ANCHOR LEAD IN:
IT'S THE HOTTEST NEW EXERCISE CLASS....A MEGA-CARDIO WORKOUT MIXED WITH A LITTLE ZEN! IT PROMISES TO WHIP YOUR BODY AND YOUR MIND INTO SHAPE AT THE SAME TIME. WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE RUSHING TO RAISE THEIR HEARTBEATS AND THEIR SELF-AWARENESS? HERE'S ___________ WITH A HEADS UP!

NAT SOT Length: 02
"Eight, seven..."

TRACK ONE Length: 05
AT FIRST GLANCE, PATRICIA MORENO'S CLASS LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER CARDIO WORKOUT. BUT LISTEN IN....

NAT SOT Length: 07
"Just a little bit more courage in your life. What would happen? Just a little bit more gratitude in you life, what would it be like?"

TRACK TWO Length: 06
THESE WOMEN ARE GETTING MORE THAN JUST THEIR HEART RATE UP- THEY'RE GETTING A DOSE OF SELF EMPOWERMENT TOO!

SOT
KEY @ : 20 ( QUICK) Sharon Richter, Min/Body Cardio student
"It's completely changed the way I think about myself."

TRACK THREE Length: 08
IT'S THE LATEST FITNESS TREND- MINDFUL CARDIO WORKOUTS. CLASSES ARE A BLEND OF HARDCORE AEROBICS AND THE SPRITUALITY OF YOGA.

SOT
KEY @: 30 (VERY QUICK---2 seconds) Patrica Moreno, Instructor
"It doesn't make sense not to combine the two."

SOT
NO KEY
"These types of workouts can really help us to feel more balanced."

TRACK FOUR Length: 08
PREVENTION MAGAZINE'S MICHELE STANTEN SAYS THESE WORKOUTS ARE EXPLODING IN POPULARITY BECAUSE THEY WORK FOR OUR BUSY, STRESSFUL LIVES

SOT
KEY @ : 45 Michele Stanten, Fitness Director, Prevention Magazine
"We don't have a lot of time. You'd like to do both classes but sometimes you can't. "

SOT
KEY @ : 50 Brielle Garling, Mind/Body Cardio Student
"You go on the treadmill and you get your sweat, but you don't get that elevated inspiration that you walk out of this class going 'yes! I can do anything!'"

TRACK FIVE Length: 05
THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE COMES FROM A CONSTANT STREAM OF ENCOURAGING MESSAGES.

NAT SOT Length: 05
"Remember it's all behind you; we're going straight ahead."

TRACK SIX Length: 08
INSTRUCTOR JOANA MENESES (MENEZ-ES) SAYS THAT'S WHAT HELPS HER STUDENTS PUSH THEIR BODIES BEYOND THEIR LIMITS-LEADING TO A MORE COMPLETE WORKOUT.

SOT
KEY @ : 1:16 Joana Meneses, Instructor
"It's not about no pain, no gain anymore, it's about no pain but all gain."

SOT

KEY @ : 1:20 Peter McKay, Mind/Body Cardio Student
"It's been great, I leave and I go back to work in the afternoons and I'm just smiling all day long."

ANCHOR TAG:
STANTEN SAYS BEFORE YOU START ANY KIND OF WORKOUT CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST.

SOURCES:

Michele Stanten
Prevention Magazine
PR Contact:
Tom Suiter
The Rosen Group
212-255-8455 ext. 13

Michele Stanten is Prevention Magazine's Fitness Director. She handles all fitness and weight loss articles for the magazine. Stanten is also a certified fitness instructor.

Patricia Moreno
Fitness Instructor
PR Contact:
Robert Barcia
Equinox Fitness
212-774-6337

Patricia Moreno has been a fitness instructor for the past 22 years. She developed the Intensati class which combines the "mindfulness" of yoga philosophy with a high intensity cardio workout. She currently teaches at several Equinox Fitness locations throughout New York City.


Joana Meneses

willPower Productions
PR Contact:
Christine Foster
Printing House Fitness & Racquet Club, NYC
212-243-7600 x 254

Joana Meneses is an International Intructor Trainer for Stott Pilates and Instructor of willPower & grace. She currently teaches at the Printing House Fitness & Racquet Club, NYC.


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Release Date: July 18, 2005
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