Videos Address Variety Of Interests

Tue., Nov. 12, 1996

Susan King Los Angeles Times

Do you collect baseball cards? Want to know how to maintain composure during a deposition? Eager to learn how to really get in the swim?

If you’re expecting and want to keep fit during pregnancy, there’s “Reine Vilim’s Optimal Pregnancy Fitness” ($25), a workout tape that follows the 1994 guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for pre- and postpartum exercise. To order, call (800) 435-0055.

Available in retail pharmacies are Time-Life Medical’s new medical patient education program videos ($20). Among the 30 topics available are breast cancer, stress and anxiety, alcoholism, depression and diabetes.

Call (800) 588-9959 for your nearest retail location.

Budding swimmers may want to check out “Swim Power: Unlock Your Ultimate Potential” (Amazing Enterprises, $40), an overpriced but informative step-by-step guide on how to analyze and correct your freestyle stroke. To order, call (800) 807-7400.

Richard Lewis is the host of “Bubble Gum Heroes: The Ultimate Collecting Guide” (3 Ring Productions, $15), a fun look at the art of collecting baseball cards. To order, call (888) HEROES1.

Legal consultant Noelle C. Nelson offers step-by-step points on how to answer questions effectively and keep emotions in check while giving a deposition in “How to Give a Good Deposition and How to Testify Well in Court” ($30). To order, call (310) 396-0947.

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