Leslie Sansone - Firm Off Weight Walk

Lower- and upper-body muscles are worked separately, sometimes using weights, in this 45-minute video (set in a living room) from 1992. Segment one is for the lower body, and although there are weights beside her on the rug, the routine is traditional floor work, with instructor Leslie Sansone lying on her side or on her elbows and knees doing leg lifts, kicks, and presses. She only uses a dumbbell in this section to occasionally rest it on her thigh or behind her knee as she continues the floor-work routine. There is no warm-up at the beginning or lower-body stretch at the end. Segment two, for upper body, starts with pushups (again no warm-up), then a few shoulder exercises with dumbbells, followed by biceps and triceps. There are no exercises for the back: the most underused muscles for most of us. Sansone and her assistants do these exercises sitting cross-legged on the floor, a position that is more likely to stress the lower back (especially when she doesn't emphasize keeping the back neutral) than standing or sitting in a chair. A short abdominal routine is adequate but does not stress proper form. Segment three uses weights for squats and lunges, but without any instruction about proper form. In fact, a side view shows that she is doing the squats incorrectly herself, letting her knees go forward of her toes. Then it's back to floor work and abdominals. This video is obviously geared to beginners, but the lack of attention to technique and alignment make it a less desirable choice than the many fine muscle-strengthening videos available. --Joan Price ...

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