MERRIMACK, N.H. and LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookstone has
packed some Hollywood muscle onto its launch of the OSIM iGallop Core & Abs
Exerciser and other exclusive fitness products by signing celebrity trainer
Nancy Kennedy, whose A-List clients include Steven Spielberg, Jessica Biel,
Kevin Costner, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
    After an extensive search, the specialty retailer and product
development company chose Kennedy to be its fitness spokesperson based on
her experience, holistic approach to health and her appeal to Brookstone's
target customers. In addition to training a stable of Hollywood celebrities
at her five-star studio in Sherman Oaks, Kennedy also writes a column on
fitness and nutrition that appears regularly in Oxygen and Healthy Cooking
magazines.
    "From the moment we saw her, we knew Nancy would resonate strongly with
consumers," said Brookstone spokesperson Robert Padgett. "Nancy eschews fad
diets and other gimmicks in favor of a sustainable, long-term approach to
nutrition and fitness. She brings tremendous credibility to the Brookstone
brand and to our exclusive line of OSIM healthy lifestyle products,
including the iGallop."
    Kennedy, who has dispensed health and wellness advice on national news
and entertainment programs and in a variety of publications, had turned
down offers from other fitness companies to endorse products that did not
meet her standards.
    "I've been a Brookstone customer and fan for many years and have come
to appreciate the quality and care the company puts into its products,"
Kennedy said. "Even before signing with Brookstone, I had been using the
iGallop and recommending it to my clients as a great way to work the body's
core muscles and as a well-made product that would last into the future."
    In addition to discussing health and wellness issues with the news
media, Kennedy will also develop specific workouts for Brookstone's
exclusive line of fitness products, including iGallop and the new OSIM
uSurf Wave-Action Exerciser, a motorized surfboard platform that the
company will launch in early 2007.
    "I really like how Brookstone's new fitness products focus on the
body's 'core' muscles of the abs, hips, thighs, butt and waist," Kennedy
said. "The company's products complement what I already tell my clients --
that the core is the foundation on which you build your fitness program."
    About Brookstone, Inc.
    Brookstone, Inc. is an innovative product development and specialty
lifestyle retail Company that operates 306 Brookstone Brand stores
nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Typically located in high-traffic regional
shopping malls and airports, the stores feature unique and innovative
consumer products. The Company also operates one store under the Gardeners
Eden Brand, and a Direct Marketing business that includes the Brookstone
and Hard-to-Find Tools catalogs and an e-commerce website at
http://www.brookstone.com.