EXHIBIT 32.1
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                                  CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                    (SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350,
                   CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE)



     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a)
and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), the
undersigned officer of The Nautilus Group, Inc., a Washington corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby certify that:

     To my knowledge, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.





November 14, 2003                    By: /s/ Greggory C. Hammann
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Date                                     Greggory C. Hammann, Chief
                                         Executive Officer and President


     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.