Since each mile is ended with the 2 minute Boosted Walking, I have to make an extra effort to keep at that pace in order to keep my heart rate up. That interrupts the flow if you intend on doing more than 1 Mile at a time. So with each 'new mile' that is started, she starts out slower and then picks up speed. You can only listen to her repetiveness so much and then it starts to grate on my nerves way too early in the morning! The second thing is that it's obvious that the miles are not done continuously as in one workout. The CD's last about the same amount as the walk and has a warm-up and cool down section. I have remedied that somewhat by muting her, and instead listening to my PraiseWalk/PraiseWorkout CD's.

I wished she'd given the option of hearing the music only like on her more recent 4 Mile Walk DVD. The first and foremost is the incessant chatter. That I really like!! What disappoints me is a couple of things. Like I said, the positives are that doing 5 Miles in about 60 minutes is great, and the calorie burn is very high for me. Although this is one of my favorites because of the shorter time it takes to walk 5 Miles and the higher calorie burn, I can't help but be disappointed with the format somewhat.

'I have been 'walking with Leslie' for about 8 years now and have several of her videos/dvd's. I plan to revisit her story whenever I need some insiration to just walk, walk, walk.' I am on a mission to NOT be my dad and hearing Nicole's story was just the inspiration I needed to remind myself that I can be the healthiest diabetic I can possibly be. My father is a very uncontrolled (stubborn)diabetic who has lost one leg already and had a stroke. I was recently diagnosed with type II diabetes. It personally inspired me because she talks about her dad getting sick and that being her wake up call. I just may have to try that! There is also a wonderful interview with one of her walkers at the end. I personally LOVE the boosted walking! In the intro She suggests doing 1 mile before every meal. Each mile is 12 minutes and she does her boosted walking at the end, before the cool down. Miles 2,3, and 4 have various walkers with her. There are 5- 1 mile walks, each walk is 12 minutes. This is a great one! Here is the breakdown. This morning I got up and did 3 of the 5 miles. I got this one in the mail yesterday and did 2 of the five miles last night. If you are new to Leslie what are you waiting for? If you have done Leslie before and have been slacking and need something fresh to remotivate you (that is me)this one is a great motivator. 'If you have been walking with Leslie for a while you know that each new workout she comes out with is just as great as the one before.

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