BUFFED-UP DOROTHY CREATES `OZ-ERCISE' VIDEO

BUFFED-UP DOROTHY CREATES `OZ-ERCISE' VIDEO

INDIANAPOLIS (Wireless Flash) -- A former "American Gladiators" champ is showing her softer side with a new exercise program based on "The Wizard of Oz." Indianapolis-based fitness expert Cheryl Ann Silich stars as a buffed-up version of Dorothy in the new "OZ-ercise" videos which are targeted to kids. The routines feature a very flexible Scarecrow who does lots of stretches, a pumped-up bodybuilding "Tin Kid" and a cowardly Lion who does push-ups and karate kicks. Silich -- who won the "American Gladiators" title in 1991 - - says she picked the Oz theme because she also happens to own one of world's biggest collections of "Wizard Of Oz" memorabilia.