Urban Active Strives To Improve Tennessee’s Poor Health Ranking With FREE Workouts

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 24, 2009 -
The report showed that Tennessee was among 14 states that had declines in their overall scores for healthiness, due to among other things, lack of exercise.  Now the whole nation knows about it!
Urban Active is stepping in to help Tennesseans get fit and change these statistics by offering 30-Day FREE Memberships at all their locations throughout Tennessee. Urban Active wants Tennesseans to achieve a much improved ranking for next year’s annual report.  
Urban Active is urging Tennesseans to address this statewide crisis by adopting a healthier lifestyle that will only bring you great benefits that adds years to your life and life to your years.  The bottom line is unhealthy habits create unhealthy people and that becomes an expensive burden on the health care system.  In these challenging economic times, the best investment Tennesseans can make is to become and stay healthy.  
A new study conducted by researchers at RTI International (a non-profit research organization) recently studied the impact added weight has on medical bills.  Participants who averaged at least 2 health club visits per week over 2 years incurred at least $1,252 less in health care costs.  It is also documented that obese adults who are 30 or more pounds overweight incur medical costs that range from $5,000 to $21,000 – much higher than those who are healthier and fit.  Adults who are overweight by 70 pounds or more have lifetime medical costs of $15,000 to $29,000 more!  
Urban Active now ranks in the top 20 Fitness Holding Companies in North America (up from previously being in top 25) and is donating the gift of fitness with 30-Day FREE Memberships to all those committed in making Tennessee a healthier state by getting fit!  
Please visit www.urbanactive.com to find a location closest to you.  The stipulations on the 30-Day FREE Memberships are:  Must be 18 years of age or older (12-17 with a parent or guardian.)  First time visitors and local residents.  Some other restrictions may apply.  See club for details.
Urban Active is the Hottest Name In Fitness with 32 Health & Fitness Lifestyle Clubs in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Nebraska with aggressive plans to develop many more facilities in the next 3-4 years, mainly in the Mid-South, Midwest and Eastern Seaboard markets.
Urban Active’s mission statement is:  “to create active communities through innovative fitness.”  UA does this by offering a combination of the latest in fitness, innovation and passion for wellness that takes the concept of “Health Club” to the next level.”
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