Leslie Sansone: Burn To The Beat

I have over 15 Leslie Sansone dvds and have lost a lot of weight and gotten into a truly healthy lifestyle with her help. My routine tends to be a 3 mile video every day with longer ones when I can. This Burn To The Beat is an excellent workout that definitely gives you a good burn and has me fully energized by the end. It is also excellent for it provides the user with many options. Mile 1 is an estimated 20 minute 3 mile per hour walk. You then progress to a 15 minute 4 mile per hour walk and then you get to the amazing 13 minute 5 mile per hour walk. This dvd allows a beginner to start by only doing the first mile and then jumping to the cool down, intermediates can do the first 2 miles and then the cool down or do as I do and do all 3 miles. I find the progression of exercise levels provides a more thorough workout. I am getting a real thorough warm up with that first mile and even though 3 miles per hour it is still very energizing. The 4 mile per hour mile is a perfect pace that has your hear rate really up and you are constantly on the move. The last mile which is 5 miles per hour is indeed walking like a runner as Leslie says. By progressing through the 3 levels of intensity I find I can really get into doing the moves correctly. Leslie is filled with helpful information throughout this dvd, is filled with motivation and I love the rest of the workout crew as well. Nick is always my favorite and he is my go to as to how to do the moves. I am pretty much at the same level as him and watching him helps me even more to be sure I am doing all the moves to their most beneficial. When done with this dvd I really feel I have had an excellent workout. I highly recommend this dvd for all level users from beginner to advanced. It is one I use the most. And believe me, follow Leslie and all her excellent routines and you will see results.

I have many, many of Leslie Sansone's workouts on DVD. This is one of Leslie's better workouts for those who want a fast pace, but no boosted walking (Leslie's term for jogging). You can choose your pace, first mile slow, second mile faster (4mph), followed by the final third mile (5 mph). You can also pick how many miles, based on the steps taken, since they are clearly marked when you have completed the mile. There is also a variety of step and arm movements to keep the interest up. Nothing too complicated. Leslie has cut back on the chatter in this workout, although she still occasionally messes up on cuing, but this does not affect the overall work out. I am ~ 70 years old with arthritic knees and still got a good calorie burn with low impact. Worth a try.

A self proclaimed fitness junkie, I have lost ~ 60 pounds and kept it off (for more than a year) with Leslie's help. Her spunky attitude, uptempo beats, easy yet effective steps/moves, and merry band of walkers have kept me buying Just WALK videos almost monthly for the past couple of years. This video has probably one of her most advanced segments, mile three which is at 5 MPH. That mile alone is ~2k steps in 12 minutes, and all three miles combined are 6655 steps in 47 minutes. I do the first 2 miles with an internal frame backpack loaded with 60 pounds (Disclaimer: I started at 20 pounds 2 years ago and slowly worked my way up) because those miles are truly low impact but still involve enough arm & core work that I rarely need to lift weights at the gym. Mile 3 is higher impact with some jogging and jump ropes (imaginary, of course) but for me, it is perfect! In my opinion, this would be a good "gateway" WALK video, in that it's one of Leslie's easiest to follow and one can advance to the faster miles with improved fitness.

Mile 1: EASY BEAT MILE 0-20:05 3 mph pace doing her usual movements. Mile 2: BRISK BEAT MILE 20:05-35:20 4 mph pace doing movements like step/knees, v steps, 8 quick steps. Mile 3: SUPER BEAT MILE 35:20-47:25 5 mph pace doing movements like shuffle/punch, jump rope, jogging. Because the pace is faster, this mile has more “impact” than the other two selections. COOL DOWN and STRETCH: 47:25-52:25 or 12:00 on mile 3/Super Beat mile selection BONUS SEGMENT: This segment is to strengthen the mid section-the core. 0-11:00 You will be on the floor on your back doing movements like leg lifts, crunches, bicycle, bridge, scissors-several times repeated. 11:00-16:55 This segment is still on the floor, but you will be on your knees and not on your back. Movements include plank and leg lifts-couple times repeated. 16:55-21:10 Full body stretch on your back laying on the floor. This entire dvd is just cardio-no strength training. My heart rate stayed in the 120-130s range which for me is “fat burning” mode. I consider myself an intermediate to advanced fitness level and have been doing Leslie Sansone workouts for about 5 years. I enjoyed this workout and the different paces that you can do with the different walks. Because of my fitness level, I would use this dvd for my “easier” days or for family walks. If you are looking for a tougher workout, or a workout that includes strength training-you won’t get that with this dvd just to be clear. I noticed that Leslie has been doing alot of boosted walking (jogging) and more intermediate movements in her last several DVD releases which appeals to some, but not others. If you are looking for an easier pace and less complicated movements, I think you will like this workout! With the exception of a little bit of jogging in the 3rd walk, this DVD does not have high impact movements. I received a complimentary copy of this DVD from a PR company in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own. I also purchased an additional copy of this workout from Amazon. ***My full review and pictures are on my blog here: http://empowermoms.net/2015/09/leslie-sansone-burn-to-the-beat-full-review-and-pictures.html

Okay, so ,embarrassingly, I purchased this more than a year and a half ago!! It sat in the package for weeks maybe months. Then I took it out the wrapping and it sat for a very long time....long story short, I have been doing this now for a couple of weeks and it is, in my opinion, the BEST Leslie I have done. I do love her and all of her walk at home videos, but I don't take the time to do them till this one. When I get home from work I do the 5 m.p.h. 1 mile walk in 12 minutes 2 times and do the "after the burn" exercises for the core and back. I am not a small woman either. I am 5'7" and currently weigh 225 lbs. I started on a low carb eating plan about 6 weeks ago. I have lost about 16 lbs. so far but I kind of "stalled out" and this DVD has "boosted" my weight loss and I can TRULY feel my body firming up and my clothes are already looser with just a couple of weeks!! This is a true feedback and I highly recommend trying this Leslie Sansone DVD!!! p.s. the entire exercise time is about 40 minutes if you do the walk twice only about 20 if you don't!! :-)

this is one of my favorite Leslies - my only complaint I think is there's not a way to choose 2 of the 3 walks with warmup and cooldown separate. I sometimes only have time for 1 or 2 miles not all 3 but would like a brief warmup for all but the first mile though I can do my own cooldown / stretch but would be nice to have the option to pick like on her 10 min walks dvd. the first mile is about 20 min and has the warmup and is a slower pace (I was a little bored til I amped it up a bit with more arms). the 2nd mile is about 15 min and I prefer this pace once I'm warmed up. the 3rd mile I've only done maybe once (due to time and getting familiar with the dvd by starting at the beginning) this one is even faster from what I remember and seems a little more impact though all her stuff can be modified up or down IMO. I would like the option to program though since I would prefer to add the 1st mile to the end for a 4 mile walk when I have time or do a warmup then mile 2 and 3 then mile 1... also this one uses SPACE unless you're ok with modifying. she does double sidesteps but also does a lot f 4 (or 8 steps) but 4 'sets' - instead of doubles she does 4 forward back and side steps. I was doing diagonal in my room (and it's pretty big and open) if you get frustrated with having to do singles or doubles when she's doing 4s then you will be frustrated several times in this walk. the 2nd mile she takes the 4 forward back 'up' a little - I added a light jog - but I tend to do that anyways if I feel more energetic. I liked the music in this dvd ok and the setting - she doesnt' use her 'out of shape normal walkers' in this one- Nick is there along with some other fit looking people though their ages vary - there's an older looking guy but he's pretty in shape IMO. I enjoy Leslie's variety - I mix her walks with Jessica Smith's for variety - but she's offering more variety now- I have a LOT of her walks and some tend to be used more than others. some of y faves are her older walks along with the new offerings she's done. there have been a few of hers I've not liked (one is a 4 mile one with a 2 mile classic walk and 2 mile more intense walk- that one has TOO much bouncing IMO and a 3 mile super walk that came in a set focuses way too much on moms for me(no kids so no interest) but otherwise hers fall into like and use a lot and "I'll do for variety' and just af ew in 'nuh uh not for me'. I'm also not a fan of her 'gadgets' and this one doesn't have gadgets - also not a lot of knee lifts/kicks that I can recall in the first 2 miles- she does a lot of side steps and forward back but DOES mix in the other moves just not like she's going in order with a set number of steps, kicks, knees

UPDATE: Now that I have done all 3 miles several times, here are the average calories I burned after each mile (as per my Heart Rate Monitor). As a reference, I'm 57 years old and 160 pounds (73 kg). After Mile 1: 119 cal After Mile 1 + 2: 235 cal After Mile 1 + 2 + 3: 337 cal After 3 miles + Cool Down: 372 calories total (This does not include the bonus floor session, which I don't do) Happy Walking :) ---- It must be quite a task to come up with new variations of just 4 basic walking steps for each new DVD released by Leslie over the last two decades, and after reading some of the not so favourable reviews, I think some people are forgetting that this is a walking workout, i.e. how much more can you do than a few variations of those same 4 steps? I don't mind the music in this DVD nor the camera work and it's nice to see new participants, as well as some of the regular ones again. My favourite is Nick (who is also a walker and strength leader in the new "Miracle Miles" DVDs). I'm very happy with this new addition to my collection 30+ walking DVDs. I think this DVD will appeal to many age groups and also to different fitness levels.

Yet another fun Leslie Sansone DVD. Fast shipping. Received well packaged in bubble wrap. I love her DVDs and using them I have lost over 10 kgs (22 pounds) in 3 Months. I was 94 kgs (207 pounds). The DVD has 3 miles. The first mile is a warm up, 2nd mile is a faster pace and 3rd mile even faster (mile 3 is my favourite). She uses quite a few similar moves that are on her other DVDs but there's also some different moves and it seems faster paced than some of the other ones that I have. Thanks for the fast shipping :)