Leslie Sansone: Walk To The Hits - Party Songs

Leslie’s walks are fun. Always looking forward to exercising with her

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!

Leslie's new DVD is very similar in format to her recent Walk to the Hits Radio Remixes. It has the same studio, and most of the same cast, and the 3 mile walk is a very similar format. I like the variety of moves and the energy of the walk. Leslie mixes up her traditional 4 walk moves with lots of other variations (skaters, high knees, heels down, kick backs) and includes arm movements to keep your heart rate up. Each mile is 12 - 13 minutes with a 5 minute warm up and a 5 minute cool down and stretch. Towards the end of the 1st mile, Leslie begins 4 cycles of HIIT intervals, which have a slower walk followed by a 30 second HIIT of jogging at higher intensity. I think Leslie slows things down too much in anticipation of the HIIT and the actual higher intensity could go longer than 30 seconds, but it works to keep you moving through the whole 3 miles. The miles are separately chaptered on the DVD, but there is no real separation between the miles so this seems like one to do all at once to me.Overall, this is an energetic walk with lots of variety and some fun music. The music alternates between a song with vocals and a straight instrumental. The vocal music includes the following: 'We Got The Beat'; 'Party Rock Anthem'; 'U Can't Touch This'; 'Dancing On the Ceiling'.*** Update: Just did this again and had to add an additional star! It's a fun workout that keeps you moving. The moves are varied so there is no boredom--just a fun, high-energy workout driven by catchy music!

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.

Adoro Leslie Sansone, e' la mia trainer preferita. A chiunque ami il cardio, in particolare la camminata consiglio tutti i suoi dvd. Sono uno meglio dell'altro!

Good product.

I have dozens of WATP DVD's and love them all but I have to say, this is, BY FAR, my favorite. There's new moves in it, which is so refreshing, and the HIIT is amazing. The minute I do the first HIIT, I'm so overwhelmed with adrenaline and feel soo good, that it almost brings tears to my eyes. I love the new feature that you can either play it with her talking or just have the music playing ( Lionel Ritchie and the Go Go's...any 80's-90's girl will love it! ) You can do 1 , 2 or 3 miles on it and trust me, it's so fun, it's not hard to have 30 minutes fly by. This is a MUST for any Leslie fan!

J'ai toute la collection de Leslie samsone seul ce dvd me manquait. J'avoue avoir été un peu décue par le programme proposé

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.