Quite disappointed
Before I got this DVD, I was a big Leslie fan. I have lost 30 pounds, and I got my start by doing the Walk Away The Pounds series (along with eating right). I wanted to have something a little different and more challenging to put into my workout routine, and thought this would be a fun dvd to try. But boy, was I ever disappointed!
First of all, just visually the DVD is terrible to watch. It has a weird soft-filter going on... It's like a bad senior yearbook photo, complete with cheesy fake ivy. The other women working out aren't really organized well -- sometimes you can see them, sometimes you can't. And, petty as this is, I was really distracted by how impractically everyone was made up. Who keeps their hair perfectly feathered while working out? What, they couldn't spring on ponytail holders?
Leslie's cueing is pretty spot on, as it normally is, for all the different sections and moves you do. Where she messed up is in pointing out that you can adapt the moves; the two women closest to her are doing different motions (one to make it easier, the other to make it harder) and Leslie never explains what they're doing. Also, some times you can't actually SEE the moves Leslie is doing, because of the bad camera angles.
As a workout, this was okay. It goes 2 minutes walking, 2 minutes kickboxing, and repeats that 4 times. The walking was very easy (my heart rate was barely up), and the kickboxing was only difficult if I really exaggerated the movements. That wasn't always possible though, as I was already doing big motions. I found this workout to be easier than the Walk Away 2-mile walk! If you REALLY want a modified kickboxing workout, get the Biggest Loser 2 DVD.
The only folks that I would recommend this workout for are folks that want something new in their walking routine but have joint problems that would make anything higher impact too difficult.
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Nice Addition to My Collection of Leslie Workouts!
I am glad I purchased this DVD because it adds variety to my workouts. Leslie has been the only fitness instructor I have worked out with in the past four months and her programs are very, very effective! I'm down 41 pounds (in a little over five months) by eating healthier and rotating her DVDs just about daily. This DVD provides some easy kickboxing moves and is perfect for me at 52 years old! If you're short on time, I highly recommend this DVD. It is only about 30 minutes long and you do work up a sweat!
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