has these new moves with faster walking. Doing this DVD from beginning (including warm-up and cooldown & stretch) just takes too long (I think it was an hour and 20 minutes or a bit more). People who are looking for a 5 mile dvd are probably people who have been walking with Leslie for a while and want something a good bit more up-paced than this.

Love this workout video. I have lost a lot of weight working out to her videos. For all ages and levels of fitness. You can go at your own level.

I felt that I had to write this review because a few of the negative reviews that I read almost turned me away from purchasing this. I am so glad that I did! I really enjoy the format of this DVD. I have done it twice, through from start to finish, but in the back of my mind I'm already thinking of how I can mix it up to create shorter workouts. I could choose to do the warm-up, then miles 1,3 and 5 that don't use the resistance band followed by the cool-down and stretch or just the opposite and use the 2nd and 4th miles to really get an intense muscle workout. I must respectfully disagree that the pauses between miles are too long. Holy cow, I barely have time to throw down the resistance band (or grab it up) and take a swallow or two of water before we're off again. I think the spacing is just perfect. I also like that each mile has a different number of walkers. I appreciate the inclusion of a couple of more curvy ladies in this workout - they look like me! At the same time, if you're super-fit and spunky you'll have your work cut out for you keeping up with a couple of these ladies. I will admit that the fifth mile degenerates into a sort of free-for-all, but Leslie does introduce it as "The Wild Mile"! And as she states - it's the pace that's important and that helps you reach the mile marks. So what if you're taking 4 steps up and back and she's doing 3...just have fun and move! There are lots of new moves and combinations and Leslie mixes it up so I not only never get bored, I have to really watch and listen to keep up with the constant changes. I don't find my mind wandering and going on autopilot as happens when I do some of the other workouts. This is easily my favorite Leslie Sansone workout that I own so far (I have 5 others).

I love Leslie Sansone's workouts, and have ever since I discovered her. As someone with fibromyalgia, her workouts were gentle enough for me to break back into exercise. But, honestly, the videos all started to look the same, always with the same old moves. Now, I can vary them on my own, but I'd rather do something different along with her. If I wanted to make up my own routine, why would I bother buying a video?! I also was not fond of the workouts that were Leslie only. I like her, but what I really love is the interaction between her and others. And it also gives you new people to look at and focus on, which makes it easier to do the same routine over and over. That said, this video is, in my humble opinion, the best workout Leslie has put out to date. There are plenty of new moves, some that have been in later workouts, and even some combinations (such as kickbacks/sidesteps), along with the four basic steps. The music is different, though "New Attitude" did make its appearance! I personally very much like the miles being broken up, because that allows me to pick and choose which miles I want to do, and I can get to the menu and choose them easily. Even the cooldown and stretch are separate, so you can stop whenever you'd like and not have to search for the cooldown. My one complaint with the DVD is that the 5th mile has a very long section of what really is cooldown, although it's not considered to be cooldown. By the time you get to the end of the 5th mile, your heart rate is completely back to normal, and you're just ready for a stretch. I would have liked to see the 5th mile end with a little bit brisker pace. All in all, this is my favorite workout and is one I will do over and over because it is so versatile, being able to pick and choose the miles and form different workout routines. Thank you, Leslie, for listening to your fans and giving us what we asked for!

Ótimo vídeo de exercícios aeróbicos !aseados em simplesmente andar, bastante eficazes

One mile at a time so the whole workout is easy and you don't realize that you walk 5 miles!

(Vorweg: Die DVD hat Region 1, ist also nicht auf allen europäischen Playern abspielbar). Diese DVD ist von 2011 - und die erste neuere von Leslie, die nicht in ihrem "Bat Cave"-Studio (unter Fans wegen der schwarzen Wände so genannt) aufgenommen wurde. Es erwartet einen genau das Gegenteil: Ein weites, sehr helles Setting, das frisch und offen wirkt. Seitdem hat sie nie wieder in dunklen Räumen gedreht, gut so ;) Die Energie ist hoch, die Mit-Walker gemischt, zumindest in der ersten und letzten Meile. Dazwischen sieht man Leslie mit ausschliesslich jungen, knackigen Mädels, was aber nicht schlimm ist. Klar war man Leslie immer mit Mit-Walkern allen Alters und Formen gewöhnt, aber es kommt ja letztendlich auf das Workout an. Und da hat Leslie sich wieder auf mehr Abwechslung besonnen - ihre 4-Basic-Steps schön und gut, aber nur das kann auf Dauer etwas langweilig werden. Hier kommen u.a. der ChaCha-Step zum Einsatz, Kombis aus den Basic-Steps, Grapevines und natürlich Übungen mit dem Stretch-Band. Einige Moves sind eher High-Impact, aber nicht viele, ist also ok. Die 5 Meilen und der Warm-Up sind seperat gestaltet, Meile 4 ist ein Intervall-Workout (Walking und immer dazwischen Toning-Übungen mit dem Stretch-Band). Der Cool-Down ist nicht separat anwählbar, sondern am Ende der 5. Meile zu finden. Insgesamt ein sehr gutes Workout - vor allem unter dem Aspekt betrachtet, daß es eine Art Wendepunkt in Leslies Schaffen darstellt. Ich persönlich mag ein paar andere Workouts von Leslie etwas lieber (deshalb nur 4 Sterne, auch weil ich das Stretch-Band nicht so mag), aber es ist immer noch eines ihrer besten!

I think this is one of the better Walk at Home dvds. Positives: - there is a countdown clock for each mile so you can see where you’ve got 2 - each mile runs on from the next which means you don’t cool down at the start of each new mile – miles two and four include HIIT sessions as well as using the stretchy band and these work well - mile three is a quick mile - the music is good and gets you moving - it’s easy to mix and match each of the miles to give a good warmup, exercise, and cooldown Negatives: – In the cooldown Leslie introduces friends and relatives and whilst this is mildly interesting the first time you watch it, it becomes distinctly annoying if you do this routine regularly. I’ve now taken to turning the sound off and just doing the movements. Overall, I really like this workout DVD and have found my fitness levels have increased significantly since I started using it and I have also lost weight.

This tape has 5 miles that you can either do one after the other, or, select the one(s) you want. It's done with the plastic stretch band included. I love the way I can select all or some of the miles, and her pace from slow to brisk, to stretching is always perfect. Leslie knows her stuff and does it well.