Leslie Sansone

I like her workout videos as well. She is so upbeat and I love that it's low impact.

I would say 3-5 times a week if your able.

I have just discovered them too after getting bored with my treadmill. I love that I am using more muscle groups doing her dvd's than I am with just walking. I am doing one 3 mile walk every day. I have done the 5 mile. It is relatively easy, but still gets the heart rate up to where it needs to be. Loving it!

I have been walking with Leslie for two years and though I was skeptical at first, I have gotten great results from 'just' walking six days a week. :-)

It's what I started with, and I would say 3 times a week (more if you want). When I got fitter, I just upped the energy a bit, to the point where it was more like running on the spot. Eventually it became a bit to easy and I moved on to other stuff, but she definitely got me started on the right track with exercise.

I dig her.

I just found her too! Love the low impact walking as a good start to the day. I'm just starting out with a workout plan and she fits in perfectly 3x's a week.

When i started up MFP I used to do a Leslie Sansone workout almost every day and even sometimes twice a day. They are fun and quite addicting. I had a lot of success losing weight with them. It was great because it allowed me to do a quick workout in the morning before work (1 or 2 miles) but still feel like I was doing something active.

Lately I've been putting on a walk and lowering the volume enough to hear her cues to change moves but putting on netflix or a tv show so I can walk and watch the show rather than sitting on the couch.

One thing I've noticed however is that I really don't think you are walking a "mile" when she says you are. I walk a lot out doors too and it takes me about 3-4 minutes longer to walk a mile than her timer and I'm not going at a slower pace than she sets so if you really care about the distance just be aware.

And one last note... the Walking to the Hits video is definetly not worth it.. I would stay clear of that one. She tries to sell it as a "high intensity interval" workout but the "high intensity" stints are waaaay too short and the "hit" songs only play during these 30 second periods. Just stick to her old basic workouts.

Good luck!

I have used her DVDs and still do so occasionally. I like them because they are low impact and can be done anywhere.

I have never done her program exclusively it has always been a part of other regular exercise, so I can't comment about how effective they are. However I do know that if I strap my HRM on during one of her programs I get my heart pumping and burn some calories. That is what I'm looking for from her.

Great low impact workouts, safe and effective. She also has some interval workouts with jogging mixed in as well. I do her workouts at least 3 times a week this month, was doing a walk challenge last month and was walking with Leslie 6 to 7 days a week. It got to be tough on my knees :noway: so I dropped my mileage this month, but did meet my goal of 150 miles last month!

I've lost 46 lbs (my ticker only shows what I've lost since coming to MFP from Weight Watchers) using mainly her workouts.

Her best workout IMHO is the 4 Mile Super Challenge. It's an old one but her best queing. As another poster mentioned, she talks, A LOT. And has a laugh that might be grating to some. But with that said, she is the most encouraging and positive instructor you'll find.

Look under the Group Forums under the community tab-there's a Leslie Sansone Walk at Home group. Lot's of support and encouragement there.

Recently she was featured in MFP's HelloHealthy blog. She suggest her workouts be logged under "aerobics, general".

HTH,
Ann

Leslie got me to like exercise! I have lost over 30lbs by walking 5x a week 2-5 miles a day.