Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warnervision
• VHS Release Date: August 29, 1995
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303548946
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,786 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good safe way to get back into shape, December 11, 1999

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This review is from: Startin Simple: Easy Aerobics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is a very enjoyable 30 minute standing aerobic workout with simple moves and great encouragement from Greg Smithey. It is not flashy and there are no difficult dance moves. It is a great way to get back into exercise for people who are out of shape or have never exercised much. Good for people with knee problems also. Wonderful video for a warmup before dong weight training.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for those starting out, March 16, 2003

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Tanya V. "Bookwyrm" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Startin Simple: Easy Aerobics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am an overweight woman with arthritic knees, and I was looking for a tape that wasn't too challenging, that included a warm-up and cool-down, and that wouldn't put too much stress on my knees. This workout definitely provided all of that.

The workout begins with a warm-up routine, where you stretch out your muscles and then begin moving at a slow pace. It then moves into marches, side-to-side movements, and lunges. None of the movements were too difficult to follow (although sometimes they seemed out of synch with the music) and none were too hard on my knees. The workout then ends with a cool-down and stretch.

The leader is unusually encouraging, in a cheesy fashion, but for some reason I found it endearing rather than irritating, and the simple fact is -- the routine is perfect for me, so I can put up with anything. There simply aren't enough routines out there for people woefully out of shape who are dealing with knee problems.

All in all, if you're in good health and in any kind of reasonable shape, this routine will probably bore you. However, if you get winded walking up a flight of stairs, but want to get started on some kind of exercise routine, this is a great way to begin -- challenging but not too difficult.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars too much chatter, December 1, 1999

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"reviewer1" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Startin Simple: Easy Aerobics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video gets high marks for content: it's do-able for those who need to exercise, regardless of age or level of physical fitness. It's also the right length, long enough to work up a sweat but short enough to fit into a busy schedule. It loses points, in my opinion, though, because Greg Smithey talks and talks and talks, through the entire routine. Chatter, like you're wonderful, etc. He's pompous and vain, for example he asks you to guess his age and then says he's over 40. That's so obvious and his attitude is just annoying. He also sings off-key! The chatter goes to the point where it's hard to want to use this video, even though it's great in other respects.