BODYWISDOM MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW YEAR RELEASES OF "PILATES COMPLETE FOR WEIGHT LOSS" AND "YOGA COMPLETE FOR WEIGHT LOSS" GROUNDBREAKING INTERACTIVE DVDS DESIGNED TO REVOLUTIONIZE WEIGHT LOSS METHODOLOGY

 bodywisdom media, independent producer of innovative Pilates and yoga workout DVDs, announced the company’s plans to ring in the New Year with the release of “Pilates Complete For Weight Loss” and “Yoga Complete For Weight Loss”. These groundbreaking DVDs each feature more than 15 different workouts for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students that help them to reduce weight while remaining focused on breath, balance, and the mind/body connection. The perfect workout for any body, “Pilates Complete For Weight Loss” and “Yoga Complete For Weight Loss” are scheduled to debut at major retail outlets nationwide, and also through www.bodywisdommedia.com, in January 2004.

“Pilates Complete For Weight Loss” emphasizes syncronization with the breath and body, along with building a strong core - including abdominals, gluts, and back muscles - as an effective method of weight loss. The 15+ workouts on this DVD offer concentrated Pilates poses done in specific varying speeds and reps that cause participants to sweat, strengthen the core muscles, increase metabolism, and lose weight. Instructor Karen Garcia, a certified Pilates instructor known nationally for her warm, yet invigorating teaching style which has helped thousands of students reap the benefits of Pilates, guides students through each exercise and teaches them the correct technique needed to effectively transform the way their bodies look, feel and perform.

“Yoga Complete For Weight Loss” features 25+ workouts that utilize select yoga sequences and repititions to help students build stronger muscles, increase their metabolism, and burn fat. The DVD also emphazises the mind/body connection achieved through focused breath in yoga to help users become aware of emotional states that often lead to overeating and weight gain. As practitioners become more involved with the “cardio” yoga they are engaged in, instructor Mary Pappas-Sandonas, a certified yoga instructor with a Masters in Exercise Physiology, helps them become more in tune with their bodies and develop a better understanding of its needs and alternative methods of solving them.

Utilizing proprietary DVD software created by bodywisdom media that maximizes DVD technology to its fullest potential, “Pilates Complete For Weight Loss” and “Yoga Complete For Weight Loss” respond to each person’s specific needs and abilities by offering more than 15 workouts on each DVD. Each workout falls into one of three different levels – beginning, intermediate, and challenging – thus catering to everyone’s unique abilities. In addition, the DVDs also cater to people’s time constraints, featuring workouts that range from 5 minutes to 1 hour in length.

“Pilates Complete For Weight Loss” and “Yoga Complete For Weight Loss” are the perfect gifts for anyone looking for effective, fun and safe ways to lose weight and reduce stress after the hectic holiday season. “Pilates Complete For Weight Loss” and “Yoga Complete For Weight Loss” will be available at major retail outlets nationwide, as well as online at www.bodywisdommedia.com, at the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19.95 each beginning in January 2003.

“Pilates Complete for Weight Loss” and “Yoga Complete for Weight Loss” are part of bodywisdom media’s "Interactive Fitness Series", which also includes the top selling DVDs “Pilates Complete For Everyone” (MSRP $19.95), “Power Yoga For Every Body” (MSRP $19.95), "Yoga for Inflexible People" (MSRP $19.95), “Yoga for Athletes” (MSRP $19.95), and "Yoga for Everybody” (MSRP $19.95), as well as the CD-ROM “15 Minute Office Yoga” (MSRP $16.95).

About bodywisdom media:
Founded by small business entrepreneur and long-time yoga practitioner Mike Wohl, bodywisdom media is an independent producer of yoga and Pilates workout videos that manipulate DVD and CD-ROM software to its fullest potential and create workouts that are far more comprehensive, detailed, and customizable than any others currently on the market. bodywisdom media is based in Bethesda, Maryland. The company’s products are available at major retail outlets nationwide or through the company’s website at www.bodywisdommedia.com. To order by phone, call 877-746-8077.