SILVER SPRING, Md – Combining power-packed strength training and flexibility moves with high-intensity cardio for maximum calorie burn, Exhale: Core Fusion Cardio – Pure Intensity debuts on DVD from Acacia on August 23, 2011, as the first cardio workout in exhale’s award-winning, best-selling fitness line. Get sweaty and svelte with exhale’s proven formula of five 10-minute workouts for effective weight loss and sculpting defined abs, toned legs, cut arms, and high, rounded glutes. Husband and wife team and Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp bring the mind/body spa experience home by teaching Pure Intensity like one of exhale’s nationally renowned Core Fusion classes, which boast a devout fan and celebrity following. Exercisers can opt for the full 50-minute class or choose one or more of the five targeted segments to fit their schedule and energy level, plus a bonus stretch segment ($16.99; Approx. 60 min.; www.AcaciaLifestyle.com).

Experience the inspiration and energy offered by exhale’s signature Core Fusion classes, attended widely by celebrity clientele such as Cameron Diaz, Brooke Burke, Samantha Harris, Anna Paquin, and Vanessa Hudgens. A quarter of a million people have transformed their bodies with exhale; now, exercisers can get the same results at home.

Pure Intensity features the favorite fat-blasting moves from Core Fusion’s nationally renowned classes. Five 10-minute segments target multiple trouble spots at once, providing a heart-pumping workout for the whole body. Use light hand weights for a more vigorous practice, or try the modifications to match your experience level and improve your endurance. With Pure Intensity, you’ll get dramatic results—fast!

The best-selling Core Fusion DVD series also includes: Body Sculpt, Pilates Plus, Thighs & Glutes, Pure Abs & Arms, Lean & Toned, Core Fusion Yoga, and Boot Camp. Co-creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, and dance, and they are founding team members of exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations in the U.S. and the Caribbean. www.exhalespa.com.

Street Date: Aug. 23, 2011
SRP: $16.99
Approx. 60 min., including bonus
Bonus Segment: Bonus Stretch (9 min.) Recommended equipment: light hand weights and a mat

In just five years, Acacia has become a leading distributor of original and award-winning yoga, fitness, and wellness DVD programming. Acacia’s workouts also include Xtend Barre: Lean & Chiseled, Joy Bauer’s Slimdown Workout, Keeping Fit, Bollywood Dance, as well as workouts from yoga superstar Shiva Rea, fitness icon Kathy Smith, Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi, and best-selling author and TV star Bethenny Frankel. Acacia DVDs are available from select retailers, catalog companies, www.Amazon.com/acacia, and direct from Acacia at (800) 944-0474 or www.AcaciaLifestyle.com