“Out with Resolutions, In with Commitments,” Say Tens of Thousands Set to Participate in Inaugural Commitment Day Events across U.S. on January 1, 2013
Life Time Fitness (NYSE:LTM):
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WHAT:
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On Commitment Day (New Year’s Day) tens of thousands of
individuals will declare their commitments to living healthier
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Commitment Day 5K (3.1 miles) walk/run events
symbolically launch a year-round Healthy Way of Life movement
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Commitment Day is all about making genuine and lasting
commitments to healthy eating, exercise, personal
responsibility, giving and a healthy planet
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WHY:
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Our nation is at a breaking point
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We are faced with the crippling and growing physical and
financial impact of obesity and associated health care costs
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Controllable diseases are out of control – 66% of us are
overweight or obese, 25.8 million have diabetes and a generation
of children have a life expectancy shorter than their parents
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The time for change is now
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WHEN:
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January 1, 2013
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Commitment Day 5K (3.1 miles) walk/run events will occur
simultaneously at 8:00 a.m. PST, 9:00 a.m. MST, 10:00 a.m. CST,
and 11:00 a.m. EST.
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WHERE:
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Atlanta
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Austin
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Boca Raton
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Chicago
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Cincinnati
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Cleveland
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Columbus
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Dallas
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Denver
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Detroit
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Houston
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Indianapolis
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Kansas City
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Las Vegas
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Los Angeles
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Memphis
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Minneapolis
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New York City
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Omaha
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Phoenix
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Raleigh
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Salt Lake City
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San Antonio
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St. Louis
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Tulsa
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Washington D.C.
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HOW:
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Visit www.CommitmentDay.com
to register for the Commitment Day walk/run in your area as a
Founding Member and commit to the healthy way of life
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PARTNERS:
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Participants are encouraged to fundraise for Commitment Day Founding
Charity Partners: Special
Olympics, MusiCares,
Folds
of Honor, Augie’s
Quest - MDA and the Life
Time Foundation
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Commitment Day is proud to recognize Founding Corporate
Partners: Best Buy, Blue365, Hosting, Intereum, Interline
Brands, Japs-Olson, Life Fitness, Loffler, Matrix, SNAP, SPRI,
Staples, Whole Foods, Woodway
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Commitment Day is proud to recognize Founding Celebrity
Ambassadors: Eric Decker, Chris Freytag, Sarah Haskins,
Jerry Kill, Glen Mason, Glen and Alisha Perkins, Christian
Ponder, Major Dan Rooney, Kelly Rowland, Ricky Rubio, Norwood
Teague, Darrell Thompson, Mike Yeo
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For more information, or to set up interviews or day-of media
attendance: Lauren Flinn, 952-229-7776, lflinn@lifetimefitness.com.
About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
As The Healthy Way of Life
Company, Life Time Fitness (NYSE: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 Time’s
distinctive and large sports, professional fitness, family recreation
and spa destinations, most of which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. The Company’s 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 Dec. 26, 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.
Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Lauren Flinn, 952-229-7776
lflinn@lifetimefitness.com
Source: Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Released December 26, 2012
