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NEW YORK, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryka, a women only sport company, announces the launch of the Ryka Mobile Fitness Zone, a portable activation that will expose the brand and educate thousands of American women on exercise regimens while it travels from coast to coast during the Ryka Mobile Fitness Zone Tour.

Kicking off during FFANY in New York City, Ryka's Mobile Fitness truck will be open to the public giving women access across the country to join them in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the "brand made for women by women." Guests will be invited to speak with Ryka ambassadors about the latest shoe designs, test out the comfortable Ryka styles and even try their luck at a spinning prize wheel game in attempts of scoring the chance to walk away with a brand new pair of sneakers.

"We are ecstatic to have created a hands-on experience to familiarize athletic shoe enthusiasts with our brand in such a unique, non-traditional way," says Ed Goldman, Ryka's Vice President of Marketing. "Ryka is breaking away from conventional sneaker brands, and the Mobile Fitness Zone Tour provides us with a great opportunity to reach the masses."

Ryka's Mobile Fitness Truck will tour across the United States this summer and make appearances in major cities including New York, Miami, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The truck will also be making stops at high-profile celebrity events such as Super Saturday in the Hamptons, the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York. Attending these events will enable Ryka to re-connect with some of their celebrity fans which include Lindsay Lohan, Joy Bryant, AnnaLynne McCord, Elizabeth Olsen and Hillary Duff.

About Ryka:

Ryka was the first women's-only athletic footwear line created by women for the unique needs of women. Ryka's goal is to reflect the confidence and strength of every modern woman. The brand seeks to connect every woman with her inner passion for fitness. Women empowering women is at the core of Ryka, and the mantra of the brand's loyal and like-minded following. For more information, go to http://ryka.com. Ryka is part of Brown Shoe Company's Healthy Living portfolio of brands.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Edith Bourne had a passion for fitness when she left Peru for the United States seven years ago. She hopes to share that passion with customers at her new fitness studio in Hurricane.

Bourne opened the Isla Bonita Fitness Studio at 3544 Teays Valley Road last November. She said her father, Humberto Alva, inspired her to open the studio.

"My dad was a bodybuilder," Bourne recalled. "He had a couple of different gyms in Peru where he had boxing classes."

Bourne said fitness is important to people in her hometown of Lima, Peru. She began helping her father, Humberto Alva, at his gyms when she was 17 years old, and being around her dad and his clients spurred her love of fitness.

"I always saw him running, working out, lifting weights any time of the day," Bourne said. "I think I got that from him."

Bourne moved to the United States with her husband in 2005. She began teaching fitness classes to her neighbors out of her basement and eventually began teaching at other area fitness studios in 2007 "just for fun" and to meet people.

But her goal wouldn't be fulfilled until she opened a place she could call her own.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Edith Bourne had a passion for fitness when she left Peru for the United States seven years ago. She hopes to share that passion with customers at her new fitness studio in Hurricane.

Bourne opened the Isla Bonita Fitness Studio at 3544 Teays Valley Road last November. She said her father, Humberto Alva, inspired her to open the studio.

"My dad was a bodybuilder," Bourne recalled. "He had a couple of different gyms in Peru where he had boxing classes."

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., June6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FinFit, http://www.finfit.com,the leader in financial fitness and the number one comprehensive financial program on the market, announced today that they are branching out to offer solutions to individuals in the Commonwealth of Virginia. FinFit has been teaming up with Employers to provide this financial fitness program as part of their benefits package for quite some time and now FinFit is offering this unique service to individuals whose Employers are not currently enrolled.

The FinFit program was created in response to the unique challenges of today's economic conditions. To assist members in attaining their personal financial goals, FinFit offers an array of educational resources such as budget planning, financial calculators, educational resources, identity theft, debt management, the FinFit Prepaid MasterCard and FinFit Loans.

FinFit stands alone as in regards to competition. No one in the market today offers emergency cash loans at the cost and term that FinFit can provide.By providing an affordable credit solution that is paid back over a five month period, FinFit solves the consumer's immediate challenge and ensures the solution does not become another problem.

David Kilby, the Company's President, states, "Given the state of our economy and the challenges being faced by employees everywhere, FinFit is a real solution to a vast array of consumers. The key to FinFit's success has been our ability to not only address challenges but to provide real solutions when people need them most."

About FinFit Established in 2008 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, FinFit is part of a multi-million dollar consumer finance organization with a decade of experience in the finance industry. FinFit engages in financial wellness throughout VA, OH, MI, LA, CA, FL, UT, TX, AZ, and MD.

Additional information about FinFit can be found at http://www.finfit.com.

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HASTINGS, Minn., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Anytime Fitness, the largest and fastest growing fitness club franchise in the world, has been named by Minnesota Business magazine as one of the state's 2012 "Best Companies to Work For" taking the top spot in the large business category.

The "100 Best Companies to Work For" competition was based on the results of employee satisfaction surveys conducted by Gilmore Research. The award-winning Minnesota organizations were chosen for setting the standard in leadership, strong benefits, best work environment, innovative training programs, and employee happiness.

"We've received many awards and accolades over the last 10 years, but this may be the most meaningful," says co-founder and President Dave Mortensen. "Our employees are the strongest assets we have -- their passion, energy, and commitment contributes to a great working environment."

Employee satisfaction and commitment to Anytime Fitness is so strong that many choose to have the company logo a purple "Running Man" tattooed on their skin. To learn more about this phenomenon, read Fast Company's interview with Anytime Fitness co-founder and CEO Chuck Runyon here: http://www.fastcompany.com/1837855/4-rules-for-creating-tattoo-level-brand-loyalty.

Anytime Fitness places great emphasis on fostering a culture that is highly innovative, collaborative, creative, competitive, and fun.The company invests time and money into enriching the lives of employees by promoting a healthy work/life balance and active lifestyles, offering personal- growth opportunities, encouraging charity work, and providing onsite learning experiences.

"We spend nearly a third of our lives at work, so why should it be a miserable experience?" says Runyon. "At Anytime Fitness, we've replaced the old business paradigm of ROI with ROEI return on emotional investment. We believe that personal growth ultimately leads to business growth."

This recipe for success appears to be working.In addition to the "Best Places to Work For" accolade, the franchise has been recognized by Entrepreneuras #11 on its prestigious "Franchise 500" list and #10 on its list of "Top Global Franchises." CNN Money also honored Anytime Fitness as one of "10 great franchise bets."

About Anytime Fitness

Founded in 2002, Anytime Fitness is now the fastest-growing fitness club franchise in the world, with nearly 1,500,000 members and 2,000 clubs worldwide. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Anytime Fitness prides itself on providing its members with convenient and affordable fitness options in friendly, well-maintained facilities featuring top-quality exercise equipment. Clubs are now open in 49 states, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Grand Cayman, Poland, the Netherlands and Japan. Join one club and use them all. Members in the U.S. also enjoy free access to AnytimeHealth.com, the most comprehensive wellness website available.

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DALLAS, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bathing suits, summer Fridays, an influx of people at the gym these are all signs that summer is on its way. As body-conscious consumers make their way to the gym to prep for sundresses and shorts, many will experience the unfortunate consequences of "crash fitness" what happens at the gym when you try to do too much, too quickly particularly after months of sedentary behavior. In order to help combat the uptick in pre-summer gym injuries, Gold's Gym, the leading authority on health and fitness, is revealing a list of the top five most common gym injuries to be wary of.

Enlisting the help of Gold's Gym Fitness Institute member and celebrity personal trainer, Robert Reames, Gold's Gym compiled a top five list of the most common injuries seen at the gym during the months leading up to summer workouts, when consumers tend to overexert themselves at the gym, hoping to see immediate results.

"Crash Fitness affects gym newbies and veterans alike, especially in the warmer months when they are 'crashing' to get in quick beach body shape," says Reames. "Much like crash dieting can be harmful and ineffective, doing too much too quickly at the gym can actually do more harm than good, creating injuries that can potentially be long-lasting, keeping you both out of the gym and off the beach."

Gold's Gym and Reames together compiled the following top five injuries that people succumb to in the scorching summer months while "crashing" at the gym and what you can do to prevent them:

For more information on "crash fitness" and to obtain a free 7-Day VIP Pass to Gold's Gym, check out http://www.goldsgym.com or "like" us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/goldsgym

About Gold's Gym Established in Venice, Calif. in 1965, Gold's Gym is the largest full service gym chain in the world with more than 700 locations in 37 states and 28 countries. Gold's Gym offers the latest equipment and services, including group exercise, personal training, cardiovascular equipment, group cycle, Pilates and yoga. With nearly 3.5 million members worldwide, Gold's Gym helps all kinds of people achieve their individual potential through fitness. For more information please visit http://www.goldsgym.com, http://www.facebook.com/goldsgym or http://www.twitter.com/goldsgym.

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Dangers of "Crash Fitness": Gold's Gym Reveals Top Five Gym Injuries Associated With the Summer Shape-up Season

CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (LTM), The Healthy Way of Life Company, today announced that Bahram Akradi, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Michael Robinson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the William Blair 32nd Annual Growth Stock Conference. John Heller, senior director of investor relations, also will attend on behalf of the Company.

The Conference will be held June 12-14, 2012, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago. The Life Time presentation will occur on June 13 at 10:00 a.m. CT. The presentation will be webcast and may be accessed via the Company's Investor Relations section of its website at lifetimefitness.com. A replay of the presentation will be available through Wednesday, September 12, 2012.

About Life Time Fitness, Inc. As The Healthy Way of Life Company, Life Time Fitness (LTM) helps organizations, communities and individuals achieve their total health objectives, athletic aspirations and fitness goals by engaging in their areas of interest or discovering new passions both inside and outside of Life Times distinctive and large sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa destinations, most of which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Companys Healthy Way of Life approach enables customers to achieve this by providing the best programs, people and places of uncompromising quality and value. As of June 6, 2012, the Company operated 105 centers under the LIFE TIME FITNESS and LIFE TIME ATHLETIC(SM) brands in the United States and Canada. Additional information about Life Time centers, programs and services is available at lifetimefitness.com.

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By Colin A. Young, Globe Correspondent

As part of his recently launched Boston Moves for Health campaign, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined public health officials and fitness instructors this morning to kick off Fitness on the Plaza, a summer series of free weekly fitness classes on City Hall Plaza.

Menino joined Dr. Barbara Ferrer, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, to launch the series of free classes, which includes classes run by instructors from Beantown Bootcamp, Health Yoga Life, South Boston Yoga, and The Sports Club/LA.

Summer is right around the corner, and its one of the best times for people to get out and get active in our city, Menino said in a statement. The classes that were offering every week on City Hall Plaza are a great way to get your exercise in before work and start your day off on the right foot. Whether youre pumping up with boot camp or unwinding with yoga, we want to give everyone a chance to get moving this summer.

The classes will take place on City Hall Plaza on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings until the end of August, according to the mayors office. Health Yoga Life will offer classes every Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. until July 25. South Boston Yoga and the Sports Club/LA will team up for yoga classes every Thursday from 7 to 8 a.m. between July 12 and Aug. 30.

Beantown Bootcamp will lead classes from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. on Fridays between July 6 and Aug. 31. Beantown Bootcamp will also provide a family-friendly class between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Fridays. No registration is required for the classes.

Were fortunate in Boston to have fantastic resources to help people lead an active, healthy lifestyle, but access and affordability are often issues, Ferrer said in a statement. Thats why partnerships like these are crucial to the success of Boston Moves for Health. As a free and convenient program, we hope that Fitness on the Plaza will encourage more people to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives.

Boston Moves for Health, launched in April, encourages Bostonians to shed a collective 1 million pounds over the next year. The mayors call to action includes a challenge for residents to walk 10 million miles collectively during the yearlong campaign.

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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire -06/05/12)- Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), West Hall, Booth #5200 -- Majesco Entertainment Company (COOL), publisher of the wildly successful Zumba Fitness video game franchise that's sold more than 7 million copies worldwide, today from the E3 show floor debuted Zumba Fitness Core, an energized dance-fitness party featuring choreography specifically designed to deliver tight and toned abs as well as an effective total-body workout. Zumba Fitness Core is expected to launch this fall on the Wii and Kinect for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

"We have realized tremendous success with our Zumba Fitness franchise that now ranks as the #2 best-selling fitness game franchise of all time, second only to the Wii Fit series that pioneered the category," said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco Entertainment. "We know from research that the #1 area women want to transform is their abs and Zumba Fitness Core is the first and only video game to implement this consumer-driven feature. The 'core' focus is in addition to content fans have asked for: more licensed tracks, new dance styles and additional fitness features designed to maximize your total body, at home workout."

"The same way Zumba Fitness revolutionized the negative stigmas of fitness from the 'no pain, no gain' notion to the 'no pain, ALL gain' position, Zumba Fitness is revolutionizing the idea of ab workouts," said Jeffrey Perlman, Chief Marketing Officer, Zumba Fitness. "The days of crunches are over. Zumba Fitness Core takes a new approach. Participants are standing up, rocking out to amazing music and getting the most effective ab sculpting workout in the market. It is the only party around where you don't have to bring a six pack, but you may just walk out with one."

Rock your core and dance your way to toned, sexy abs with Zumba Fitness Core, featuring 40 new songs and routines, more than 30 international dance styles from around the world and hot new choreography that's designed to sculpt stronger abs through an exhilarating full body workout. Lose yourself in the music as celebrity Zumba instructors guide you through choreography set to contagious new Zumba fitness originals and a broader mix of smash hits from hot artists including Enrique Iglesias and Don Omar (full soundtrack to be announced at a future date).

In addition, Zumba Fitness Core offers even more new and returning features:

Majesco Entertainment invites you to get hands-on with Zumba Fitness Core for the first time at E3 in Majesco Entertainment's booth located in West Hall, #5200. On June 5th celebrity Zumba instructor Gina Grant will also be on site for interviews and demos.

Click here to get a first look at Zumba Fitness Core and download the newest assets.

Developed by Zoe Mode, Zumba Fitness Core is expected to launch this October on Kinect for Xbox 360 and Wii. Pre-order the game online at GameStop.com and find out more at http://www.ZumbaFitnessGame.com.

About Zumba Fitness, LLCZumba Fitness is a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance-party workout. Coined "fitness-parties," Zumba classes blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, which provide effective, total-body workouts. Founded in 2001, the company is now the largest branded fitness program in the world -- reporting more than 12 million weekly class participants, in over 110,000 locations, across more than 125 countries. In addition to its original Zumba program, the company also offers a range of specialty classes, including Zumba Gold (for active older adults), Zumba Toning (body-sculpting class that uses maraca-like Toning Sticks), Aqua Zumba (the ultimate "pool party" workout), Zumbatomic (Zumba routines for kids), Zumba Sentao (chair-based Zumba class that strengthens, balances and stabilizes the core) and Zumba in the Circuit (a 30-minute workout that combines signature Zumba moves with circuit training at timed intervals). The Zumba fitness lifestyle is rounded out by the company's many consumer product offerings, including DVD sets, music collections, multi-seasonal apparel and footwear, video games, Fitness-Concert events and a lifestyle magazine. For more information about Zumba Fitness programs and products, or to find a live class, visit zumba.com and find us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Majesco Entertainment CompanyMajesco Entertainment Company is a leading developer and publisher of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family-oriented video games on all leading console and handheld platforms as well as online, social networks and mobile devices. Product highlights include Zumba Fitness, Cooking Mama and Alvin and the Chipmunks. The company's shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ with offices in San Francisco, CA, Brockhamptom, UK, and a social games development studio in Foxboro, MA. More info can be found online at http://www.majescoentertainment.com or on Twitter.

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By Jacque Wilson, CNN

updated 9:41 AM EDT, Tue June 5, 2012

Fitness trainer Drew Manning gained 70 pounds in six months, then lost it all before a year was up.

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(CNN) -- When Drew Manning stepped out from behind the cardboard cutout of his former fat self on Monday, the audience of "Good Morning America" was appropriately shocked.

The fitness trainer's journey had come to an end after successfully losing more than 70 pounds -- six months after he purposely gained the same amount. "Like it never happened," host George Stephanopoulos said.

"Kind of," Manning said. Both Manning and his wife, Lynn, can attest that a lot actually has changed in the past year. While Manning's body may have returned to its six-pack heydays, his mind, in many ways, has not.

Always a fitness junkie, staying in shape comes naturally for Manning. He's that guy at the gym the rest of us love to hate, the one who likes to use his biceps for pumping iron instead of changing channels, and who prefers sucking down a spinach shake to indulging in a brownie sundae.

Because of that, Manning was a "judgmental" trainer, his wife says. "He would look at someone who was overweight and say, 'They must really be lazy.'

"I was convinced people used genetics or similar excuses as a crutch," Manning writes in his new book, "Fit2Fat2Fit." "You either wanted to be healthy or you didn't."

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Fitness trainer gains and loses 70 pounds in 1 year -- on purpose

By Jacque Wilson, CNN

updated 9:41 AM EDT, Tue June 5, 2012

Fitness trainer Drew Manning gained 70 pounds in six months, then lost it all before a year was up.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

(CNN) -- When Drew Manning stepped out from behind the cardboard cutout of his former fat self on Monday, the audience of "Good Morning America" was appropriately shocked.

The fitness trainer's journey had come to an end after successfully losing more than 70 pounds -- six months after he purposely gained the same amount. "Like it never happened," host George Stephanopoulos said.

"Kind of," Manning said. Both Manning and his wife, Lynn, can attest that a lot actually has changed in the past year. While Manning's body may have returned to its six-pack heydays, his mind, in many ways, has not.

Always a fitness junkie, staying in shape comes naturally for Manning. He's that guy at the gym the rest of us love to hate, the one who likes to use his biceps for pumping iron instead of changing channels, and who prefers sucking down a spinach shake to indulging in a brownie sundae.

Because of that, Manning was a "judgmental" trainer, his wife says. "He would look at someone who was overweight and say, 'They must really be lazy.'

"I was convinced people used genetics or similar excuses as a crutch," Manning writes in his new book, "Fit2Fat2Fit." "You either wanted to be healthy or you didn't."

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