BILLY BLANKS JR’S CARDIOKE® LAUNCHES A NATIONAL SCHOOL TOUR TO FIGHT THE CHILDHOOD OBESITY EPEDEMIC

CARDIOKE® creator Billy Blanks Jr®,  and his wife Sharon Catherine Blanks®, have launched a national tour campaign targeting the US childhood obesity epidemic. Most children don’t like to work out however they have quickly taken to this program. The tour is set to hit as many US public schools as possible absolutely FREE of charge to the schools. This high energy interactive show involves the entire student body and staff by getting them moving with a 30 minute CARDIOKE® workout followed by a musical game show and educational/motivational ending. Teaching students how to take initiative on maintaining and or improving their health. The event promises to inspire, educate, and uplift the nations youth.

CARDIOKE® is part Cardio and part group Karaoke! Created and developed by the fitness industry's new superstar Billy Blanks Jr®, to dispel the myth that working out can’t be fun. This high energy work out is more like a dance party with lots of sweat and everyone singing out the words to the songs we all know and love. Classes for all ages are ongoing in Sherman Oaks, Thousand Oaks, and Hollywood. The class debuted in 2007 meeting rave reviews and has students from all walks of life and all shapes and sizes. CARDIOKE® has been featured on ELLEN, ABC, VH1 and so much more. The highly anticipated DVD produced by Razor and Tie, LLC. was released this January and can be ordered through www.musicspace.com

FACT: 70% of weight loss is excreted through proper breathing.
FACT: You burn from 500-1000 calories each CARDIOKE® work out.
FACT: Students have lost from 12 to 62 pounds in less than a year.

CARDIOKE® forces you to breathe properly by singing out and dancing in a group setting. CARDIOKE® incorporates all levels, genres of music and focuses on cardio dance and sculpting. Blanks Jr. plans for CARDIOKE® centers to start popping up across America and Japan immediately. There are also plans for a daytime talk show focusing on Health & Fitness featuring musical guests to be hosted by the married couple.

Billy Blanks, Jr. is a fitness expert and trained performer, director, choreographer who, along with his wife Sharon, has worked Alicia Keys, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Tom Hanks, Paula Abdul, Jason Alexander, Halle Berry and many more.

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LOCATION
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
SHOW #1 9:30am PRESS CHECK IN @ 9:00am
SHOW #2 10:45AM PRESS CHECK IN @ 10:15am

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