Leslie Sansone: 3 Mega Miles with Toning Band

Mixed feelings
I had a hard time rating this DVD because I have very mixed feelings about it. My experience with Leslie's videos goes back more than 20 years, off and on. For the past 2 months I have been doing one of her DVDs every day; usually 2 to 4 miles with either her stretchie band or walkaway belt. I was looking to add a little variety when I bought this one.

Here are my reactions to this video:

- If you're used to Leslie's usually easy-to-follow steps, be prepared to learn some new moves. Some were quick to pick up, and some were not. Many were simple variations on her standard leg and arm moves. As always, Leslie went through the usual walk, knee lift, side step, and kick instructions at the start of the routine. But she did nothing to prepare us for the mambo and other more complex new steps. She also did no announcements like she usually does during the workout to give us a chance to learn a new combo. It was just "Okay, now we're going to mambo." That's fine...

3 separate miles, not a 3 mile start-to-finish walk
I am a longtime Leslie fan, and have about 15 or so videos. One of my preferences is for a single start-to-finish walk rather than a bunch of separate one-mile walks strung together. Now, I understand that some people might like to be able to only do a certain mile, but I don't like the "stop-and-start" of the individual miles. And I certainly wish that the makers of the videos, including this one, would just label them as "three separate miles" or, in the case of a continuous video, "one complete 3 mile walk."

That said, this video is ok. I used a band I got from one of Leslie's other videos, so I didn't know that the included band is thicker than those included with her previous videos. The music is really nothing to write home about, and the cueing could use some work- I find it hard to believe, that after all these years, there's not someone offscreen signaling "1 minute left" so that Leslie and those at home wouln't be doing 4 sets of "mambo combos" to complete...

So disappointed with 3 Mega Miles
First, I have been disappointed in most of Leslie's newer workouts. I feel like she is forgetting her core fan base and pushing them aside while trying to cater to the younger, already fit crowd. I liked seeing a variety of ages, body types, and fitness levels, not a group of young, fit, overenthusiastic girls with a token man or overweight person. The new workouts are just too "bouncy" for me (and I love the boosted jogging in earlier DVDs) but can't do the bouncing without severe pain. More importantly, the music is sooo low that you can't hear it but Leslie is soooo loud that you can't turn it up.

I don't recommend this one.

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