Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Acorn Media
• VHS Release Date: September 11, 2001
• Run Time: 27 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005QC1H
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,463 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works for Me, April 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ann Smith - Rise & Shine [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am a fan of Ann Smith's from her earlier stretch exercise tapes and find her exercises easy to follow and enjoyable. It's true that Ann sets a pretty high standard for flexibility in her demonstrations, but she makes a point of saying that everyone should work at the level that's comfortable for their body, not try to match what she can do. In Rise & Shine she even has her husband, who looks fit but is not nearly as flexible as she is, work alongside her to encourage those of us who don't move as beautifully or can't stretch as far as she does --- and admittedly that's just about everybody.

I think Rise & Shine is a perfect tape for people who are trying to fit some regular exercise into busy lives or who may just want to get started on an exercise program. I like the fact that the daily routines take about the same amount of time as it takes to brush your teeth. But my favorite Ann Smith tape is Stretch Exercise, especially the 10-minute daily routine on that tape set to a Beethoven piano concerto. It starts with the usual neck rolls and gradually involves the whole body, ending with seated stretches. I'm an exercise class veteran, but no dancer, and I found the routine very easy to follow. After doing it a few times you start to feel how the music carries you along and it winds up being energizing and relaxing at the same time. Elsewhere on the tape she goes into great detail about how and why to do the movements for anyone needing more instruction. It's my favorite way to start the day.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your $, April 21, 2002

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missannie1686 (Melbourne, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ann Smith - Rise & Shine [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have been using stretching and exercising videos for several years and add to my collection about four times a year. This is the worst I have ever purchased and wish I could return it!

These are seven different 3-minute routines for first thing in the morning to get you moving. That SOUNDS just fine. In reality, it seems to be a show for what Ann Smith can do. If you have a serious background in ballet, you MIGHT enjoy this video. Otherwise, I suggest you keep on searching.

The instruction is limited to quickly watching her do the routine and then following along with her as best as you can. Perhaps, after a while one gets the idea of the movements.

The presentation tone of the movement is VERY serious indeed. I suggest you research this one carefully before purchasing it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Active Stretch, May 26, 2004

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DJ (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ann Smith - Rise & Shine [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Physical fitness is not just for the "young and beautiful" as Ann Smith ably demonstrates to her video audience. She performs each of the seven stretches with enviable grace and flexibility. I told my spouse, "If that old woman can do it, then so can I"; he thought that would be a good name for the tape! Ann demonstrates each exercise twice - the first time she provides a voiceover describing what you're doing; the second time you do the same exact exercise (the same clip is shown twice) with no verbal cuing. I would like her to talk a little more about form as you're doing the exercises; visual imagery helps me figure out what I'm supposed to be doing and whether I'm doing it right or not. I also wish she would talk you through the second time as well, because when I'm twisting away from the screen or hanging down my head, I can't see what she's doing, and I either fall behind her or worry that I will. Even though these are very short stretch exercises meant to be done each morning, it also works to combine them all for a nice 20-minute stretch. And it feels great.