SILVER SPRING, MD – Designed to deliver fast results in less time by offering the utmost in customization and variety for people of any fitness level, the SparkPeople: 28-Day Boot Camp debuts on DVD from Acacia on December 27, 2011, featuring Nicole Nichols, popular fitness trainer at America's number one online weight-loss and fitness community, SparkPeople.com. More than 200,000 people have participated in "Coach Nicole's" online boot camps on SparkPeople, which boasts over 7 million monthly unique visitors and 11 million members. The 28-Day Boot Camp DVD has four workout segments and several bonus features, including recipes, tips to burn more fat, seated abs exercises, and much more ($16.99, Target and Target.com).

Beloved by SparkPeople members and YouTube viewers alike for her encouraging, positive, and down-to-earth persona, coupled with her toned, real-person physique and clear cueing, Coach Nicole is known for fostering comfort and taking the intimidation out of exercising. In this DVD, she leads four fat-blasting, calorie-torching workouts that feature a variety of high-energy cardio intervals mixed with full-body strengthening exercises for maximum results. A standout for its versatility, the DVD allows you to follow the ever-changing 28-day workout plan provided, or pick from 12-, 20-, and 30-minute workout segments to customize your own workout every day. Three intensity levels in each segment allow you to get started regardless of your fitness level and increase the challenge in a safe, progressive way.

So get ready to trim extra inches, build lean muscle, and best of all, gain strength and confidence!

The DVD comes from one of the most trusted names in fitness. Millions of people rely on SparkPeople, which was called "The Facebook of Dieting" by Fortune magazine, to help them reach their weight loss and fitness goals. SparkPeople's flexible, fun, ultra-positive approach to weight loss and fitness has vaulted it past Weight Watchers as the largest website in its category. 250,000 new members join every month.

An ACE-certified personal trainer and AFAA-certified exercise instructor with a degree in health education, Nicole Nichols helps people of all skill levels make working out a fun part of their daily lives. She is an editor and fitness expert at SparkPeople.com, and one of the most watched exercise instructors on YouTube. Her online workout videos have been viewed more than 16 million times.

Bonus features: include select recipes from The SparkPeople Cookbook, tips to burn more fat, seated abs exercises to do at your desk, and access to FREE meal plans and SparkPeople’s online boot camp club.

Street Date: Dec. 27, 2011
Approx. 84 minutes
SRP: $16.99
Equipment needed: light hand weights and a mat

SparkPeople: 28-Day Boot Camp will be available at Target, select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acacia at (800) 944-0474 or www.AcaciaLifestyle.com. 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, Bollywood Dance, as well as workouts from yoga superstar Shiva Rea, fitness icon Kathy Smith, Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi, and TV star Bethenny Frankel.