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Posh Fitness Launches New Website for Celebrity Personal Training in NYC
New York personal training company, Posh Fitness has announced the launch of a brand new website making it easier for their clients to access a celebrity personal trainer. The website details the services and programs provided by the firm. - October 21, 2009 - PoshFitness.com
Halloween Party Benefiting Inland Agency Breast Program
Riverside Zumba cordially invites the community to attend a Halloween Costume Party benefiting the Inland Agency Breast Program on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 6:30PM. The Riverside Zumba Studio is located at The Riverside Tennis Center, 5695 Glenhaven Avenue. Email zumba@riversidezumba.com and... - October 21, 2009 - T3 Fitness Energy
Ultimate Body Boot Camp Benefit Workout for Animals in Need. Rapid Fat Loss Workout for Free with Donation.
Ultimate Body Boot Camp is sponsoring Scottsdale Strays Animals Rescue, a non-profit organization that is funded 100% with donations. They help save and rehome dogs, cats, goats and pot-bellied pigs. Ultimate Body Boot Camp will be offering a free one-hour long boot camp workout in exchange for your donation to the rescue. - October 21, 2009 - Ultimate Body Boot Camp, LLC
Olive’s Organic Botanicals Goes Pink with "Harmony" to Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer
Olive- The New Pink. - October 20, 2009 - Olives Organic Botanicals
Simplifast Lemon Detox Beverage in All Earth Fare Markets
Simplifast, the world’s first ready-to-drink lemon detox beverage, expands reach into all 16 Earth Fare stores. - October 20, 2009 - Simplifast, LLC
PETCO, Trupanion Pet Insurance Partner to Protect Pets and Pet Parents
PETCO Offers Trupanion's Pet Insurance Plans to Help Pet Parents Nationwide Care for their Pets in the Event of Medical Emergencies. - October 20, 2009 - Trupanion
Wheaton College Invites Sheehan Training to do Nutrition Presentation
Tom Sheehan and LeAnna Brown, owners of Sheehan Personal Training in Foxboro, MA, have agreed to deliver a nutrition presentation at Wheaton College on November 4. This presentation will provide students with an understanding of which foods are most dangerous to eat, and will explain what happens... - October 20, 2009 - Sheehan Personal Training
oGorgeous Yoga Bags Are Answer for Naked Mats
As eager yoga students clamber to the 24 Hour Fitness Group X studio doors for their popular Tuesday evening session, they await anxiously with yoga mat in one arm and bag, water bottle, and towel in the other. The crowd consists mostly of women in stylish fitness frocks, but less than 10% have a carry-all yoga bag. What gives? Can oGorgeous cure the syndrome? - October 20, 2009 - oGorgeous
2009 Rotary Oktoberfest – 5K Road Race
The Oconee County Rotary Clubs in cooperation with the Oconee Runners Club will present a 5K fund raising event for the support and promotion of Rotary International's drive for the elimination of Polio. Walkers and runners, young and old are all welcome to enjoy some exercise, experience the... - October 17, 2009 - Seneca Rotary Club
BayView Entertainment’s January 2010 Lineup of Exercise DVDs Tackle Childhood Obesity and Promote a Lifetime of Fitness
BayView Entertainment's January Fitness DVD releases tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity with kid-friendly workouts led by Gilad while Kelly Coffey-Meyer's two DVDs are designed to promote 30 minutes of fitness a day. - October 17, 2009 - BayView Entertainment
Fitness for Living Secures Indoor Astroturf Field for Winter Boot Camps
The snow may be falling outside but participants of Fitness For Living’s Boot Camps will be working up a sweat running, bounding and lunging their way to fitness fun on a vibrant green field of grass this winter. Fitness For Living, best known for their warm-weather outdoor camps, is proud to announce that they have secured one of Boulder County’s premiere indoor fields for a series of five-week winter Boot Camps. From November to March, adults can beat the winter chill and shed a few pounds. - October 17, 2009 - Fitness For Living Boot Camps
Technology Entrepreneur Turns Passion Into Power
In 1989, Gene Nacey created the first automated Bed Tracking® system for acute care hospitals. Workflow automation was a new concept in healthcare back then, and Mr. Nacey’s work provided the basis for an entire niche now extant in that industry. Now, twenty years later, Mr. Nacey is turning his passion for cycling into his next entrepreneurial challenge. In November, he partners with industry giant, Sally Edwards to launch the first ever Power Training Curriculum for indoor cycling. - October 16, 2009 - Global Ride Productions
NuU Medspa Chicago Announces Loop Location
Off of Washington Ave and Wabash in the heart of Chicago, nestles NuU’s second Chicago location. Sharing a medical office with new medical director, Dr. Donald Chatman, MD, NuU is excited to share this new center and the latest in aesthetic and surgical treatments with the public. Norm... - October 16, 2009 - NuU Unlimited
H1N1 "Swine Flu" Nasal Spray Vaccine is Now Being Given on a Walk-in Basis at All MD Now Urgent Care Center Locations Throughout Palm Beach County
As one of the largest providers of walk-in medical services in South Florida, MD Now Urgent Care Centers is traditionally one of the first doctor’s offices to receive the flu vaccine in Palm Beach County. Today, MD Now Urgent Care’s staff began administering limited supplies of the H1N1 nasal flu spray vaccine to local residents. Peter Lamelas, MD, FACEP, of MD Now Urgent Care Centers, and former Emergency Department Director agrees with the CDC that this could be one of the worst flu years. - October 16, 2009 - MD Now Urgent Care
NuU Medspa Grand Opening Celebration Offers Clients Half-Off Treatments
Today, NuU Medspa enjoys the birth of their fifth Chicago land center located off of Wabash and Washington Ave in the loop neighborhood (valet parking is available). To celebrate this event, Nu U is offering 50% off all treatments at every Nu U Center with additional savings going out to all existing Nu U clients. NuU locations in Illinois, Arizona and Florida will be honoring this event. - October 16, 2009 - NuU Unlimited
Imerman Angels and NuU Medspa Connect for Cancer Support
NuU Medspa has donated to Imerman Angels, as well as attended silent auctions for support. Being a part of such a successful charity that is now ranked the largest one-on-one cancer support charity is certainly an honor in which we continue to donate and support. - October 16, 2009 - NuU Unlimited
Ayurveda Yoga, San Diego Sponsors SDNARI Theatre
Ayurveda Yoga LLC, Escondido - an alternative Health care provider of Ayurvedic health care, Therapies, Diet and Nutrition partly sponsored a fund raiser event meant for South Asian Community in La Jolla Braille Institute in San Diego. Ayurveda Yoga's Dr. Monica Groover not only acted in the play but also provided make up and has distributed Free Therapy coupons to the cast. - October 15, 2009 - Ayurveda Yoga LLC
500 Entries - 1 Winner - $25,000 in Training - A Life Transformed
San Francisco-based DIAKADI Body Personal Training and Wellness Center and MV Nutrition are looking for obese residents of the San Francisco Bay Area who have a desire to lose weight and embrace a healthier lifestyle in 2010. As part of the Commit-to-Fit Contest, one winner will be chosen to... - October 15, 2009 - DIAKADI
“Think Pink, Go Green” Beautorium Announces Support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® North Jersey Affiliate
Fundraising and Education About the Health Benefits of Natural and Organic Beauty Products to Highlight the Campaign. - October 14, 2009 - Beautorium
Open Casting Call Announcement for "The Ultimate Body," the Next Big Reality Television Competition
Lyons Entertainment announces an open casting call event to find contestants for their new reality competition television series “The Ultimate Body.” - October 13, 2009 - Lyons Entertainment
H-E-B Stores Introduces Soapopular® Brand Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizers
MGS Brands, Inc., the exclusive US importer and distributor of Canada’s Soapopular® brand, alcohol-free hand sanitizer products, announced that H-E-B Stores, one of the Southwest’s leading supermarket chains, has recently introduced the Soapopular® line of alcohol-free hand sanitizer products as part of its ongoing effort to meet the needs of consumers throughout Texas. - October 13, 2009 - Mischler Financial Group, Inc.
Natives Remedies Adds New Health Resources & Directory Tool to Web Site
Boca Raton-based Native Remedies, the market-leading online brand of natural remedies, today announced the addition of an online holistic health directory, a resource tool listing over 75 information sources for news, research articles, events, health tools, support groups, online communities and... - October 12, 2009 - Native Remedies
Despite Suffering from Cancer and Heart Failure, Miracle Man Beats the Odds - Sharing His Incredible Story of Survival
Ron Siemientkowski tells his personal story of courage and survival. Ron has cheated death many times during his life. - October 11, 2009 - Dog Ear Publishing
Vita Vie Retreat - Thalasso-Fit(TM) is Key to Weight Loss, Better Health & a Better Mind
Vita Vie Retreat utilizes the Thalassotherapy philosophy in combination with a unique blend of functional and dynamic full body training to enhance weight loss, relieve painful and tired joints and aid in rehabilitation of past injuries. - October 10, 2009 - Vita Vie Retreat
Pump Up Your Muscles with a Pumpkin- Columbus Personal Trainer Says Pumpkin Workouts Can Help You Burn Up to 9x More Body Fat
Working out with a pumpkin for Halloween can be fun. But it is also a great workout. Yun Fitness Bootcamps is putting on their first annual Halloween Pumpkin Workout, and Jason Yun gives you his 3 best pumpkin exercises for burning fat. - October 10, 2009 - Yun Strength & Fitness Systems LLC
Harvard Medical School Presents HMS Mobile and Announces Plans to Launch iPhone Applications Aimed at Promoting Public Health
Harvard Medical School, world renowned institution plans to launch HMS Mobile, home for new preventative and responsive tools for individuals, families and businesses dealing with day-to-day health risks - October 09, 2009 - Harvard Medical School
Bible Vitamins Takes Giant Leap with Amazing New Formulation Bible Nutritional, LLC. Releases New Amazing Multivitamin Product Made of Super Foods Found in the Holy Bible
www.biblevitamins.com Bible Nutritional Health LLC., the trailblazing nutrition company based in Chicago, IL. has announced a new and advanced formulation of its breakthrough multivitamin product, Bible Vitamins. Bible Vitamins is a revolutionary new premium daily multivitamin packed with over 40... - October 09, 2009 - Bible Nutritional Health, LLC.
Mellace Family Brands’ Snacktrition Line Wins Multiple Natural Products, Health & Fitness GearAwards™
Fruit & Nut Mix, Sea Salt Almonds and Sea Salt Cashews earn national recognition. - October 08, 2009 - Mellace Family Brands
Florence Community Healthcare, Florence Arizona Names Dario Lizarraga M.D., Chief of Staff
Dario Lizarraga, MD returned to his home town of Florence Arizona nine years ago to practice medicine in the community he grew up in. His family has lived in the Florence community for eight generations. Lizarraga's vision of one day having a world-class hospital in Florence has been realized, with the opening of Florence Community Healthcare's medical campus in November 2009. Lizarraga has been named Chief of Staff of the new healthcare facility. - October 07, 2009 - Florence Community Healthcare
Lash 28 Conditioner Stimulates Eyelash Growth
Lash 28 rolled out their break-through eyelash conditioner that stimulates beautiful eyelash growth in less than 28 days. The eyelash conditioner company also extended their promotions that offer 5-piece eyelash brush set, a tube of eyelash conditioner cream and a make-up vanity bag to carry these... - October 07, 2009 - Lash 28 Eyelash Products
Elite Serum Dazzles
Elite Serum is an under eye serum that uses a blend of antioxidant-rich ingredients as well as cosmeceuticals. The popular eye serum has won numerous awards for it's distinct formula, and has worked well to get rid of puffy eyes, according to consumer reviews. - October 07, 2009 - Scientific Skin Care
MD Now Urgent Care Centers” Opens New Boynton Beach Location - Sees Unprecedented Growth in Palm Beach County, Florida
Urgent care – Boynton Beach style. MD Now Urgent Care / Walk-in Medical Centers, - Palm Beach County’s fastest growing medical business – has recently opened its fifth “state of the art” medical Clinic in Boynton Beach, Florida’s “Gateway to the Gulfstream”. Its sixth and largest medical center is set to open this November 2009 in the West Palm Beach. - October 07, 2009 - MD Now Urgent Care
Change Your Habits, Change Your Destiny -- The Habit Factor® v1.5 Now Helping Even More People Make Their Dreams a Reality
The Habit Factor® self-improvement iPhone app, with Habit-Alignment Technology™, has been upgraded and enhanced with new features to make it easier to create your ideal future -- putting your future happiness and success literally in the palm of your hand. - October 07, 2009 - Equilibrium Enterprises
Easy Weight Loss Tips Debuts Their New 30-Day Food & Exercise Log
Weight loss experts tell us that people who track their food consumption and energy expenditure not only lose twice as much weight, but also stay motivated to diet for longer periods of time. The new 30-Day Food & Exercise Log is designed to help dieters meet this challenge. - October 06, 2009 - Easy Weight Loss Tips to Jump-Start Your Diet
Team Fitness America Picks October Personal Trainer of the Month
Christian, who is also in line for personal trainer of the year, is a top-level Los Angeles fitness trainer for Team Fitness America. Due to his 26 years of dedication, Christian has been handpicked over 600 other certified fitness professionals as October Personal Trainer Of The Month. - October 06, 2009 - Team Fitness America
Sovereign Labs Intoduces Viralox®; Possibly the World’s First Truly Effective Broad Spectrum Anti-Viral
After five years of development and clinical trials on cold, flu and HIV patients Viralox® is available to medical practitioners for use with patient protocols, select retailers and the public. - October 05, 2009 - Sovereign Laboratories, LLC
Made Fresh to Order: Pure 100% Organic Skin Care for Baby to Adults
Today, the eco-conscious, savvy adult wants to nourish their body and maintain youth a more natural, healthy way. Olive’s Organic Botanicals was developed for these individuals. - October 05, 2009 - Olives Organic Botanicals
Local Downtown Apex Businesses Partner to Benefit the Pretty in Pink Foundation
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. - October 05, 2009 - Harmony Pilates Studio, Integrative Movement & Yoga
Free Nordic Walking Classes Coming To Northport Highlands Retirement Community
Nordic Walking Poles are helping individuals with balance issues, knee issues or new knees, hip issues or new hips, back issues (including those with rods in their back), weight issues, multiple sclerosis (MS), parkinson's (PD), neuropathy, arthritis, bursitis, scoliosis, lumbar stenosis, fibromyalgia, post polio, osteoporosis, stroke recovery, cancer recovery and other limitations to walking. - October 04, 2009 - American Nordic Walking System SkiWalking.com
NewProductHelp.com at the Helm of Marketing Efforts for New Headwear Product
Michael M., Ohio resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance firm NewProductHelp.com to represent his Removable/Washable Sweat Band to industry over the next 2 years. A simple and innovative new product sure to appeal to all who wear caps, the Removable /Washable Sweat... - October 03, 2009 - New Product Help, Inc.
Dr. Betty J. Kovacs Presents The Surprising Creativity of Grief at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore on October 17
The Kamlak Center presents Betty J. Kovacs, Ph.D., author of The Miracle of Death, in a two-hour seminar on how grief can transform our lives in surprising and creative ways. The seminar will focus on methods of working creatively with grief. - October 02, 2009 - The Kamlak Center
PhysioAge Medical Group Announces Free Seminar on Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Dr. Linda Hillebrand of PhysioAge Medical group will share her knowledge on hormone imbalance and discuss how bioidentical hormone therapy can help men and women suffering from the symptoms of andropause (male menopause) and menopause. - October 02, 2009 - PhysioAge Medical Group
Columbus Fitness Boot Camp Puts on Their First Annual Halloween Freaky Fat-Loss Pumpkin Workout Benefiting Make-a-Wish
Yun Fitness Bootcamp in Columbus, OH is putting on a charity bootcamp benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation where the entire workout will use pumpkins as the weight. Exercise members are encouraged to wear their Halloween Costumes. Pumpkins can provide a great workout. Come out and see. - October 02, 2009 - Yun Strength & Fitness Systems LLC
Shamantist Penny Weaver Offers Class on Numerology
Reverend and Shamantist Penny Weaver announced she will be teaching a class on Numerology. It will be offered online as a teleseminar on October 13, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. The teleseminar will last for one hour, and will provide information on how numbers play a role in your life, and how to use this... - October 02, 2009 - Penny Weaver Inc.
National Medicare Service Center.com Announces Plan to Help Those Affected by Medicare Advantage Cuts
While the healthcare debate rages on, cutbacks in Medicare reimbursements are already impacting the insurance companies that have been servicing Medicare beneficiaries. Announced today, several large companies are eliminating their Private Fee For Service (PFFS) plans entirely, leaving one million seniors without coverage. The National Medicare Service Center is addressing those affected seniors by offering affordable alternatives. - October 02, 2009 - National Medicare Service Center.com
ON’s New Platinum Hydrowhey® is the Most Valuable Muscle-Building Protein Yet
Platinum Hydrowhey® represents the pinnacle of protein advancement; a whey protein product so rapidly absorbed and pure, it’s amazing how good it tastes. - October 01, 2009 - Optimum Nutrition
Death and Taxes Lead Singer Jay Link Rocks the Detox
To shed his final 80 pounds in the next 8 months, Link has partnered up with a hot upstart beverage called Simplifast. Simplifast will help him quickly and safely accomplish a series of short liquid juice fasts each month. - September 30, 2009 - Simplifast, LLC
It's Time to Take Down the Trainers
Momentum Fitness challenges their clients to a push up, crunches and squat off. For the entire month of October it's trainers vs clients, who can do the most, 21 trainers or 300 clients? - September 30, 2009 - Momentum Fitness
Wisconsinmade.com Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
WisconsinMade.com, an Internet-based specialty food and gift store, is donating 10 percent of its Internet sales to the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition the week of October 11-20 to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month and support the fight against breast cancer. - September 30, 2009 - Wisconsinmade.com
RestoreMax™ from MensMax.com Wins with Athletes
MensMax.com™ (www.MensMax.com) targeted athletes in an advertising campaign for it's RestoreMax penis skin care cream, and has generating great success in the fitness world. Athletes who experience irritation, chafing, and dry skin because of their workout demands, are discovering of this... - September 30, 2009 - Redu, Inc. (dba MensMax)