Have you had results with leslie sansone dvds?

I may have to try it..I am a beginner when it comes to exercise so which one of her DVD's would you advise me to start with?
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A friend sent me a newsletter called RealAge.com and after doing a search there I found that she is a sponsor and has two actual shorter length workouts there, not just clips. I started with Walk 1 for a couple of weeks, then did Walk 2. When it became too easy I bought my first full-length workout. Very few stores carry much anymore in the way of workout DVD's except Jillian's, so I order online from Wal~Mart. The price is reasonable. Good luck to you! I hope you love these as much as I and so many of the other posters here do.

omg yes!!!!!! i started doing the 3 mile on sunday (today being wednesday) and ive already lost 1kg

i LOVE her! i sweat like crazy, but still keep coming back to her first thing when i wake up.

I dont know why i love her, but i just do

I recently started with the 1 mile walk. It really hurts my hips, but I have joint issues so I don't know if it is that or what. I like it though, after. During I am cursing at the tv!

Re: hip pain

Could it be side steps that hurt your hips? There are so many Leslie DVDs it's hard to know which workout your are referring to........but her Walk Slim 5 Really Big Miles has waaaay too many side steps for me....I got rid of it. The pain for me was at the hip flexor.

Stretching.....look into hip stretches......Leslie offers a tiny bit of stretching after her cool downs.....but many people need more stretching. I always stretch my hips & hamstrings a little bit more.

Another option......other walking workouts...the moves may be different

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jessica+smith+walking&sm=1

Stott Pilates has walking DVDs - Prevention has walking DVDs - and George Foreman (!) has walking DVDs. Actually the George Foreman's are kind of fun....lead by Petra Kolber.

Or you could just walk through Leslie's entire thing without the added steps and see if there is pain with just that, and add steps back in to determine which ones are the problem, and just don't do those.

Thank you both! I think it is the side steps. It is this video I am doing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykPr0t2KutY

I agree completely. I thought the whole idea of the forum is to be supportive to each other. Most people like having the DVDs to help them be accountable to themselves. I sweat more with the DVDs than I do my treadmill on most days plus you are doing much more than just walking. The one I have now is toning too with weights which really helps.

i agree about the weather.... when its pitch black outside (and its only 3pm in the afternoon) wind howling, snow, minus 20 your not gonna want to walk outside...not even to buy milk if you ran out.

Leslie is such a cool option without leaving your home.

I love Leslie Sansone workout dvds and I if youre consistent the results are great. I love her so much my dvd player went out over the weekend and I went on youtube and worked out. I have been doing her workouts on my laptop. She has such a variety to choose from its unreal.

I've been doing the 3mile one. She talks a little too much but whatever. I like it.

Yes, about 15 lbs. gone with her videos. Love it!! (Although her voice is kind of annoying.) :laugh:

It's very annoying but she seems to like to help folks

Yes, about 15 lbs. gone with her videos. Love it!! (Although her voice is kind of annoying.) :laugh:

It's very annoying but she seems to like to help folks

I'd rather listen to Leslie than to Jillian Michaels. At least Leslie is positive and encouraging! Just did a 45 minute 3 mile workout that felt so good.

Yes, about 15 lbs. gone with her videos. Love it!! (Although her voice is kind of annoying.) :laugh:

It's very annoying but she seems to like to help folks

Yes - Leslie comes across as very genuine to me. Like a very chatty neighbor.

Some of her DVDs with a MUSIC ONLY option listed here.................

http://www.collagevideo.com/exercise-videos/leslie-sansone-exercise-videos-10

Her voice annoys me too, but she's so easy to follow that I will mute the TV and just listen to my ipod while I do the DVD. Much more enjoyable like that and most of the time, by the end, I'm pumped up by the music that I feel like I could keep trucking along!

21 pounds gone here and I have dropped 2 pant sizes. I LOVE her workouts and got my husband doing them as well. I alternate days between a 4-5 mile fast walk video and then do one of her weighted ball videos followed by the walk and tone video.

I started with Leslie Sansone workouts in 2011, in fact, the very day I stepped on a scale and saw 242 pounds looking back at me. I went to rent a movie to take my mind of my problems and saw the video store offered free workout videos as a bonus. There were quite a few fitness professionals to choose from but most of them looked intimidating. I saw Leslie's smiling face on the cover and decided to give her a try.

At first I thought I'd made a mistake picking a too-easy workout, but halfway into the first mile I realized this was something different. I was starting to sweat and could tell my heart rate was up. I just barely made it through the two mile workout. This was an eye-opener, though I had been using walking as my go-to exercise for years, I had to admit I hadn't been working hard enough on my own.

Two years later, I'm still walking with Leslie. I am 56 years old, 5'9" tall. I've lost 40 pounds so far and many inches and now wear a size 14/16. I have hypothyroidism and a lot of joint pain issues, so I needed a sensible workout program that wouldn't tear me down, physically OR mentally. My self-esteem is very fragile and I always felt like a failure when I tried workout videos that were far beyond my fitness level. I couldn't keep up and the next day I'd pay for even trying with extremely sore muscles. And then I'd feel even sorrier for myself and give up.

The first time I did Leslie's workout, I struggled, but I made it through. She made me feel as if I could do it, she kept saying, "If this move is too hard for you, don't worry, just go back to walking, you're getting a great workout if you keep the pace." And before long, I could do the harder moves and after a few months, I was regularly walking five miles. It may sound silly, but hearing that it was ok to do what I could at the level I was currently at was very motivating. Wow, I can do this!

I have a long way to go on my weight loss journey but I don't feel like a fitness failure any more. I'd encourage any one to give Leslie Sansone a try. She's my hero.

I have a GaiamTV subscription ($10) you can find it online. They stream TONS of workouts, including LOTS of Leslie Sansones, as well as healthy living stuff.

I play it on my computer at work during lunch sometimes. It also works on my tablet, and through my Roku streaming player at home.

They have some Jillian Michaels, and The Firm, some Piulates and yoga, etc.

Its like Netflix for health conscious people.

There are a lot of her full dvds on you tube check them out i use those