If you can walk, you can follow this workout designed to help you create a healthier, fitter, more spiritual self. "Walk and Worship with Leslie in this high energy, high calorie burn in-home walking workout. Her classes are just so cute and IMHO definitely worth a try, whether your goal is to take more steps or fit in some movement set to ’80s beats - all without leaving your house.This high energy, high calorie burn in home walking workout features inspirational music that will keep your body and soul motivated as you explore the powerful union of fitness and faith. In perfect fitness guru style, she counted down from eight (and seven, and six) with all her backup exercisers in perfect step behind her. The routine ended with a heel-down step and slower march, which Sansone said helps get your breathing back to normal. Right when I got a little too used to a side step, legs raise, or grapevine, it was time to “walk walk walk walk walk.” And because Sansone was always adding new moves, I noticed that I never felt bored. It definitely got my heart rate up, but not so much that I was mentally begging for the workout to end. There really is something to be said for the constant-walk-gentle-workout combo. “It feels good to move around and put those muscles in motion,” Sansone announced. To me, a walking workout can feel a little too easy at times, so it was a nice reminder that each move was hitting a certain muscle and thus giving me a good workout, even though my muscles weren’t “burning”, per se. Sansone also took the time to explain the goal of each move, with all the pep and care you’d expect from someone who’s been in the game for decades. I followed along as Sansone interspersed the walking with hamstring curls, arm pull-downs, mini squats, kickbacks, knee raises, and again, lots of grapevines, which meant the workout actually worked all of my muscle groups.
Each song is chosen so you can easily match your steps to the rhythm and hit a certain “mile per hour.” As you march, she reminds you to keep moving by saying, “Walk walk walk walk walk” - a signature phrase of hers that quickly becomes a soundtrack of its own. The Walk Walk Walk ExperienceĪt the start of the video, Sansone spends time explaining the point of the ’80s beats. So yes, maybe I did have a weirdly big grin on my face the entire time. Something about the whole thing felt so cozy and happy. What I wasn’t prepared for was Sansone’s peppy encouragement, ’80s-style arm raises and grapevines, or her gaggle of enthusiastic backup exercisers decked out in matching tops and red shoes. It is 30 minutes of marching in place, basically. I figured I’d march or walk in place throughout the entire workout, with maybe a few extra moves - squats? lunges? - thrown in. I decided to try Sansone’s Fast Walking 30 Minutes video, a fan-fave workout that has nearly 100 million views and over 500,000 likes. Needless to say, I was down to try Sansone’s Walk at Home workouts - read on for what my experience was like. And I’m right there with them: I’ve been all about making sure I take enough steps, especially since I work at a desk all day. According to a survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Superfeet, 2,002 respondents said they already take an average of 5,900 steps a day, but many hoped to double that amount this year. The channel is also a jackpot of content that’ll help you get more steps. If you take a look at Sansone’s Walk at Home YouTube channel, you’ll see lots of walking workouts to choose from, all of which focus on marching place - so her exercise style is ideal for days when you don’t want to go to the gym, burpee through the air, or change out of your pajamas.
Note that these fitness videos aren’t like the run-of-the-mill exercise sesh you’d typically stream from workout studio platforms or trainers. She’s also the creator of Walk at Home, aka the number one indoor walking fitness program designed to “get you walking in the comfort of your home.” As someone who loves walking and the comfort of my home, I figured they’d be the perfect match for my workout routine. This makes sense, seeing as Sansone released her first fitness video in 1980. Their popularity isn’t because they feature brand new exercise moves or chart-topping music, but because the fitness personality’s workouts are simple, motivating, and - in my humble opinion - chock-full of charming, ’80s-style group fitness nostalgia. Leslie Sansone’s walk at home videos have millions of views on YouTube.