Leslie Sansone - Older Adults Walk & Firm

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Starring: Leslie Sansone
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: Peter Pan
Release Date: 2005-05-17

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walking tapes
I enjoy this tape as a 50 year old, out of shape person, who can't walk outside in the winter when it is icy. What surprised me was that my 19 year old daughter joined me doing the tape, and we had a lot of fun TOGETHER--AS THEY SAY, PRICELESS. You also should have one of those stretchy bands to get the full benefit for parts of it, but it is not necessary.

Love it
My Mom who is 81 can do this tape and does every other day. She say's it has done her a world of good and she feels 20 years younger.

Good Exercise DVD for Older Adults
"Older Adults Walk and Firm" is a combination of walking and exercising with weights. The walking comes first and has the usual Leslie Sansone walking moves - walking in place, side steps, knee lifts, and kicks. The video is approximately 30 minutes long, has about 8 minutes of warm-ups, 15 minutes of exercising with the weights and about 7 minutes of cool down. All of this is nice and gentle and nothing is too hard to do.

I really enjoy exercising to "Older Adults Walk and Firm". The video is just Leslie, no one else walking and exercising with her. It is a bit slower paced than some of Leslie's other exercise videos, but that's fine because it works perfectly for older adults especially those that have never exercised before. Leslie talks you through the exercises and anything new - like squats and lunges - she introduces slowly. The warm-ups are just the right length. The weight section is very nicely paced. It combines the usual walking exercises (walking in place, walking up and down, side steps, knee lifts and kicks) with exercises such as squats, bicep curls, lifting the weights over your head, and lunges. Leslie guides you through all these exercises and they are done nice and slowly but are still effective. While none of the exercises felt too strenuous while I was doing them, at the end I felt like I got a good workout.

A word of warning - make sure you watch the introduction before you start exercising. In the introduction, Leslie explains how the program works and what kind of weights to use - gloved weights or dumbbells weighing up to two pounds. Also, I love Leslie's exercise programs, but she has a tendency to talk too much and sometimes interrupts the flow of exercising while talking and she gestures a lot which can be confusing.

All in all, I really enjoy "Older Adults Walk and Firm".

Fantastic workout for ANYONE!
I teach a Senior adult Exercise Class at my church. This is their FAVORITE tape. In fact they liked it so well, that many of them purchased it themselves for use at home. Easy to follow; easily adaptable for all levels; feels like you have really accomplished something. Her voice and dialog is pleasant to listen to. Highly recommend...

not just for seniors
I use this video with a small group of young adults with developmental disabilities. We love that it is easy to follow, requires no skill or ability to execute fancy moves, and doesn't take much room or any special equipment beyond and light set of handweights. The exercise is basically walking in place with a few simple added movements to break up the time. It includes some mild toning movements built right into the walking and ends with some gentle stretching. All exercises are done standing, so we don't even need exercise mats! I am moderately in shape, and I even get a slight sweat going during the middle of the tape. I think that in addition to seniors, this is also excellent for folks with disabilities or those who have not exercised in a very long time and need something to get them started.