The 30 Minute Walk

Reviewed by Rosanne (RoseyGrape)

Review of The 30 Minute Walk

Subtitled, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Good:

A nice, brisk, 30 minutes

No gadgets

There are some "uncute" walkers. I had heard that she believes in fitness "for all shapes and sizes", but this is the first time that I've seen any walkers that were more than mildly overweight.

Some different moves than the other WATP walks. I particularily like doing the side steps with the "reach and pull", rather than "open and clap". There's also a section of tapping and mini-squats.

The Bad:

It's an older walk. The quality of the picture was not great for me.

There is an extended section of knee-lifts done with legs apart, at a fast speed. First they are done in singles, then doubles, then four at a time. My knees and I do not care for those, so I went back to walking, almost immediately.

The Ugly:

In a few spots, there was mass confusion among the walkers. They are walking very close together, so it was painfully obvious when mistakes were made.

Other Observations:

There is no chit-chat between Leslie and the walkers. She occasionally speaks at them, and calls two of them by name, but you can't hear them at all.

The set is very plain, being mostly white. The walkers are all walk leaders from Leslie's fitness club, and seemed to be dressed in clothes from her studio (as far as I could tell from the logos).

There is no walk-meter to show how far you have gone. Leslie announces the end of one mile, and then the second at the end of the walk.

There is a stretch at the end of this one that I haven't seen on any of her other walks. You put your legs together, bend the knees a bit, and then curl the back and drop the chest down. It's a dandy stretch for the lower back.

Overall...I'm not sure that this will become one of my favourites, but it's worth keeping to do once in awhile as a nice change from the other walks.