- Actors: Alice Saland
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Bayview Films
- Release Date: Nov 14 2006
- Run Time: 30 minutes
- ASIN: B000ICLU2C
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Sweetness and light, Aug 8 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alicethenics (VHS Tape)
What a sweet video, by a sweet, caring lady. Alice Saland is a breast cancer survivor and a personal trainer, and she has turned her personal nightmare into a brief regimen of stretching exercises tailored to help women recover from surgery. Her tone is gentle and caring, her exercises are not demanding, and I can see that there are probably many women who would be helped by her supportive nature. The production value of this video is fairly low. Scenes skip from indoors to outdoors and back. Parts have obviously been cut out. At just over 28 minutes, the tape feels very short, although Alice herself never seems rushed.
Miking was difficult in two of the outdoor scenes. In an exercise to stretch hamstrings, Alice's voice was very faint because the mike was too far away. Then in a mat exercise, the wind rushed over the surface of the microphone and produced an uncomfortable rushing sound. Also, the lighting could have been better for the outdoor scenes, and the indoor scenes seemed odd with a completely blank background against which Alice did her exercises.
The best parts of the video are when Alice gently encourages the audience. Her obvious caring and love show through the sometimes-cheesy quality of the tape. I did wish for more personal stories from Alice, since her experiences could be very helpful for some women.
The exercises are very low-key. Examples include walking your fingers up a wall and joining your hands behind your back. This is not "power" anything. The warmup was very short, and the meditation scene at the end seemed only a few seconds long.
However, if you know a woman who feels hesitant to move at all after surgery, this video might help her frame of mind and her flexibility, by encouraging little-by-little, daily improvements.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gentle Stretches, Mar 17 2011
By DJ - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Alicethenics: Exercises to Increase Freedom of Movement After Breast Surgery (DVD)
I bought this DVD for a friend who has recently undergone a double mastectomy. Never having had breast surgery myself, I can only imagine the "tightness" one must feel through the chest area afterward. Through a series of both standing and floor exercises, Alice softly and calmly talks you through lifting your arm higher and higher until you can lift it to your chest, then your shoulder, then over your head (over time, not in one workout!) She follows up the stretching exercises with "mindful meditation." Alice is gently encouraging, and the garden setting is very relaxing. For the price, this is an excellent DVD for someone beginning rehabilitation after breast surgery.
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