Walking for Weight Loss, Wellness & Energy DVD

My preference is to walk outside but in the dead of winter or in hot summer weather, I rely on dvds for cardio. I have long wondered why more instructors don''t make low impact cardio or walking dvds. There is not much out there if you need a little break from Leslie Sansone. Thank you Jessica!

I did this workout from start to finish and it clocked in at 72 minutes:

5:30 warmup

30:00 High Energy Walk

30:00 Power Walk

6:30 Cool down and stretch

The dvd was filmed in a sunny outdoor setting. Jessica and her two modifiers are standing on round platforms set in sand, with a white building in the background. The modifier to the left does more advanced options and the one to the right takes everything down a notch. Jessica stays with the intermediate option throughout both walks. The steps are fairly easy to follow and there are a lot of arm movements to keep your heart rate up. The High Energy walk is steady state cardio with more variety in the steps than the Power Walk. I really liked the music in the High Energy Walk. The Power Walk incorporates some intervals with higher impact options such as jogging and jumping jacks as an option. I have a rebounder (mini trampoline) and I think the Power Walk could be very easily adapted to that. I really enjoyed both walks on this dvd. If I do the walks back to back again, I will reverse the order so that I have more energy for the intervals.

Jessica is very upbeat and encouraging and there is no talk of losing 10 pounds in a month or getting in shape for your bikini. I recently discovered her workouts on Youtube (her channel is Jessicasmithtv). I''ve been looking forward to working out with Jessica almost daily for the last two months at a time of year when I usually lose my motivation. I hope to see more of the Youtube workouts on dvd as she offers such a great variety of fun free workouts.

I discovered Jessica via her You Tube TV Channel and Facebook and started working out with her a week ago. I was looking for the missing link. While I workout most days doing barre and pilates type workouts I had never thought about walking. Since I don''t get to be out and about as much this time of year I decided to take up walking and so happy I found Jessica. She is very down to earth, pleasant to watch and listen to. This is for beginner to advanced and set in sunny Miami which instantly makes me happy to think I am ''back home''. There are modifications if you follow one of the others if you want to make this a bit harder. I am now doing this everyday and it just adds that little bit extra cardio I need. I really look forward to doing this, so much so I am going to do her other DVD''s, even though I don''t need to lose weight they are still a great addition to any workout you may be doing. There is nothing worse than dreading working out but with Jessica, you will look forward to it. I love the moves, I love the upbeat Latin music, the setting, just everything about it. You won''t regret this!

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This is my second day trying Jessica''s two new DVDs (see my Amazon review of her new "Total Body Balance").

As with Jessica''s other DVDs. This DVD features Jessica, very cheerful, energetic and positive. She performs the intermediate level options during high impact moves, and also provides both a high and low impact walker for all levels in between.

This DVD is broken down into a 5 minute warm up, 30 minute moderate intensity walk, a 30 minute higher intensity interval walk and is followed by a refreshing 5 minute cool down segment.

We have the pleasure of enjoying a beautiful white sand zen garden, complete with tropical palms and other plants, sunshine, and a beautiful Grecian-style architectural backdrop.

The music is appropriately chosen to match the intensity and style of each portion of the walking workout.

I am a long time fan of Jessica''s teaching style, and DVD series, and haven''t missed a single workout either through her DVD series, clear back to her first DVD for Women''s Health, up to her free YouTube Series (JessicaSmithTV, which she regularly posts free, full length workouts, with candid, cute moments with her adorable pup "Peanut". Jessica is dedicated to reaching out, and helping everyone, despite limitation or disability and does so with a smile and infectious positive attitude.

This DVD is perfect for ANY collection, be one an avid, routine exerciser such as myself (I typically do high impact workouts such as Turbofire, Insanity etc), or someone who is new to fitness, or is just looking for something a little lighter or different to try.

I own one walking DVD aside from this DVD. From past experience, walking workouts have seemed a good option for a rest day. That is where I started with this working, thinking, ah, I worked hard yesterday, today I will do something a little lighter. This DVD pleasantly surprised me. I burned a whopping 630 calories doing the entire DVD straight through (I weigh under 150 lbs) performing a combination of both higher and moderate intensity options. That being said, I highly recommend this DVD, along with anything else Jessica Smith has produced.

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I do a lot of Leslie Sansone, and was looking for just a change to add my exercise mix. It has a warm up, cool down and two 30 minute work outs. The second can be made more intense with intervals. I really like the video, it is easy on the knees, but does get you sweating.

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This is a great pair of walking workouts! Jessica Smith is a fantastic and motivating instructor, and time flies quickly during the workouts! Easily modifiable for different fitness levels, I consider doing one of these walks a "treat", especially on stressful days!