Walk Away the Pounds with Leslie Sansone - Get Up & Get Started: 1 Mile (VHS, 2001)

Recently, I decided to get back into shape after putting it off for a few years. I was looking for an exercise video that was easier to follow and easy on the bones and joints. I found this particular video and have been using it for a week now. It is easy to do and the results seem to be coming fast. The nice thing I like about this video is that I can do it at home, and when I get more advanced, she has plenty of workouts that take it to the next level...instead of the at-home one mile walk there is a two mile walk and a three mile walk. There is also a walk with abs that I will try as soon as I get a little more in shape. There is a section on the video where weighted balls are needed...I didn't have the weighted balls but found that two Campbell's soup cans work just fine as starter weights. I am well pleased with this video as a starter video.

This exercise program is perfect for those of us who may have a hurried day and find it hard to find time to exercise as we know we should. This program takes only about 20 minutes of your time but makes you feel invigorated when you finish. It's an aerobic exercise program, good for exercising your heart as well as your limbs but is low impact so it's not hard to do daily. The thing I like most about this exercise program is that it's done completely standing upright with not having to get down onto the floor. I am a senior citizen who would rather not have to go to the floor to exercise. I have other exercise tapes which I'm discouraged of using because of having to get up and down from the floor to my feet. If I want more exercising I understand I can purchase other tapes to extend the walking to 2 miles and then 3 if I wish.

This tape has gotten me going and walking the 1 mile a day, then I would do it twice a day and get 2 miles in. Now I have a 2 mile walk tape. You don't even know that you are walking and exercising. It is just plain great. Leslie gets you going the minute you put the tape in.

This tape is very good, upbeat, and enjoyable. I use mine every day. This tape also includes a short session with hand held weights. The (walking) is more like marching in place, with some side to side steps, leg kicks and knee lifts, but it can all be done in a small area which is what makes it so good for home use.

I like that it gets you started with a 15 minute workout, which helps you adjust to working out and prepares you for harder workouts.

I bought it because I had been trying to workout in the past, but was trying tapes that were too long and difficult, and would end up hurting myself. This one makes me feel like I've completed a workout in a short amount of time, but don't end up hurting for weeks.

This is fantastic-nothing better than something to encourage you to walk on those hot scorching days and the rainy days. This video is a great indoor workout. I now have all of Leslie Sansone videos and I love them all.