Walk And Jog

Leslie Sansone
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Walking Aerobics


On cardio work, I am an intermediate exerciser who enjoys with intermediate to advanced choreography. I also enjoy my “easier” workouts on those mornings I don’t feel like thinking that much. This workout falls into the latter category.

Basically, there are four rounds, or intervals, of Leslie leading a walking segment, then a jogging segment. In each round, she does three minutes of walking, transitions to jogging by walking at a faster pace, and then moves into the jogging for two minutes. A couple of the transitions out of the jogging intervals were a little bit confusing, not bad, but she just seemed to cue to stop jogging earlier than she meant to. The workout lasts about 30 minutes.

She calls walking “low impact” and jogging “high impact”. However, while doing it, I was chuckling because her “high impact” was what is considered “low impact” in the Firm workouts where they lift their knees and add a LOT of impact in the jogging moves. In the Firm workouts, I always keep my feet near the floor and don’t do a lot of their impact. That is Leslie’s “high impact”.

The workout is set in what looks like a courtyard and there are four background exercisers. Leslie is her normal, chatty self. I used the entire front to back space in my workout area. In one of the jogging intervals, she had you moving front to back in a larger space than is her norm. However, throughout the workout, she stresses that you need to do what works for you, whether it’s due to your body’s limitations or your space limitations.

The music is typical techno instrumental music. She just uses the music as a tool to keep people on the beat.

This is the most intense workout by Leslie that I have tried. I’d rank it as intermediate, although beginners could do it and work up to all the moves. I’ll keep it as a nice, short, less intense alternative on days I want a good workout, but don’t want full intensity.

Instructor Comments:
She is her normal, perky self in this workout, but laughed a bit less than in some of them. She gave more form pointers than usual.

Laura S.

02/25/2004