Leslie Sansone: Walk To The Hits Party Songs

Always love Leslie’s workout videos. This one is no different.

Purchased this video for a change in my regular workout routine. Dancing to the music was what I needed to make my exercising fun again.

Everytime I put this video on - I get moving!

I didn't really like Leslie's Walk to the Hits (Radio Remixes) at first, but it grew on me after a while, so I decided to give this one a try as well. It's good to use for an easier day (I usually do TurboFire, but this is a nice break from all that high impact). This walk is pretty much just a variation of Radio Remixes: it's the same background, about 90% of the same people, and the same cardio-"hit" cycle from before.The workout breakdown looks like this:Warm-up for 5 minutes, then 5 minutes of very fast walking and jogging. "Hit" starts at 10 minutes. These cycles consist of about 2 minutes of recovery, then about 30 seconds of hit. Personally, I think the recovery is too long and brings my heart rate down too much, so I bump up the intensity during the recovery to keep my heart rate up a little. This might be ideal for someone not used to high intensity exercise, though. At 15 minutes, you've done a mile. "Hit" continues until about 22 minutes, then you go into regular cardio. At 29 minutes, you've done the 2nd mile. At around 37 minutes, there is one last little "Hit", then you start the cool down walk and stretch. The stretch is actually pretty thorough. After the stretch, the 3rd mile marker pops up. I still think that's cheating just a little to count the stretch in the walk. I think to make it a true 3 mile walk, the walk should be for 45 minutes, then the stretch. But that's just me.I like Leslie a lot. She is a wonderful, sweet instructor. Because of this, I want to do her workouts, even though they're not as intense as other stuff I have done, so I change up some stuff to make the workout more intense for me. Some of the ways that I add more intensity is to use more arms than Leslie instructs you to do. I also do knee lifts during the walk-walk-walk-taps (walk-walk-walk-knee). Another move that I modify is tap outs - I do cross punches. Also, I use a 3 lbs pair of walking weights. After doing her walks for a while, I've learned how to modify her moves to fit my needs, and now I like them better.As for the party songs, they are songs most people should know: "We Got The Beat"(by The Go Gos - this is the song that plays during the "Hits"); "Party Rock Anthem"(by LMFAO); "U Can't Touch This"(by MC Hammer); "Dancing On the Ceiling"(by Lionel Richie). One thing that bothers me is the few seconds of silence in between songs. I think they should have ran the songs closer together than that so that you're not just walking with no music for that time.This is a pretty fun workout that is filmed well. The background is colorful, the "walkers" (even though I think some of them are really dancers) look like they are having fun, Leslie seems to be enjoying herself.PS: I ordered this from a different website, so I got it before Amazon released it. I've already ordered another copy from Amazon for a friend's Christmas present.

It is hard to hear the music over the talking. I have another DVD that I like much better as the instructions are what I am most interested in. You just need enough music to keep the timing. So...this isn't terrible, just not my favorite one.

The music is great and makes this excercise routine a lot of fun, I look forward to doing this one. BUT, don't expect a great workout here. I'm 45 years old and am an advanced walker, having used Leslie's DVD's for about 5 years daily to help me maintain my weight and stay in shape. They've sure done that! I own about 20 of her DVD's but this one I usually use mid-week on days that are real busy and I don't have time to work up a good sweat and have to shower and re-do my make-up... No matter how hard I work out on this one, I can't break a sweat. I might get a little warm, that's about the extent of it. The main issue is that the HIIT's are only 30 seconds long, so even lifting me knees nearly to my chin in the jog, it's just not long enough for me to really get my heart rate up. This in combination with the fact that the segments between the HIITS are too slow, designed to get your heart rate down, I just can't get a real good workout with this one. That said, you don't need to go full tilt every day with excercise routine's, variety is the thing. I still use the DVD and look forward to it. So I recommend this DVD to beginner's who are looking to boost their workouts by trying a little high intensity moves and for intermediate and advanced walkers who are looking for a fun but easier workout for mid-week.

I give this DVD 4.5 stars, but since that wasn't an option, I went with 5. Let's start w/ why I took down the 1/2 star. I think the HIIT sessions are too short...I think they should be at least 1 minute long instead of just 30 seconds.Anyway, on to the good stuff!! I was a bit hesitant to order this DVD for fear of it being too similar to the Walk to the HITs Radio Remixes DVD; but I'm soooooo glad I decided to order this one because I actually like this DVD more than the radio remixes one!! This is the same concept & format as the Radio Remixes, but this walk was different in many ways...more upbeat, and some different moves (such as the step knees). I actually sweated a lot more in this workout. Even though the HIIT sessions were too short for me, I still got a great workout, and more importantly it was fun & energetic!3-mile walks are my favorite because they're the perfect amount of time (45 min). This is definitely a great one & I'm super glad I bought it. I actually enjoyed the music very much & didn't think they were lame at all (& I'm one of Leslie's younger fans born in the 80's). I use Leslie's DVDs 6 to 7 x a week to maintain my weight loss; leslie is truly my favorite DVD fitness guru. Even though I'm young & healthy & able to do higher intensity workouts, I prefer to stick with Leslie's walk DVDs because they are gentle, fun & so effective! Sorry, I'm rambling on now.....GET THIS DVD! And if you're debating between this one or the radio remixes, get this one instead!

I like this workout very much, because it's not too long, not too hard, but moves every muscles, healthy and makes you fit. I am close to fifty, so I needed some exercise that I can do regularly without exhausting myself, and indeed I keep loosing weight. Additionally, this is a very good entertainment, you actually find yourself enjoying it, with the good music playing. I recommend it to everyone who wants to be fit and healthy, especially after forty, and to people who understand that regular and persistant activity can bring results or changes that last.

Enjoy this one much more than the other 'Hits' dvd's she has done. Just seems to flow better for me and feels more enjoyable

Upbeat and interval sections much better than previous dvds

I loved the energy in this DVD workout and I'm really feeling fitter walking with Leslie. I look forward to growing my walking collection "I'm glad I took a walk today"

Good DVD