**BODYTRENDS SUMMER SALE** Make sure to checkout all the Bodytrends products for exclusive Amazon SAVINGS!**Walking is one of the most popular, convenient and inexpensive ways to get and stay fit. I’m sure you know all the benefits of incorporating walking into your healthy lifestyle. Bottom line, it is safe and a fun way to get a great workout for your lower body.What about your upper body? Your lower body is doing all the work and receiving all the benefits from a healthy stroll, but your arms and shoulders do nothing. Hand weights are a popular addition to fitness walking, but they can cause strain on the arm, shoulder and back muscles. They are also an inconvenience. What do you do with hand weights if, in the middle of your walk, you get tired? Do you plan on taking the weights with you when traveling?The solution is the Denise Austin Powerbelt walking system. It’s an effective, safe, and easy to use product developed for and inspired by walking for fitness. Denise Austin, one of America’s most recognized fitness experts, chose to endorse the Powerbelt over hundred’s of other products for several reasons:* Easy to Use - Out of the box and on to your walking routine.* Effective - Burns up to 70% more calories than walking alone.* Versatile - Use it for walking, jogging, aerobics, and much more.* Safety - Smooth and safe resistance compared to hand weights.You already devote the time to walk. Why not get the best results for your efforts? The Denise Austin Powerbelt is the ultimate solution to make your walk into a double duty exercise for your lower and upper body.The result? A smaller waistline and strong, toned arms and shoulders.

Sports:  Easy-to-use walking belt for burning calories and toning muscles, Soft rubber handles provide smooth resistance over range of arm swing, Burns up to 71 percent more calories than regular walking, Four adjustable resistance levels; fits waists from 22 to 48 inches, Weighs less than 2 pounds; backed by one-year limited warranty
Company: Walker’s Warehouse  (2007-04-01)
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As DVD playback made the PlayStation 2 more than just a game machine, hefty multi-media features make the Sony PlayStation 3 an even more versatile home entertainment machine. Features such as video chat, Internet access, digital photo viewing, and digital audio and video will likely make it the central component of your media set-up. Still, it is first and foremost a game console–a powerful one at that.

Under the Hood
The PS3 features IBM’s “Cell” processor and a co-developed Nvidia graphics processor that makes the system able to perform two trillion calculations per second. That’s approximately 320 times more calculations per second than the PS2. Along with the traditional AV and composite connections, it also boasts an HDMI port, which delivers uncompressed, unconverted digital picture and sound to compatible high-definition TV and projectors. The system is capable of 128-bit pixel precision and 1080p resolution for a full HD experience.

PlayStation 3: Tower of power

A sleek new look

With the wireless, motion-sensitive controller

Blu-Ray is the New Way
Sony’s PlayStation 3 games are encoded onto the Blu-Ray disc media format, which can hold six times as much data as traditional DVDs. This increase in capacity–combined with the awesome power of its processor and graphics card–promises mind-blowing games once developers have learned how to fully harness the new console’s power. The PS3 will also support CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R formats.

Sensational Controller
New gamers intuitively move the controller while playing, even though that movement has traditionally had no relation to what’s going on in the game. Sony has picked up on this tendency and is using it to bring a new level of control into the PS3. Inside the controller is a high-precision six-axis sensing system that accurately detects fine movements in pitch, roll, and yaw, as well as three dimensions of movement, to control games. This means that future PS3 games will be controlled by the movements of your hands rather than just your thumbs. For example, you might be able to steer a car by holding the controller like a steering wheel.

While the PS3 controller looks much like its Dual Shock predecessors, it will lack the force-feedback vibration since that would only interfere with the sensing system. It uses Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology and can support up to seven wireless controllers at a time. It’s a hot-swappable system, so if your controller is running low on power, just pause your game and connect a USB 2.0 cable. You can continue playing while your controller recharges automatically.

Plays All PlayStation Games
The PlayStation 3 will be backward compatible with PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games, which means you’ll be able to play all your favorite games without keeping all the old systems. The console will have slots for Memory Stick Duo, an SD slot and a Compact Flash memory slot. It comes with a pre-installed hard disc drive, which allows you to save games as well as download content from the Internet.

Gran Turismo HD

Resistance: Fall of Man

A Slew of New Games
A whole host of game publishers are already backing the PS3 and several have even confirmed games for the console. At the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), more than 30 titles were displayed for the system, including Gran Turismo HD, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Final Fantasy XIII. Previously announced titles include Metal Gear Solid 4, Devil May Cry 4 and Tekken 6.

Online
Sony has stated that the PS3 will have similar online connectivity and services as the next generation of Xbox Live. Calling it “an always on, always connected device,” SCEI’s chief technical officer Masa Chatani said the PS3 would be constantly in touch with a “PlayStation World” network “fundamentally based on community, communication commerce, and content.” Technically, the infrastructure is there to make that connection. The PS3 supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T Ethernet, as well as IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless networking protocols.

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Bear and the gang from the “big blue house” plan a surprise birthday party for Tutter and learn the importance of cooperation, sharing, and friendship in this 63-minute live stage show. A strikingly big Bear sings and dances with four real-life dancers simply brimming with enthusiasm, and favorite Bear in the Big Blue House characters Ojo, Tutter, Pip, Pop, Treelo, Ray, Luna, and Shadow. Original voice talent and puppets ensure familiarity, catchy tunes range in style from jazz to rap to cha-cha, and the on-stage energy has young audience members eagerly shouting, clapping, and dancing along. DVD extras include English and Spanish subtitles, and five sing-along songs including “What’s in the Mail Today” and “Bear Cha Cha Cha.” Join Bear and his friends as they plan the perfect surprise party, determine the key ingredient in an extra-special birthday celebration, and discover a sure-fire recipe for friendship. (Ages 2-7) –Tami Horiuchi

Director:  Hugh Martin (III), Mitchell Kriegman, Jim Martin, Richard A. Fernandes
VHS Tape:  Closed-captioned, Color, Live, Special Edition, NTSC
Company: Sony Pictures  (2003-04-01)
ISBN: 1404932836
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