Group stretching

Group stretching, known as morning aerobics prior to, is a fitness activity in the. It appears in the first-generation games as a regular event, as well as being an event in the Sports Fair. In, beginning in version 2.0, group stretching can be started by the player anytime in the plaza.

In
Radio calisthenics appears in as a daily event each morning at the Shrine from July 25 to August 31. Tortimer is not present, and the player is unable to join in on the exercise. It lasts from 6:00 to 7:00 AM.

In the dates were changed to December 1 to 31.

In and
In and, each morning before 7:00 AM from July 25 to August 31, Copper will conduct morning aerobics at the wishing well with four other villagers. After receiving an from Tortimer during the event, the player can start accumulating stamps by speaking with him on subsequent days. If a player gets the card stamped at fourteen morning aerobics sessions, Tortimer will reward them with an, which enables the player to perform the exercises at home. The villagers participating will also periodically go off-sync with the group and will panic shortly after. In, an Easter egg was added where if the player repeatedly presses the start button, it will cause the other villagers to panic.

Morning aerobics will not occur if it the weather is rainy, or if the save file is loaded on or after 6:55 AM.

Exercise controls
All exercises use the C Stick.

In
Though morning aerobics does not appear as an event in, the music from is featured in an exercise-themed TV program.

In
Group stretching was added to in the 2.0 Free Update. The player can start group stretching by interacting with a special in the plaza outside Resident Services. The Tape Deck will move around during special holidays for the player to interact, though it cannot appear during the Countdown. During group stretching, both villagers and special characters will participate, and the player can perform stretches with either button or motion controls. Which special characters participate depend on who is on the island at the time. Unlike its original appearance, villagers partaking in the stretching will not panic if they go off-sync with the group, but will instead look around as if to make sure they're doing the same thing as the others.

When having multiple players over, only the host can initiate the group stretching, and all players must participate. All players must also be Best Friends with the host. They are all brought to the plaza to join along, and, once the session has ended, they return to their previous locations.

Special rewards will be given to the player after doing a group stretch once per day.

A TV program also features a brief instrumental version of the background music for group stretching.

Other appearances
The background music for Morning Aerobics was included as a track on Animal Crossing Sound CD: Keke Choice! Mix. It also featured on Atsumare Dōbutsu no Mori: Original Soundtrack 2, which not only included the background music on the fifth disc, but also a CD with a video of characters performing group stretching for each season.

Music
In, the music for Morning Aerobics was composed by Shinobu Nagata, who also rearranged it for. Both versions feature a voice speaking in Animalese, presumably instructing the poses.


 * TV Program – Exercise
 * [[File:NL TV Program – Exercise (Morning Aerobics).flac]]
 * Group Stretching Theme
 * [[File:NH BGM RadioExercise.flac]]
 * Group Stretching Theme
 * [[File:NH BGM RadioExercise.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM RadioExercise.flac]]
 * [[File:NH BGM RadioExercise.flac]]