Leslie Sansone

Wally world sells these in the sporting goods section of the store. I used to have a couple for the opposite reason, when it was -40 below zero or too cold to take it back outside. Any of them will do. I did find myself getting tired of the same music and talking so I turned off the sound and turned on my own tunes. It's walking and marching in place, moving from side to side, back and forth, swinging your arms.

I am a Leslie fan as well. TeaBea has already given you a great description of the different video options. I started with the old Walk Away The Pounds videos 12 years ago when I lost weight and reached goal before my final pregnancy. The reason I like Leslie is because I am uncoordinated and other workout DVDs left me staring at the TV thinking "how am I supposed to move my body like that?". Leslie's workouts our much less complicated. She has 4 basic steps in addition to walking in place. (side steps, kicks, knee lifts, kick backs) I appreciate the simplicity and feel I get a good workout. She adds arm movements as well.

She's very personable and encouraging. I find her motivating most days. On other days, I am grumpy and I don't want to hear her (or anyone else) cheer me on. So, I mute her on those days, or I talk back to her sarcastically while working out.

If you are completely out of shape and considering her videos, just walk in place during the segments where you can't keep up. My older daughter comes to my house twice a week to do these videos with me. She's 25 and in much better shape than I am and enjoys the workouts as well. If you need to up the intensity, that is possible by making the movements bigger or sitting down into some of the movements. The Party Songs one I just picked up had some fun jogging, jumping, bouncing segments that lasted 30 seconds to amp it up a bit before walking again.

The 1 mile segments are basically a 15 minute walk plus cool down. The 2 miles are 30 minutes. The 3 miles are 45 minutes. The older videos has them as three completely separate standalone workouts. Some of the newer ones don't have as many options for picking and choosing.

The other Leslie video I use is much older. "You can do Abs" which is a fitness ball exercise using hand weights. I really enjoy using this to incorporate more strength training into my fitness routine. It's 30 minutes total and can be separated into upper body vs lower body if you don't want to do the whole 30 minutes. I'll add heavier dumbbells once I build more strength. I'm finding it to be very helpful for core strength.

I also second the Walk at Home 3 Mile Weight Loss Walk and I love the Walk Slim Series that feature the fast/boosted walking, but sadly have had some issues with the higher-impact routines (though they can be modified).