Bowflex Launches a Revolution in Home Fitness Training; Innovative Home Gym Provides Versatile Gym-Quality Workout Using Space-Age Technology.VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Bowflex(R) has created a "Revolution" to achieve a new freedom -- freedom from boredom when working out at home. The Bowflex(R) Revolution(TM) home exercise gym is the most versatile model ever made by the fitness innovation leader. The quiet, easy-to-use unit offers users hundreds of workout variations through a proprietary resistance technology first used to help astronauts maintain their muscle and bone mass in space. Now, that technology will help people on Earth work out at home through a space-efficient gym that allows users to change exercises effortlessly, while enjoying a new dimension of safety in home exercise. "Through our commitment to a fast pace of innovation, we've turned a brilliant space-age resistance technology into an innovative home exercise gym that offers a nearly endless variety of exercise options for everyone who trains in a household," said Tim Hawkins, chief customer and marketing officer for Nautilus nautilus, in zoology nautilus, cephalopod mollusk belonging to the sole surviving genus (Nautilus) of a subclass that flourished 200 million years ago, known as the nautiloids. , Inc., which manufactures and markets Bowflex products. He said Bowflex Revolution(TM) gyms will be available only in limited quantities, and only on a pre-order basis through October at www.bowflexrevolution.com , to assure delivery before the holiday season. "The Bowflex Revolution(TM) home gym has an unbelievably smooth and natural feel that will offer people a way to achieve a full workout for every part of their body in the convenience of their own home," said Tom Purvis Tom Purvis (12 June 1888 - 27 August 1959) was a British painter and commercial poster artist. Purvis was born in Bristol, the son of sailor and marine artist TG Purvis. , an advisor to the Nautilus Institute, and one of the nation's foremost experts on resistance-based training. "This versatile unit is ideal for people who want the equivalent of an entire circuit of fitness strength equipment available to them at home." A New Form of Resistance The Bowflex Revolution home exercise gym uses patented SpiraFlex(R) technology, which creates resistance within light-weight canisters that look like free weight plates. SpiraFlex technology was first used on the International Space Station where astronauts can lose nearly 20 percent of their bone and muscle mass during a 4-6 month space odyssey without exercise. "After testing it, I believe the Bowflex Revolution home gym will help millions of men, women and youth maintain muscle and bone mass over a lifetime," said Jerry Linenger, M.D., a 50-year-old former NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. astronaut astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training. and sports medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and physician who spent 132 days in space in 1997 on Space Station Mir. "After spending months in space, I am keenly aware of the importance and value of resistance training to maintain and improve the condition of muscle and bone. It has taken me years of training to recover the bone and muscle mass that I lost floating in space. This is the same kind of training that people on Earth need to keep their muscles and bones in condition to last for our increasingly long lives." Bowflex Revolution(TM) gyms can accommodate hundreds of exercises as the user gains comfort and experience in their workout. Exercises include rowing, curls, preacher curls, chest press, leg curls, leg extensions, and leg press. The unit generates up to 300 pounds of resistance, and up to 600 pounds of leg press resistance. Its independent moving arms adjust to 10 different positions offering more user flexibility and comfort. The Bowflex Revolution(TM) is portable, folds and rolls for easy storage, and has a lower vertical profile so it can fit in rooms with low ceiling heights. The Bowflex Revolution(TM) gyms are available only in limited quantities and exclusively on a pre-order basis directly from the company. Pre-orders will be taken through October to assure delivery before the December holiday break. Pre-order applications and additional information can be obtained at www.bowflexrevolution.com. The unit retails for $2,399 plus shipping and handling, or $38 per month. Weight upgrades are available for an additional $99. The product comes with a 10-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. , instruction manual and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . Bowflex Revolution will be displayed and available for public experimentation for the first time at the Boston Harborfest during Independence Day weekend. About Nautilus, Inc. Headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NLS NLS - Native Language System ) helps people achieve a fit and healthy lifestyle through proper exercise, rest and nutrition. With a brand portfolio that includes Nautilus(R), Bowflex(R), Schwinn(R)Fitness, StairMaster(R), Trimline(R), and PEARL iZUMi(R), Nautilus manufactures and markets innovative health and fitness products through direct, commercial, specialty, retail, and international channels. The Company was formed in 1986 and had sales of $524 million in 2004. 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