Home Media Magazine - February 17-23, 2008 - (Page 14)

BUYING GUIDE HEALTH AND FITNESS Edited by Angelique Flores www.homemediamagazine.com COM I NG Lionsgate Glides Out With Kovalev’s ‘Training Methods’ By Billy Gil egendary hockey player Alex Kovalev is sharing with fans just how he hones his skills both on and off the ice in My Training Methods: Alex Kovalev. Lionsgate will release the two-disc title April 1 (prebook March 5) at $19.98. The title showcases exercises designed by Tommy Sheehan, Kovalev’s personal trainer. The exercises were shot using 24 HD cameras, giving viewers the option to see Kovalev’s moves from multiple angles. “I work with rubber bands, no dumbbells or weights,” Kovalev explained, saying the rubber bands cause less stress on the body. “[These exercises] can work for any athlete because most of them involve the upper body, core and legs.” Kovalev’s on-ice exercises include the hockey and training drills that helped make him a star, current- L ly playing for the Montreal Canadiens. To that end, the DVD has both English and French subtitles. The DVD includes a making-of featurette, a mini documentary called “Mr. Kovi,” and information on the Gift of Life Foundation, which helps children in need of cardiac surgery. Kovalev himself suffered from a heart ailment as a child and has arranged for the DVD’s sales profits to go to the foundation. “The experience definitely is not something I want any kid to experience,” Kovalev said. “As a little kid, doctors wouldn’t let me skate, except for maybe 20 minutes of easy skating, once a week.” The DVD’s documentary was filmed in Kovalev’s native Russia while he was traveling and doing charity work. Kovalev said it’s about 45 minutes long, although he said another 90 minutes of leftover footage could make for another DVD later. leases Step-by-Step Tai Chi With Tiffany Chen (DVD $19.99). Due March 11 is 3-in-1 Total Body Fitness With Desi Bartlett (DVD $14.99), with optional Spanish and Spanglish language tracks. April 8 offers Yoga to the Rescue for Back Pain (DVD $14.99). UP I ACACIA/ April 15) offers The South Beach Diet Super ACORN ME- Charged Workout (DVD $14.98), with a workDIA Feb. 26 re- out designed by Dr. Arthur Agatston (creator of the South Beach Diet) to boost the metabolism. The DVD is streeting in conjunction with Agatston’s new book, The South Beach Diet Supercharged Diet. I LIONSGATE March 18 (prebook Feb. 20) releases Jillian Mi- I ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAIN- chaels: 30-Day Shred (DVD $14.98), featurMENT Feb. 5 releases Crunch: Super- ing the trainer on “The Biggest Loser.” Charged Kickbox Party DVD ($14.98). May 6 (prebook April 3) offers Leslie Sansone Walk at Home — Walk Slim: 4 Really Big Miles (DVD $16.98), 10-Minute Solution: Pilates on the Ball (DVD $14.98) and Dance Off the Inches: Fat Burning Belly Dance (DVD $14.98). I RAZOR DIGITAL March 3 bows Tracey Mallet’s Quick Blast Method (DVD $14.99), followed March 11 by Princess Farhana: Intermediate Workout (DVD $14.99), Michelle Dozois: Your Body Breakthru — Slim, Strong & Sexy Body Sculpting (DVD $19.99) and Jennifer Kries: New Body Ballet (DVD $14.99). I BAYVIEW ENTERTAINMENT March 18 arrives Joyce Vedral: Just Thighs and Just Arms Fat Burning Workout (DVD $19.99). Due April 8 (prebook March 11) is Learn to Dance Like the Stars: Beginner to Ballroom Pro with Louis Van Amstel (eightDVD $119.99). April 8 (prebook March 11) offers 02 in H20: A Self-Help Course on Breathing Technique for Swimmers (DVD $29.99). April 15 (March 18) has 3 Flavors: Aerobic Dance Workout — African, Latin and Hip Hop With Debra Bono (DVD $14.99). April 29 (prebook March 26) offers Strength Training With Rob Glick (DVD $19.99), which includes a bonus CD of workout music from DJ Brian Howe. I ‘CRAZY SEXY CANCER’ COMES WITH YOGA DVDS Gaiam will release on DVD Crazy Sexy Cancer, which aired on TLC and Discovery Health last year. The DVD arrives March 4 for $19.98 and will feature two DVDs for yoga and relaxation with Gaiam yoga master Rodney Yee. The documentary follows Kris Carr, who was diagnosed with stage-four cancer. The DVD comes with deleted scenes, extended interviews, as well as Carr teaching basic meditation skills, juicing, health tips and simple detox methods. – Angelique Flores I RODALE has Beach Body Workout (DVD $14.98), with actress and WWE diva Lauren Jones leading the workout. From Prevention Fitness Systems is Drop It With Dance (DVD $14.98), featuring Tabitha D’umo, choreographer to the stars. Out from the Women’s Health line is the Perfect Body Workout (DVD $14.98), with an intermediate level workout led by Women’s Health fitness editor Amy Dixon. I STRATOSTREAM ENTERTAINMENT has Street Fusion Hip-Hop Dance With Karen Gayle (DVD $14.98), Tribal Fusion NYC With Darshan ($17.98), The Samba-Reggae Workout With Quenia Ribeiro (DVD $14.98) Bellydance for Core Fitness (DVD $14.98), The Exotic Dance Workout (DVD $14.98), The Capoeira Workout (DVD $14.98) and Yoga Inside-Out: The Healing Way ($14.98). Arriving April 29 (prebook March 18) is Bellydance Show Basics With Tanna Valentine (DVD $14.98). Gaiam Launches New Wellness Category By Angelique Flores eading fitness distributor Gaiam has created Gaiam Wellness, a new label. The new category offers DVDs and kits that combine Eastern healing traditions with modern science to create practical and holistic methods to relieve stress, prevent and treat chronic illness, and ease aches and pains. The first batch of titles streets L April 1 (prebook Feb. 19). Among the titles in the “Restorative Exercise” series are Restorative Exercise for Foot Pain ($24.98), Restorative Exercise for Spinal Alignment ($29.98), Restorative Exercise for Relaxation Kit ($29.98) and Restorative Yoga for Vitality Kit ($39.98). The “StrongWomen” line includes StrongWomen Os- teoporosis Prevention and StrongWomen Weight Loss, each for $19.98 The “Ayurveda Wellness” DVDs are Ayurveda for Weight Loss, Ayurveda for Stress Relief and Ayurveda for Lymphatic Detox, each for $19.98. The “Qigong” series has Qigong for Beginners ($19.98), Qigong for Cleansing/Detox ($14.98) and Qigong for Stress Relief ($14.98). I GAIAM/GT MEDIA March 4 releases the latest DVD workouts from the series “The Firm”: Tight Buns & Killer Legs, Core Solutions and Cardio Dance Fusion, each for $14.98. I KOCH VISION March 4 bows two I WELL GO USA April 1 bows its “Look DVDs from the “Fabulously Fit Moms” series: Sleek and Sexy Workout and Upper Body Blast, each for $14.98. May 13 (prebook Great Feel Great” series with Fab @ 50: Body Basics and Plus-Size Pilates, each DVD $14.98. – Angelique Flores GAIAM NO.1 IN FITNESS MARKET SHARE By Angelique Flores G aiam once again took the top spot in fitness market share for 2007, according to Nielsen data. “The success we enjoyed in 2007 was the culmination of many important factors that include superior relations with our retail partners, innovative content that is in line with recent fitness trends and a brand-oriented strategy that puts our overall line of products ahead of any individual title,” said Bill Sondheim, Gaiam’s president of enter- tainment and worldwide distribution. Some of Gaiam’s popular fitness franchises include “The Firm” and “Billy Blanks.” Lionsgate nudged up to No. 2, from its third-place ranking the previous year., and had the No. 1 title of the year with Dancing With the Stars: Cardio Dance. That along with the “The Biggest Loser” workouts, Denise Austin and the addition of Kathy Smith gave the mini-major its best year to date, said Kajsa Vikman, Lionsgate’s VP of marketing. Anchor Bay Entertainment finished again in the top three, close behind Lionsgate. “Our fitness sales for 2007 were up over 40% vs. 2006, so we are quite happy,” said Julie Cartwright, VP of brand marketing for Anchor Bay, who noted that some large retailers — such as Wal-Mart — aren’t included in Nielsen numbers. Vivendi Visual Entertainment lept from ninth place in 2006 to No. 4 in 2007 — a ranking based on its distribution of Bodywisdom Media’s products. Some of the companies new to this year’s top distributors list are Acorn Media, Bayview and Razor Digital Entertainment. I 2007 STUDIO MARKET SHARE I Acorn Media 2% I First Look 2% I Koch 2% I Goldhil 2% I Inspired 3% I Paramount 3% Source: Nielsen VideoScan I Bayview 1% I Razor Digital 1% I Gaiam 50% I Lionsgate 12% I Anchor Bay 11% I Vivendi 4% I Other: 7% Home Media Magazine February 17–23, 2008 http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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