Walk And Jog

Leslie Sansone
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Walking Aerobics


If you enjoy complicated choreography this is not the workout for you. If you like simple choreography and interval training, this is definitely one to add to your collection. The workout is a very gentle introduction to jogging done in 3 minute walking - 2 minute jogging intervals. I bought this for those days when I just wasn't in the mood to workout super hard, but my other WATP videos were to easy. The set is designed to look like your in a courtyard outside. It isn't so busy it's annoying, but not barren of anything else. There are 4 other women of varying ages with Leslie. One of the women will modify the entire workout for those who find jogging to intense or if your not in condition enough to jog. The modifier does everything low impact so if you can't complete the entire 2.5 miles as Leslie does you can easily see how to modify to the low impact mode. Leslie encourages you to simply do what you can and add in the jogging intervals as you get more and more fit. I consider myself intermediate and had no problem completing the workout the first time I did it. I still worked up a decent sweat. If you want to use hand weights a light 1 or 2 LB set could be added, but be careful because when the 2 minute jogging intervals come, the pace does get brisk. Leslie does her usual toe taps, knees up, leg kicks, wide walking and other moves (nothing complicated) and in this one adds a quick lunge which is introduced in steps. As the pace quickens to the jogging you will walk forward and back, jog forward and back, do small kicks at the jogging pace and a pendulum move to add variety to the jogging too. Over all Leslie is encouraging and if you find her annoying in other videos, you will not like her in this one either. I like her a lot and find her to be concerned about health not physical attributes. It was nice to see her sweating just like everyone else. I find it annoying to see instructors who supposively workout hard for an hour or more and never sweat and always look pristine. I enjoy Leslie encouraging her legs to "keep going". I have to self talk like that some days too. The amazing thing about Leslie's workouts - MY HUSBAND IS DOING THEM REGULARLY!!!! He hates working out at home and he LOVES these workouts. We do them together and that is amazing to me. Now if she would do an even harder one with longer jogging intervals I'd be even happier! Good job Leslie! Keep it coming.

Instructor Comments:
Leslie is Leslie.

Lisa Rudd

02/19/2005