Devotees of ”Body Moves,” an exercise program broadcast at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday on Metrovision-Ch. 8, might regard instructor Kim Emmert as the next best thing to a personal trainer.
”You can just tune in and you can do it. Her steps are not dance steps- it`s not a progressive show,” producer Catherine Gill said.
”The show`s geared toward an intermediate level. What we try to do is gear it for the masses,” Emmert said.
The half-hour workout begins with a warm-up consisting of mild stretching exercises. ”From there we go right into toning and shaping exercises. It`s really a good workout for a half-hour. We strive for results,” Emmert said.
”The only equipment she uses is weights,” Gill said. ”If you don`t have them at home she suggests you use pound cans of beans.”
Emmert, who has been dancing since she was a toddler, owns the Moves Dance and Fitness Studio in Glendale Heights.
Each segment of ”Body Moves” features Emmert and two fellow instructors or adult ”Moves” students.
”Everything we do is approved by exercise physiologists,” Emmert said. A veteran of theater productions, commercials and the professional dance world, Emmert puts a lot of what she knows about exercise and dance into practice for the show.
”I choreograph it all. I constantly go to fitness seminars. At least once a year I go to Los Angeles and pick up all kinds of materials.”
The show got its start last year. ”One of my public-access people took classes from Kim,” Gill said. Thus, the idea for the show was born.
The popularity of ”Body Moves” has been documented. ”We did a program survey here in November,” Gill said. ”Her following of women between the ages of 25 and 45 is just phenomenal. Eighty-five percent of Metrovision subscribers watch her show.”
