Walk Away the Pounds

Those that read this blog regularly know that I’m a huge fan of Leslie Sansone. She has excellent walking DVDs that you can do, regardless of your fitness level. I have used several of her DVDs and they’ve all been really great. That’s why I was anxious to read her book, Walk Away the Pounds.

The book is a six-week program to gradually increase your fitness level. The thing I liked about it was that it wasn’t a book that went with her DVDs (although you certainly could do them as part of this) but instead she focused on walking in general. She made it about steps, which translate to miles. She also suggested small changes, and followed those up with a weekly tally sheet so you could keep track of how much you were doing.

Reading Leslie’s story was just as interesting as listening to her speak on the tapes. She’s funny, light, and engaging. She’s also very reasonable. She said something that really stuck with me, that you don’t need six-pack abs, but you do need good health. Focus on good health first.

She also talked about getting enough sleep and drinking water. She said she gets up every day and drinks a huge glass of water first thing. So today, I did the same thing! It inspired me to keep going (I’m on glass three – which is three more than I usually drink!)

Walk Away the Pounds is a fast read that will get you going on your path to fitness. Best of all? It has a bonus one-mile walk DVD right in the book jacket. I highly recommend it.

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