SILVER SPRING, MD – Since losing weight is consumers’ #1 problem and it requires a two-pronged approach—diet and exercise—Acacia offers three innovative, full-solution programs targeting weight loss. Featuring six 20-minute fat-blasting workouts, Weight Loss Workouts will be released on April 6, 2010. The value-priced collection includes Acacia’s first three Weight Loss workouts: Weight Loss Cardio Kick and Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt with Violet Zaki and Weight Loss Pilates with Kristin McGee. Each DVD includes a 16-page tips and recipe booklet from Cooking Light magazine (DVD 3-vol., $34.99; Approx. 150 min.; www.AcaciaLifestyle.com).

These simple, comprehensive programs are easy to follow, designed to fit into the most hectic schedule, and, most importantly, incorporate all the tools needed to lose weight.

Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt with Violet Zaki
Combining strength training and cardio, this full-body workout is a fun, fast way to tone up and slim down. Uses light hand weights. Approx. 50 min. Bonus: Ab Challenge.

Weight Loss Pilates with Kristin McGee
Shake up your routine with a workout that mixes the core-strengthening benefits of Pilates with “cardio blasts” to burn more calories. Approx. 50 min. Bonus: Ab Blast.

Weight Loss Cardio Kick with Violet Zaki
Give fat the one-two punch with this blend of dynamic kickboxing moves and interval-style training. Uses light hand weights. Approx. 50 min. Bonus: Kickboxing Tutorial.

Bonus with each program: Cooking Light recipe booklet. Over 20 healthy recipes.

Violet Zaki is an international fitness expert, black belt in karate, star trainer on Exercise TV, and teaches at Equinox in New York City. Violet’s emphasis on proper technique and defined fitness goals—as well as having fun along the way—have earned her an enormous following.

Kristin McGee is a Pilates master instructor and celebrity trainer. Creator of the popular MTV fitness workouts, Kristin teaches in New York City’s top fitness centers; Equinox, Sport Club LA, Clay and Reebok. Her celebrity clients include LeAnn Rimes, Soledad O’Brien and Steve Martin. She believes passionately in the profound effect Pilates can have on the mind and body and loves to share the discipline with others.

Street: April 6, 2010
SRP: $34.99
DVD 3-Vol. Boxed Set
150 min., plus bonus

Acacia, a product line of Acorn Media headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., is one of North America’s leading providers of mind, body, spirit programming on DVD. Acacia DVDs are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acacia at (800) 944-0474 or www.AcaciaCatalog.com. Trailers and clips at www.AcaciaLifestyle.com

Acacia has released several value-priced 3-DVD collections ($34.99), including Exhale: Core Fusion Collection, Yoga to the Rescue, Fitness for Beginners, A Shiva Rea Collection, Hemalayaa: Bollywood Dance Workouts, and Dance and Be Fit: Cardio Mix. All collections are readily available to press upon request.