DANCE That WALK – 5000 Steps in One Easy Low Impact Walking Workout DVD

SMILE – Social Movement Improves Life Everyday is a wonderful concept. The SMILE team’s mission is "to make exercise fun, low impact and accessible for all.” Their other DVD is a dance workout done while seated in a chair – developed out of their experience of teaching ballroom dancing in nursing homes. I am now aware of all this and applaud it, but on my first trial of the workout, I personally found the big SMILE logo on the back wall just (annoyingly) kept making me think of a dental practice!The white setting and bright colors reminded me of children’s TV programs, as did Gina’s incredibly cheery attitude – so if you want to do this workout with your kids, as some reviewers have done, I imagine many children will find it attractive. Sadly, I don't have kids, so I personally found it a bit “over the top.” But I do love the fact that Gina’s Mom is one of the dance demonstrators (someone my age).Most of my workout DVDs are by Americans. I’m Australian, so it was refreshing for me to have a “local” leading the workout. American audiences might well love Gina’s voice, as we are told the Aussie accent is popular in the USA. (It’s not a “broad” accent, so I don’t think there’d be too much difficulty understanding her.)I agree that the title is a little misleading. It’s really not a “Walking Workout” – at least not anything like Leslie Sansone’s. (I have a few of hers, and I think “Dance That Walk” is much more complex.) This is a series of dance steps, interspersed with walking on the spot. If you found the dance steps too difficult, you could walk in place and just enjoy the different paces of music for each track (and the bright, cheerful colors). If you’re not familiar with the dance steps already, it might take a few attempts to get the hang of them, as there is not really any teaching or breaking down of the steps. But that’s the benefit of a DVD – you can go over any section as often as you need. And by not breaking the steps down slowly, the great thing is that this is a non-stop workout from beginning to end. (14 tracks)It takes me about 1 ½ hours to walk 10,000 steps. This workout goes for 45 mins, so the claim that it’s over 5,000 steps seems pretty accurate to me. And, being dance, the pace is faster than I would walk. I definitely worked up a sweat and enjoyed the variety of dances. Congratulations to Gina and her team at SMILE.

This is a great way to exercise because it is fun, low impact, has great music, and still causes a bit of a sweat. Most of all, Gian B.'s mom is in the class , so I felt encouraged and very comfortable doing the sessions since I am not the most coordinated senior. Love it!

This video provides no instruction, the woman just jumps right into it and you are expected to follow along full speed. I found myself making up my own steps. I got bored half way through the dvd and paused it for another day. The first half did make me sweat a bit. The second half got my blood circulating but this is just a warm up, not a workout. The dvd should definitely be half the price or less.

I am 66 and have sore knees, which I"m sure would feel better if I lost some weight. I wanted a video with some dance like moves, but not complicated so I could just work out. I also didn't want knee twisting moves. Those don't work on carpet. I worked out in my living room which is small so if you live in a small space this works. Gina is fantastic, very pleasant. This workout has 3 levels...Her "Mum " is in it. I followed her most of the time. I realized how out of shape I have become...The workout is 45 min. and I wanted to stop after 30, but I pushed myself. The moves are fun, not too complicated. The music was great! The songs weren't too long and repetitive which helped me to stay with it. I like this workout because its good for old out of shape people, but will still work for younger more fit and energetic folks. No pounding in this work-out, but I worked up a sweat an d found myself smiling at the end.

I love the video, and even used to follow Gina on fb and Youtube! Sadly, this is the only workout of hers I STILL do and LOVE! I did buy dance that walk 10 min Latin workouts/dances..whatever that one is called..but I never do it anymore either! See, I am 49, now my arthritis and other health issues are very bad, and so I need TRULY low impact only! And this video, this first DANCE THAT WALK, is amazing, fun, TRULY LOW IMPACT, plus still burns calories! And as I said I used to like her other stuff, but it seemed like she started to change, and get in to popularity and typical over the top workouts, and she used to swear by the low impact only, cause as she said back then, it still works, without hurting your joints! I also have pelvic floor issues, so again, everything must remain truly low impact, and this dvd does, and I will forever do it. I truly wish Gina would have stuck to being true to herself, and also staying truly low impact! But I have this original dvd, and will always love it, and always use it! I highly recommend it, just not any of her other dvd's nor that you follow her on fb or You tube, as again i feel she has changed, and her workouts are definitely not low impact anymore as well! I hope this helps. :)

This DVD offers a new twist on the walking workout - dance moves! But you already know that from the DVD's title and the description. Walking is my preferred cardio exercise, and while I enjoy a stroll outdoors if the weather is nice, I love walking videos to get a real workout. Some people think that walking videos are just walking in place, and yes, there is some of that, but each video provides other moves like kicks, knee lifts, side steps, lunges, squats, walking forwards and backwards, and other moves. Walking videos are basically low-impact aerobics, although some have periods of high impact moves, or periods of highly intense moves for interval training. This DVD has that - some of the dances are slower, like the Foxtrot, while others are fast, like the Jive. Some can be either, depending upon the music, like the Samba. The dance steps are easy to learn, even for beginners like me, and get your body moving like it never has before. The 45 minutes flies by very quickly. And if you are counting steps, like so many are these days, this is a good way to get 4000-5000 steps in a short period of time.Gina is a great instructor, with a beautiful, infectious smile, and her mother Mila and friend Sarah help Gina demonstrate the dance moves.

Really like it. Easy to follow. Is there any level-up recommended to me?