Sit Tight and Tone

ANCHOR LEAD:
TREADMILLS, ELLIPTICALS, WEIGHTS… ALL THE THINGS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE GYM. BUT AFTER RUNNING MILES OR DOING COUNTLESS REPETITIONS, WHO COULDN'T USE A CHANGE? ENTER A BRAND NEW EXERCISE MACHINE MAKING ITS WAY TO THE U-S FROM JAPAN. ____ TELLS US WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT MAY HAVE YOU SAYING YEE-
HAW.

TRACK ONE Length: 02
AURELIA SHUPP (a rail-ya shoop) IS A GYM-AHOLIC.

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KEY @: 05 Aurelia Shupp, Gym-aholic
"My day is mostly exercising or dance exercises, and so I'm constantly working, moving, trying to stay flexible."

TRACK TWO Length: 08
BUT SHE SAYS HER ROUTINE GETS BORING. TO SPICE IT UP, AURELIA MOSEY-ED ON OVER TO THIS MACHINE… A HORSEBACK SIMULATION MACHINE.

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KEY @: 28 Aurelia Shupp, Gym-aholic
"When I first saw it, it reminded me of you know, the bull riding machine that you've seen on TV. But I thought you know what, there's this might be this might work out really good."

TRACK THREE Length: 06
MACHINES LIKE THIS ARE BRAND NEW TO THE UNITED STATES AND ARE MAKING THEIR WAY
INTO MORE AND MORE GYMS AND SOME STORES.

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KEY @: 40 ( SHORT)Chris Mohr, Exercise Physiologist
"It is increasing in popularity in the U.S."

TRACK FOUR Length: 08
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST CHRIS MOHR SAYS THE SIMULATORS CAN HELP PEOPLE INCREASE
METABOLISM, BALANCE, IMPROVE POSTURE, AND TONE MUSCLES.

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KEY @: 52 ( SHORT)Chris Mohr, Exercise Physiologist
"They may be able to increase some of the strength in their stomach and back and their inner thigh muscles as they're trying to balance on the machine as it
moves around in it's different patterns."

TRACK FIVE Length: 04
AURELIA AGREES THE MACHINES ARE A GREAT WORK-OUT AND SAYS THEY'RE A TIMESAVER
TOO.

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KEY @: 1:07 Aurelia Shupp, Gym-aholic
"You're working so many muscles at the same time. It's easier to work a whole bunch of muscles at the same time than to be on the floor working one exercise with one muscle."

TRACK SIX Length: 03
BUT MOHR SAYS THESE MACHINES ARE NOT THE ANSWER IF YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT.

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KEY @: 1:20 Chris Mohr, Exercise Physiologist
"It's not really going to elevate your heart rate much therefore, doesn't really increase calorie burning too much."

TRACK SEVEN Length: 09
SINCE HOPPING ON THE SADDLE, AURELIA SAYS SHE FEELS STRONGER AND HAS MORE
ENERGY, BUT SHE WARNS… RIDING ONE MAY JUST MAKE YOU WANT TO YELL GIDDY UP.

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NO KEY
"You almost envision yourself wearing a cowboy hat being on a riding bronco."

ANCHOR TAG:
YOU CAN GET MORE OUT OF YOUR HORSEBACK RIDING WORKOUT BY DOING SOME EXERCISES WHILE ON THE MACHINE… LIKE UPPER BODY TWISTS AND PUMPING YOUR ARMS.

RIGHT NOW, ONLY A FEW MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEIR
PRICES RANGE FROM ABOUT $500 TO ALMOST $2,000.

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Christopher Mohr, PhD RD has a Bachelor and
Master of Science degrees in Nutrition from the
Pennsylvania State University and University of
Massachusetts, respectively. He received his PhD in
exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh
and is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified
Specialist in Sports Dietetics.