Walk Away the Pounds 2 Mile High Calorie Burn

Leslie Sansone
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Walking Aerobics


First off, let me admit that I rarely take this one off the shelf, but am in desperate need of light cardio right now as I slowly work to attain cardio endurance now that I am restarting.

The Walk Away the Pounds system is based on 4 basic steps that are eassy to pick up and even easier to follow. They are a basic march, a side-step, a low kick and a kick back (hamstring curl). There is a short warm up, followed by a brisk walk...then Leslie incorporates the Walk Away weights, which are soft 2 lb balls and adds a bit of basic upper body weight work to it. Low weight, high reps...You feel it.

The entire workout is about a half hour long. The class is fairly large and has people of all different backgrounds and body types in it. the colour pink dominates this one, which kind of irritates me, but i'm sure that many others will like it. the set is very nice - studio-ish, with wood floors and pink and wood walls.

When I am at the middle of my game, these tapes are far too easy for me, but for a beginner or someone whose been away from the game for a while (like me), this was perfect. I felt like I got moving and I am glad I did. It may be a while before I am back where I should be, but I am happy to know that I have this one on my shelf for times like these.

Also, as an aside note, my grandmother was just told that 300lbs on her 5 foot 4 frame is too much (something my mom and I had been telling her for years) and that she has to lose some weight, so I bought her the set and she has been using it a bit and really enjoys it.

Instructor Comments:
She's likeable. Kinda like the lady you babysat for when you were a teen or your mom's best friend. (Keep in mind - I'm 27 so I am quoting Mom's best friend as it relates to me. Someone in their 40's or 50's may see Leslie as being the kind of person who might be their own best friend....)

Cori

01/02/2004