Walking for Weight Loss

Jessica Smith
Year Released: 2013

Categories: Walking Aerobics


I am always on the lookout for a new, great walking workout, so I was excited to try this one by Jessica Smith (which I received as a free preview.)

First and foremost, the outdoor setting is absolutely beautiful: Jessica works out with a mother-daughter team, and they do their walking on circular mats set on sugar-white sand in front of a large whitewashed resort building. Potted palm trees keep the background from being too stark. The music is better than average, and Jessica is friendly and upbeat; she shows the intermediate moves while the mother-daughter team show the easier and more difficult modifications, respectively. They pretty much keep at the same walking same pace throughout – there were no “energy bursts”, but there were several level changes (for example, turning a “tap-out” into a “side-lunge”, etc.) and there was a lot of variety in the arm movements, especially moves that worked the chest and back.

I also really liked that the DVD is programmable in that you can do either of the 30-minute workouts (Energy Walk, Power Walk) with the warm-up and cool-down, or you can “play all” to combine both into a nice long 60-minute workout with warm-up and cool-down. My only complaint is that I wish the actual walk was a bit faster – but to be fair, this is marketed as a beginner/intermediate level. Overall, this one’s a winner! If you can walk, you can do this workout – and you will love it!

Debbie J

03/07/2013