Hipper than Taebo, sexier than Pilates, The S
Factor--stripping--is the hottest new fitness trend. Created
by actress Sheila Kelley (LA Law, Sisters, and a host of
film and Broadway roles), S-Factor classes are wildly
popular and generating an avalanche of attention from Extra,
Entertainment Tonight, The Los Angeles Times, Allure, Us
magazine, Fox News, and CBS's 48 Hours, which proclaimed:
"Women don't even know they're working out until two months
later when they say, 'I've never had a better body in my
life. I'm strong, I'm limber, I feel great.'" Sheila even
convinced Barbara Walters to try a pole dance on The View.
No wonder. Combining yoga, dance, and erotic movements, The
S Factor is a program that tones muscle, firms the body,
increases flexibility, promotes weight loss, and gives you a
few new tricks for the bedroom. Illustrated in hundreds of
photographs that show step by step how each move is done,
the exercises are sensual yet demanding, requiring a balance
of strength and finesse. There are slow, rounded warm-ups,
the Spine Circles and Hip Circles. Strenuous motions, like
the Rocking Cat-Cow. Peels and rolls, grinds, pounces,
arches. And pole work, from the Firefly to Descending Angel.
Something else happens, too: These exercises and routines
boost self-esteem and give women a new way to think about
their bodies. Stripping is a liberating act, out of which
comes a new look, new body, new confidence, new you.