If you can walk, you can do this video! Leslie Sansone is the undisputed queen of in-home walking videos. She has walks/workouts ranging from one mile to five miles. This particular DVD has a 3-mile and 4-mile walk. The DVD also comes with a "stretchy band" which serves the function of a resistance band in the toning section of mile 3 in the 3-mile DVD. Her workouts start off with a s...

I love the Walk Away the Pounds dvd's by Leslie Sansone. They are a great no-excuse method of working out. You don't need to bundle up and go outside in the rain or snow or hop in the car to walk at the mall...you can walk in the comfort of your own home.You may wonder exactly how much of a work out walking can be, but you would be surprised. It's a super great way to work up a swea...

For those no longer able to survive high impact or athletic intensity exercise videos and CDs (like The Firm) this is the perfect alternative. I really enjoy all the Walk Away The Pounds series, with instructor Leslie Sansone. Leslie is very motivating, though some may find her just a bit overly chatty. She is a true encourager, and these workouts can be modified to suit any...

Richard Simmons is always parodied, but say what you want about the man, he makes fun, effective workouts. My favorite thing about his workouts is that they feature REAL music. It's classic, recognizable, fun music. My next favorite thing would have to be the dancing. It isn't complicated, but it is a total body workout. You may be shaking your butt and waving your arms in the air while...

I purchased Lesline Sansones video because I lived in an apartment complex that was located in an area without sidewalks, busy streets and intersections.  I knew I needed to workout but all the videos seems so tough or too lame to even watch the entire thing.  I had heard about Leslie's video on various fitness sites so I thought I would buy it and add it to my collection.  H...

Mostly just your standard sledge hammer, but with one little improvement.Remember the folk song, “That 9-pound hammer, it’s just a little too heavy for my size, honey, for my size.”  Well, I’m not as young as I used to be, but our 2-pound, short-handled hammer just wasn’t good enough to break up a bunch of old cement blocks and the sledge we used to have just ...

Seven Pounds is a 2008 film, directed by Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper also star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008 by Columbia Pictures.Two years ago Tim Thomas (Will Smith) was in a car crash, which was caused by him using his m...

I own the Walk Away the Pounds Express Walk DVD. This includes 3 different walks: 1 mile, 2 mile, and 3 mile. This is a wonderful exercise program for those just beginning or those of us who can't handle high impact exercise and need something else to help us keep the pounds off. Hosted by Leslie Sansone, the concept is simple: in home walking that involved 4 easy steps. You have your basic...

I love all the Walk Away The Pounds workouts, but the Super Fat Burning 3 Mile Walk is without a doubt one of my favorites. Walk Away The Pounds is great for someone like me, who isn't very coordinated - in other words, I'm pretty bad at all those "dance" workouts. It's easy, maybe even fun, and it goes by fast. Leslie Sansone is a very motivating, energetic instructor (pe...

This is an easy aerobics video that is aimed at people who don't want anything too complicated.  There are only four basic moves -- marching in place, knee lifts, kicks, and kick backs -- with a few simple variations.The video runs for half an hour, including a short stretching session at the end (there's no stretch at the beginning).  About two-thirds of the way through, the ...

This video is similar to another Leslie Sansome video I reviewed (High Calorie Burn 2 miles).  The main difference is that the other video uses weights to exercise the arms, while this one uses a stretchy band.As in all of Leslie Sansone's aerobics videos, there are only four basic moves -- marching in place, kicking forward, kicking back, and knee lifts.  Sansone leads the class,...

I bought a workout video that required a weighted bar as part of the routine.  Of course, they had their own brand name bar that could be ordered through their website, but it was super expensive!  I decided to cruise the Internet to see if I could find a substitute weight bar in my price range.  Eventually, through Amazon, I found the Versa Bar.The Versa Bar comes in a variety o...

Bread machines advertise that they save labor and produce perfectly shaped and browned breads. In fact, those statements fall short of the reality. You can get much better, consistent results using a good stand mixer or food processor.I bought the Sunbeam because it was inexpensive, and I wanted to trial it for my readers. This big white appliance takes up alot of room on the cou...

Weed control is an obnoxious and costly part of home lawn maintenance. To be truly effective, good weed prevention/elimination needs to be done on a bi-annual basis-Fall and Spring. When you factor in the environmental costs in using highly toxic chemical components being delivered into your ground soil, it becomes a question of "is it worth the trouble?"There is an alternative that i...

  Diatomaceous Earth is very good for getting rid of fleas and other  insects such as ants,millipedes,silverfish.I had a flea problem last year. I have cats that go outside and I also have a dirt floor celar. So flea infestation can happen very easily.  So I bought the Diatomaceous Earth put it down around the edges of my floors and in the basement all over and within a week no m...

 The reason behind why I stated "There more to this cat food than meets the eye" starts with the story about my Maine Coon, Taz. A few years ago he began acting a bit sickly, like he wasn't feeling well, then I noticed he didn't want to sit down on his bottom. He also wouldn't jump up place he would normally with out effort, he avoided it. So, it was time to go to the...

TSP/ 90 cleaner is supposed to be a heavy-duty, phosphate free cleaning agent.  I thought it did a mediocre job compared to several other products that I had available.I was recently temporarily employed in painting an apartment in an old house.  The previous tenant had been very dirty, and the woodwork had to be really washed, often scrubbed, to get it clean enough to re-paint. ...

Don’t buy any dumbbells that are like this if you can help it.These were given to me as a gift.  I suspect that they were part of some larger inexpensive set of some weight bench or exercise product.They aren’t bad enough to throw out.  I keep them in the upstairs bathroom in case I get motivated to do a few exercises when I’m up there.These are 3 pound and 5 pound h...

It was time to stock up on my beading supplies so I thought I would give this assortment a try. I enjoyed the cute kitty description, being a cat mommy myself ... and when I received the mix I was pleasantly surprised.  I knew it was a random mix of beads and some findings, but I didn't know exactly what I was going to get. I got a really nice selecti...

I had been looking for a solid heavy bag that could take the wear and tear and keeping on living.  I did some research and Everlast is a very popular brand.  I needed something tough enough and something that could hang in there for a long time.  This bag has great reviews and when it comes from Everlast you know it can withstand a beating.I'm a pretty big guy and when I thro...