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“I am very enthusiastic about the benefits of exercise, even only moderate exercise*, for prevention of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes. In this sense I would be very enthusiastic about CONDUCTORCISE® as a way to motivate and move people to get a good work-out”
– Dr. Alan Tall, Tilden-Weger-Bieder Professor of Medicine and Chief of Molecular Medicine, Dept. of Medicine at Columbia University. Dr. Tall heads the research program in molecular medicine and atherogenesis at Columbia University.
“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.”
– Dr. John J. Ratey, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and authored the best selling book, A User’s Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention and the Four Theaters of the Brain.
“CONDUCTORCISE® was amazing! I have seldom seen a group of older adults so attentive; they did not miss a beat! I saw huge smiles on people who were conducting their hearts out. The group of adults who participated are begging to have it return. Maestro Dworkin’s positive energy was contagious to everyone. We were so impressed!”
– Jody Portnoff, Older Adult Director, Jewish Community Center of New Orleans
“CONDUCTORCISE® provides the framework for aerobic activity which is key to improving functional capacity and enhancing one’s sense of well being. The manner in which CONDUCTORCISE® captures the emotive thrill of music makes this workout magical.”
– G.R. Vorhoff M.D.-FACC M.D. Fellow, American College of Cardiology
“CONDUCTORCISE® is an extremely innovative program which combines the best and most enjoyable aspects of musical conducting and aerobic exercise. Those who participate in CONDUCTORCISE® will certainly have an excellent experience.”
– Former U.S. Representative Steven R. Rothman (NJ)
“The response to CONDUCTORCISE® was wonderful. One resident said she was ‘absolutely energized,’ another asked ‘please, can he come back again?’ My staff found the evening so much fun and said the combination of the music and the movement was invigorating. It was a ‘musically-magical’ evening, enjoyed by all. It was a pleasure sharing such a fun filled evening.”
– Lisa Reingold, JARC Activities Coordinatior, Jewish Association for Residental Care, Palm Beach, Florida
“Aerobic conditioning is an integral component of maintaining optimum cardiovascular health. CONDUCTORCISE® is a unique method of obtaining this conditioning, which can be performed even when other activities may be limited. This may present an enjoyable and important physical activity for those who otherwise might be reluctant or unable to exercise. Even people in wheelchairs may be able to use this method.”
– Dr. Vincent DeFilippi, cardio-thoracic surgeon, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson, NJ
“…an amazing and fascinating concept and I applaud you a thousand times…I am quite certain that thousands of people could learn to love to move and exercise through this medium who would never, ever be caught dead in an aerobic class. This is great!”
– Dr. Waneen Spirduso, Dept. of Kinesiology & Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin
– Ann Van de Winckel, Assistant Professor, Division of Physical Therapy,
University of Minnesota Medical School, Director, Brain Body Mind Lab
“A blend of workout session and music education class, where the only props are batons, and the sounds of panting and piccolos mingle together.”
– The New York Times
“Part aerobics, part symphony, part music class…music truly has the power to move…it’s a good work out and it gets the heart going.”
– Today Show, NBC TV
“It might look like a Bikram Hot Yoga class with maestro David Dworkin in a headset microphone. But look closer and you will see this fitness class wields batons and swings to Bach and Vivaldi…CONDUCTORCISE® has received rave reviews from across North America.”
– Times Colonist (Victoria, Canada)
“Maestro Dworkin brings every closet conductor to his feet. A symphony performance, music history lesson and aerobics workout all rolled into one. It’s probably the only class of its kind where sweats and tights are accessorized with batons. Fitness fusions are very hot — and CONDUCTORCISE® fits the mold. The conductor knows how to wield his aerobic power. He speaks softly and carries a little stick, and in his class you feel the beat, as well as the burn”
– Times-Picayune, (New Orleans, LA)
“Conductor David Dworkin is getting people young and old moving to classical music – it has been taught to youngsters and oldsters around the country and is proven a popular hit for senior centers.”
– Symphony (magazine)
Today’s Top Conductors: Long May They Wave
“Studies often place conducting in the top ranks of the longest-lived professions. David Dworkin is seeking to spread the aerobic benefits of all that arm waiting… and has developed CONDUCTORCISE®, which combines music education with a workout.”
– Town & Country
“For seniors participating in the CONDUCTORCISE® class, classical music and cardiovascular activity have combined in perfect harmony. With his spirited approach, professional background, and maestro profile — down to the flowing silver locks — Dworkin transmits his electric workout effectively.”
– Monterey Herald
“To meet Maestro Dworkin is a ‘moving’ experience. He’s like a perpetual mobile, constantly in motion. His energy is boundless, his enthusiasm infectious. His body language conveyed his feelings, his feet barely touched the ground as he leapt and bounced on the podium, shouting instructions to his audience whose smiles indicated they were enjoying their musical workout.”
– The Republican-American
“CONDUCTORCISE® combines aerobics and music. Dworkin is both an exercise coach and tour guide through each musical score.”
– The New York Times