Silver Spring, MD – Featuring the first workout from the leading dance and Pilates barre workout, Xtend Barre: Lean & Chiseled debuts on DVD from Acacia on April 5, 2011. Developed by professional dancer, choreographer, and Pilates instructor Andrea Rogers, Xtend Barre combines the grace and flexibility of dance with the strength and sculpting of Pilates to give you a long, strong, and lean physique ($16.99, www.AcaciaLifestyle.com).

The 55-minute program is divided into three segments, allowing viewers to customize their workout each day. The upper-body section creates defined shoulders and arms and a beautiful back. The barre segment employs flowing dance movements to lift and tighten trouble spots like the glutes, hips, and thighs. And the core program targets the deep abdominal muscles to help chisel your midsection.

Incorporating both toning and cardio elements, this unique barre workout lengthens and strengthens your entire body in an exciting new way. You’ll burn calories, build lean muscle, and feel terrific! Includes tutorial segment.

Andrea Rogers is the creator and owner of the Xtend™ Workout, LLC and has been a professional dancer and choreographer since age 18. For over ten years, Andrea has been involved in teaching both dance and Pilates to numerous students across the US and Canada. In 2006, Andrea combined her passion for dance and fitness to create the Xtend workout, a no-nonsense technique that sculpts bodies into lean, strong, “dancer-like” physiques.

Street Date: April 5, 2011
Approx. 55 minutes
SRP: $16.99
Equipment needed: a chair and light hand weights

In just five years, Acacia has become a leading distributor of original and award-winning yoga, fitness, and wellness DVD programming. Acacia’s workouts include exhale spa’s best-selling, critically-acclaimed Core Fusion series, innovative yoga practices from Shiva Rea, Body by Bethenny with Bethenny Frankel, Tai Chi & Chi Gong Basics, Joy Bauer’s Slimdown Workout, Keeping Fit, Strong Body, Bollywood Dance, as well as upcoming workouts with fitness icon Kathy Smith and Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. 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