The facts: 5 minutes each warmup and cooldown stretch, 20 minutes alternating strength and aerobic intervals. Subtitled "2 Mile In-Home Walking." Beginner level. Leslie, all by herself in t-shirt and leggings, leads alternating segments of very simple, repeated aerobic steps with strength exercises like squats, lunges, bicep curls. She wears weighted gloves throughout the workout, however, she suggests substituting 1 or 2 pound dumbells (I used soup cans). During the aerobic section her hands are kept on her hips.

This is the first video I used when I started working out about 6 weeks ago. It's definitely for sedentary beginners. The beautiful thing about this video, though, is that it's so easy, and Leslie is so likeable, that I could never come up with a reason to blow off exercise. After a few weeks I couldn't pump my arms high enough to make this a decent workout, but by then I was hooked. And in just those few weeks, I saw improvement to my energy level, balance, and coordination (not to mention my thighs) that gave me the confidence to tackle other videos.

I highly recommend this video to folks who have had trouble establishing the exercise habit.

Instructor Comments:
Very encouraging, down-to-earth and friendly.

June Hathaway-Vigor