(ST. PETERSBURG, FL) July 19, 2006 – Lifestyle Family
Fitness and Caspers
Company McDonald’s Restaurants will team up to fight teen obesity. As part of Lifestyle
Family
Fitness’ ongoing teen obesity initiative, now extended through the end of 2006,
McDonald’s will sponsor an essay contest. Teens who participated in Lifestyle Family
Fitness’ free summer membership program can submit a 100-word essay about “How
working out at Lifestyle Family
Fitness changed my summer.” Four writers will be
selected to win mountain bikes donated by Caspers Company.
To celebrate Lifestyle Family
Fitness’ partnership with McDonald’s and the more than
1800 teenagers registered for the free summer membership program, Ronald McDonald®
will make an appearance on July 25th at 11:45 a.m. at the North St. Petersburg club
located at 5900 4th Street North. Ronald will work out alongside teenagers in
BODYJAM, a danced based cardio workout set to the latest music trends.
“Lifestyle Family
Fitness is excited to partner with Caspers Company McDonald’s to
encourage teenagers to participate in a healthy lifestyle,” said Geoff Dyer, Lifestyle
Family
Fitness CEO. “We strongly believe promoting physical activity at a young age
builds a strong foundation that leads to a healthier more active life in the future.”
“We at Caspers Company are proud to join forces with Lifestyle Family
Fitness to help
increase awareness in teens of the importance of a balanced, active lifestyle,” said Bob
Conigliaro, Vice President of Community Relations for Casper Company McDonald’s
Restaurants. “We are fortunate to have corralled our very busy and active (and quite buff)
Ronald McDonald® to help with the promotion. It has always been our objective to
provide whatever support we can to the communities where we do business.”
About Lifestyle Family Fitness: Lifestyle Family
Fitness was founded in Lakeland,
Florida in 1982 and currently owns and operates 28 locations in the Florida market and 9
in Ohio, with approximately 180,000 members. The International
Health, Racquet and
Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) currently ranks Lifestyle as one of the top 25 fastest
growing
Fitness companies in the world. All of the Lifestyle facilities include a variety of
Fitness equipment, group
Fitness classes, personal training, childcare and related amenities
that help “Bring Your Body To Life®.” Lifestyle’s mission is to fulfill members’ needs
and build lasting relationships through a fun and friendly
Fitness experience. Investment
partners include Quantum Capital Partners, Inc., Ballast Point Ventures and The Burton
Partnership. Lifestyle’s corporate headquarters is located at 140 Fountain Parkway, Suite
410, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716. To learn more about Lifestyle, please call (727) 456-
3100 ext. 4076 or visit www.lff.com.