Walk On: 6 Mile Mix DVD with Jessica Smith - Workout Videos For Women, Low Impact, Cardio and Sculpting Exercise for Total Body Toning

Okay, so I think I have made this statement with every review of Jessica’s workouts, but this one is truly one of my favorites because it is so versatile. This gem of a workout has 6 1 mile workouts, each clocking in at about 15 minutes each. It’s all there, cardio, intervals, toning and stretching. As usual, the set is filmed in sunny Florida. Jessica, Beth and her Mom, Debbie, are all dressed in bright tops. Beth is doing the advanced moves; Debbie is doing easier/low impact moves and Jessica is doing something in between. I just love doing this workout during my rest week, or if I’m recovering from an injury or illness. It’s a nice way to get the blood moving without killing myself. You can customize this workout as well. For the toning sections, you will need an exercise band. The sections: WARM UP You will warm up from head to toe. My favorite moves here include shoulder rolls and ankle circles. MILE 1 – STEADY BURN This section is filled with traditional moves, done at a steady pace. Some of my favorites here include: jogging arms punch up, traveling wide knee lift and zig zag. MILE 2 – UPPER BODY Some of my favorite moves include: side to side step with chest press, bow and arrow step back, bicep curls with curtsy and figure 8 arms with march. MILE 3 – LOWER BODY There are 10 minutes of standing and 5 minutes of floor work. Some of my favorite moves include: side leg lift, pulsing one leg squat, alternating glute lift, clam shell with tubing and bridge with band across pelvis. MILE 4 – CARDIO INTERVALS I love interval work! The interval moves include: windmill, figure 8 scoop and double knee squat chop. In between each interval you will do some active recovery like alternating knee lift with circle arms. MILE 5 – TOTAL BODY Some of my favorite moves include: chop with band, alternating front step with chest fly and heel dig with bow and arrow. MILE 6 – SPEED WALK Some of my favorite moves include: side to side step clap, wide skater tap and cheerleader arms. There is also a nice cool down and stretch. Although, I must admit, I rarely do these. If you are looking for a fun and versatile DVD that has it all, this one is for you!

I purchased this video several months ago but just completed the first 3 miles of it today. (I was in the process of doing various other Jessica Smith workouts such as Walk The Weight Off in 30 Days and Transformation: both of which are fantastic workout programs!). Jessica does a nice job with a short warm-up (5 minutes) to prep you for the miles to come. In the first mile (15 minutes), you really burn the calories and rev your metabolism through a steady state brisk walk. I broke a sweat with this one and loved the moves! Hardly any repetition at all so it goes by quickly. The second mile (15 minutes) focuses on upper body using a resistance band but there are some lower body moves that Beth does so you can get a bit of toning action for your glutes and legs. The third mile (15 minutes) focuses on lower body - the moves are challenging in a good way. I could really feel the burn in my lower body and it was great! I haven't completed the last three miles yet, but I did preview them and they look really fun - I love cardio walks. I highly recommend Jessica Smith and her workouts. This is definitely one of my favorites. I have many, many exercise DVD's and I do like to vary them... BUT... I never look forward to doing any of them as much as I do Jessica Smith's walking workouts. Is this because they are easy? I admit they are "easier" in terms of impact on your knees and joints but honestly, I am sweating and working just as much as with my other workouts. If you're not convinced try doing Jessica's Cardio HIIT Party (Walk On: Walk The Weight Off 30 Day Program) - it's like doing an hour of cardio in 30 minutes and WOW do you burn those calories while having a lot of fun!! So, it really doesn't matter how you burn your calories just as long as you're burning them so do something that you enjoy so that you will stick with it - right?? Anyway, I highly recommend this workout - you won't be disappointed and you'll be excited to walk again after you're finished!

I am new to the Jessica Smith work out line, a couple months in, and I must say - I love it! I have been trying different at home workout videos off and on for 10 years now - and I always eventually don't get enough results and/or I get bored. Not with Jessica! I think I've truly found someone I will keep working out with. The main reason I love her videos - her choice of moves, sequencing, pacing and options for different levels of difficulty always make me feel like I'm challenging my body and getting results without being miserable or unable to keep up while doing it. That's it in a nutshell - it's so easy to keep going back every day, and to not dread your workout - that's worth a million bucks! Other things that contribute to my love of Jessica videos - She's got great energy, she describes what you're supposed to do in detail, she reminds you what to focus on at just the right time when you probably stopped focusing on it. I don't get bored, I love (almost) all of her music, it's always upbeat and fun to listen to, which cannot be said about all workout videos. And when she talks, she doesn't sound goofy - she makes me smile! I think I've finally found someone I'll keep coming back for. Specifically, this workout video is super! She's got 6, 15 minute workout options to mix and match, all of which have a specific goal, are a challenge but not too overwhelming. I love that I could do a different sequence of video segments for weeks using only this video. I can't say enough good things about Jessica Smith's creativity and ability to motivate me, I am so grateful I found her workouts.

I purchased this BRAND NEW Jessica Smith 6 Mile Mix from Amazon and got it Tuesday night when it was released. I did the warm up, cool down, bonus stretch and miles 1-4 on Wednesday; and then miles 5 and 6 the next day so I could post this review this week. I really like the customized menu! I tried it out on Thursday with selecting the warm up, mile 5, mile 6, mile 1, and cool down. The cool thing about the custom menu is that you can select any workout you want to do, in whatever order you want to do! If you want to do just the strength training segments with the band-you would select mile 2, 3 and 5. If you want to do just cardio-you would select mile 1, 4 and 6. I highly recommend always doing the warm up and cool down segments because miles 1-6 are fast paced and she gets right into the workout. The bonus stretch segment is really good as well! You will need a chair for the bonus stretch. The warm up and all the mile segments show a countdown clock on the bottom right of the screen. The cool down and bonus stretch do not have a clock countdown. I like the clock feature because when I’m feeling a little tired I can always push myself to do more when I see what little time I have left. It’s also really helpful for my 5 year old to be able to see the clock when he’s exercising with me. The first day I tried the workout with a friend and we both agreed that the time went by REALLY fast (and we did 4 miles!). I was pleasantly surprised that although I have alot of home workout dvds and Jessica Smith workout dvds, that this one is very different! She has alot of new movements and patterns that I’ve never done before. I was hesitant to buy it because sometimes resistance band workouts irritate my upper back, but I love Jessica Smith workouts so I bought it anyway. I’M SO GLAD THAT I DID! I really love it and plan on doing this workout with her phase II calendar rotation with other Jessica Smith workout dvds. I made sure to the bonus stretch both days so my back wouldn’t hurt after using the resistance band and I haven’t had any trouble. Jessica and the cast are using 6 foot resistance bands but she says in the intro segment that you could use whatever length you have at home. I only had a 5 foot one which I used and it worked fine. I knew a 6 foot one would be better so I bought a set online to use the next time I did this workout. The music is great and just loud enough to be heard. The usual cast of Beth and Debbie are in it which I love! Debbie shows modifications and Beth shows the more advanced higher impact movements. This dvd uses the same background set as her Walk Strong DVD set. Here is the time breakdown for each segment so you can plan accordingly: Warm up (6:10 mins) Mile 1 Steady Burn (15:47 mins) Mile 2 Upper Body Sculpt with band (15:25 mins) Mile 3 Lower Body Toner with band (15:35 mins) *you are on the floor from 10:50-15:35. Mile 4 Cardio Interval Abs (15:25 mins) 3 rounds of 3 different intervals Mile 5 Today Body Tune Up with band (16:05 mins) Mile 6 Speed Walk (12:15 mins) with jogging Cool down (5:00 mins) no clock Bonus stretch with chair (5:50 mins) no clock

Once I finally am able to access the DVD, I like the options of exercises. However, I have two problems. First, when I put the DVD in, instead of being able to access the DVD, I get a screen with a JPEG file with no directions on how to actually get to the DVD itself. I have to keep pushing buttons and inserting and removing the DVD before I can get to the actual program. This is frustrating to spend time playing around with it. Second, the screen to program an individual exercise is hard to read and keeps jumping back to warm up. To do any stretching after exercising, you must go back to the main menu to access it. It would be better to add stretching as an option in the choose your workout screen

If you want to try some of Jessica Smith's most challenging exercise routines get ready to use a resistance band. Is there anything this woman can not do with a resistance band? It boggles the mind how creative she is. It took me a few weeks to get through all the routines and they do seem more difficult than her regular walking videos. The warm up is simple except there are some balancing challenges. Can we say figure 8 and do it at the same time? Apparently Beth in the video has trouble balancing. She is normally doing the most difficult moves but the figure 8 really got to her. So if you can do it better than Beth you will be really proud of yourself. The move includes standing on one foot and drawing a figure 8 out in front with the other foot. Sounds simple no? It isn't! There are six miles to enjoy and each has its challenges. Mile 1: This has moves you will recognize but it is pretty fast paced. Looks like it was filmed in an apartment overlooking a freeway. The moving traffic is not too distracting but the mirrored or metal leg of a table shows a reflection of the exercises which can be annoying if you pay attention to it. But don't worry too much. I sort of forgot about it eventually. Mile 2: This is very difficult and includes use of a resistance band. I'm telling you a resistance band when used properly is much more difficult than weights. Mile 3: Some of the moves will leave you panting for breath. There are also some nice floor exercises. Mile 4: Cardio insanity is what this is. Don't look twice but what are those windmills? Help. Mile 5: With a full body workout you can achieve a lot if you stick with this mile. Great uses of a resistance band, although I had to double up and tie two bands together. If you have a very long band this won't be a problem. But if you are tall get ready with two bands together. Mile 6: This is very fast paced with a lot of annoying clapping. If someone tells me to smile and also claps I get annoyed apparently. As an introvert this was almost too much to handle. There is a lovely cool down you can select after each mile but if you want to do the stretching routine you have to go and choose that at the end. It is not included in the automatic organizing section. So there is no button for the stretching routine. This is fine sometimes because I don't always want to do it. But it would have been nice if they had organized it so the stretching routine played right after the cool down. Overall this is a great DVD full of really creative moves and uses of a resistance band. I will probably avoid doing mile 6 too often but the rest of the miles were fun. ~The Rebecca Review

This video has been great for getting back into shape! I love the customizable routines. Broken down into 15 minute routines makes gives me no excuses to skip a workout. I've always got 15 minutes and a lot of times I end up doing 2-3 once I get going.

Like other reviewers metioned, I was hesitant to purchase this DVD because I already own ALL of Jessica's workout DVDs along with many other walking DVDs by Leslie Sansone. I thought to myself, how different could this DVD possibly be from the others?? But I decided to purchase this DVD because I noticed that it's featured in phase 2 of Jessica's 6 Week Total Transformation program (I'm currently doing another round of the 6 week program which I absolutely LOVE & highly recommend). I got this DVD today, and because I'm a basket case I did all of the miles today 🙈. And I am just so impressed with this DVD!!! I don't know how Jessica does it! I don't know how she manages to create all these different moves; she really is like an artist. For example, I thought the Cardio Interval Abs mile was going to be similar to the other ab workouts she has, but it was quite different, intense & refreshing! Also the Total Body Tune Up mile was such a great burner; I just loved the "lawnmower" row/lunge combo move. I love working out with the resistance band, it works the muscles in a different way from hand weights. If you're new to Jessica & you're debating between this program and her 5 Fat Burning Miles or her 15 Minute Fast Fat Blasts, GET THIS ONE. You won't regret it. This DVD is so complete & versatile. It contains cardio, strength training & a lovely stretch session. This will be my new go to DVD for traveling. As a matter of fact, I think Jessica should consider creating a PDF workout calendar just for this DVD because I'm willing to bet that people can get great results from just using this DVD alone. I am an intermediate (slightly advanced) exerciser & I still got a great workout from these low impact exercises. I like to switch between high impact & low impact workouts. I just completed Jillian Michaels' BODYSHRED program & I started to experience some knee discomfort towards the last few weeks. Like Jessica says, if your workout is causing you pain then it's not right for you!!! So, I listened to my body and immediately decided to start another round of Jessica's 6 Week Transformation program. My body now feels so much better & my knee discomfort is gone (and I'm still seeing results). I can't wait to start Phase 2 of the 6 Week program & add this DVD to the routines!!!