Since CONDUCTORCISE was launched in 2002, it has captured the attention of music lovers, healthcare professionals, fitness fanatics, seniors, and children far and wide. Maestro David Dworkin's travels have taken him across America, working with groups from 10 to as many as 10,000 (for the American Heart Association and at Central Park's “Healthy Halloween”).  This exciting fitness fusion has been hailed by The Times-Picayune of New Orleans as "a symphony performance, music history lesson and aerobics workout all rolled into one."

As Symphony magazine noted, "conductor David Dworkin is getting people young and old moving to classical music. Conductorcise has been taught to youngsters and oldsters around the country and is proven a popular hit for senior centers." Dworkin's impact on seniors has been stunning. He has worked extensively with all ages and both healthy and in-need seniors at elder care, rehabilitation, living centers, and hospitals, and the program has been seen taken place at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, The Juilliard School, the Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, NY, the American Heart Association’s NYC Run, the Fifty-Plus Expo in New York City,  New Jersey’s Skylands Youth Orchestra, and on the debut of Retirement TV’s new Living Live!  program with Florence Henderson.  Recently, Classic Residence by Hyatt has implemented the program into all its communities nationwide as part of its new Physical wellness program.

These dynamic classes have also opened doors to hundreds of average people who may not ordinarily exercise, or may be looking for something completely different. Some of his participants are completely unable to walk and use wheelchairs or walkers. The program has "added years to these people's lives," according to one physician at a center Dworkin recently visited. Some have Alzheimer’s and are brought back to life with the program.  He has also worked with groups of mentally-challenged individuals, where the response has also been strong; the participants begin to exercise or spontaneously sing to the melodies that make their bodies move, and learn about other ways to communicate, both physically and verbally.

All of these groups reap the benefits of exercise, including increasing circulation, stretching muscles, and raising heart rates in a very low impact program.  And beyond all of this is the music, which Maestro Dworkin brings fully alive with his unique and colorful insights.  As Dr. John J. Ratey, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, says “Conductorcise is a wonderful marriage of music, fun, connections, and aerobic exercise. It is harder to conceive of a more engaging challenge that all people will love, learn, and get healthy from the experience.”

Whether you participate in Conductorcise for the mental or physical health benefits or for just plain fun, this program --which The New York Times calls “a blend of workout session and music education class, where the only props are batons, and the sounds of panting and piccolos mingle together”-- is sure to enliven your exercise routine and enhance your enjoyment of some of the world's greatest music. Conductorcise regularly hits the road with visits to the West Coast and other events around the U.S -- including, perhaps in a community near you. Visit the Web site for additional details.

The newly-popular workout has come to communities from coast to coast, and a three-volume set of DVDs now brings Conductorcise right into your home! They can be securely purchased together or individually at the link below, where you can also send the Maestro a note.