Lower- and upper-body muscles are worked separately, sometimes using weights, in this 45-minute video (set in a living room) from 1992. Segment one is for the lower body, and although there are weights beside her on the... more » rug, the routine is traditional floor work, with instructor Leslie Sansone lying on her side or on her elbows and knees doing leg lifts, kicks, and presses. She only uses a dumbbell in this section to occasionally rest it on her thigh or behind her knee as she continues the floor-work routine. There is no warm-up at the beginning or lower-body stretch at the end. Segment two, for upper body, starts with pushups (again no warm-up), then a few shoulder exercises with dumbbells, followed by biceps and triceps. There are no exercises for the back: the most underused muscles for most of us. Sansone and her assistants do these exercises sitting cross-legged on the floor, a position that is more likely to stress the lower back (especially when she doesn't emphasize keeping the back neutral) than standing or sitting in a chair. A short abdominal routine is adequate but does not stress proper form. Segment three uses weights for squats and lunges, but without any instruction about proper form. In fact, a side view shows that she is doing the squats incorrectly herself, letting her knees go forward of her toes. Then it's back to floor work and abdominals. This video is obviously geared to beginners, but the lack of attention to technique and alignment make it a less desirable choice than the many fine muscle-strengthening videos available. --Joan Price« less
Genres:Exercise & Fitness Sub-Genres:Walking Studio:Peter Pan Format:DVD - Color - Closed-captioned DVD Release Date: 05/25/2004 Release Year: 2004 Run Time: 0hr 45min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 1 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English
Leslie Sansone, Walk Off Weight System - Firm Off Weight
Lee Wheeler | Delaware | 01/10/2000
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This video was poor enough to motivate me to warn other users about its content. The video does not include warm ups, cool downs, stretching of any kind or complete instruction regarding the correct form to be used during the exercise. In fact, during some segments such as the outer thigh workout in Segment #3, the improper form is demonstrated. The range of exercises is minimal. Even if all three segments are completed, exercises for the back, calves and quadriceps are missing. There are too many good videos to waste time or money on this one."
Better than "Firm Off Weight"--get this one instead!
04/09/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Sure, this video doesn't have a warmup, cool down or stretching, but it is still a good strength tape. I like to use it after a cardio video when I'm already warmed up. Afterwards I either do my own stretches or put in a stretching video. This video has 3 sections. The first one has challenging floorwork. I don't even have to put on ankle weights to feel the burn. Great for the thighs and glutes! The second segment is all upper body. She is sitting in an awkward position for these exercises, and left out back work, so I gave this video a 4 star rating. The last section is lunges, squats, and abs. She does the lunges nice and slow, and I was surprised on how much I felt it the next day. I have many other videos, where the lunges are faster, and I just don't feel the benefit of the exercise, except for this video!"
This is a fun tape that really works for losing weight.
Lee Wheeler | 12/28/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have Leslie's Walking Aerobic tape for the family which I had been using prior to getting this one so I was already started in the process of losing weight. I really like this one as well and maybe even better as I feel I get a very strenuous workout and it has varied moves which make time goes fast and is actually very fun."
Great for toning
Sara Kalt | East Lansing, MI USA | 12/04/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I think this is a great tape for toning. The segments really pack a lot of exercises into 20 minutes. Coupled with an aerobic exercise, this is really shaping me up. Leslie does jabber on a bit -- but she leads a good workout."
Not a walking video
Tweety | 02/11/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"First of all, there is no walking in this video, so to have "Walk" in the title is a bit misleading. There are three toning segments that are about 20 minutes apiece, and there is no warm-up or stretching afterwards. With so many great toning videos out there, don't waste your money on this one."