New Year’s Resolution: Four Towers, 2,340 Steps

Dec. 10, 2010 - PRLog -- CHICAGO, IL (December 2,2010)  - This new year, give yourself a tangible fitness and weight loss goal:  climb 2,340 steps when you sign up for the American Lung Association’s Fight For Air Climb on Sunday, March 27th at Presidential Towers in downtown Chicago.

“Millions of people will resolve to lose weight and get in shape this New Year,” says Harold Wimmer, President & CEO of the American Lung Association in Greater Chicago.  “Signing up and training for the Fight For Air Climb is a strong motivator to get to the gym and a fun way to diversify your workout.”

The Fight For Air Climb is an unprecedented test of endurance where athletes and those with a competitive spirit can climb 1,2,3 or all 4 Presidential Towers – more steps than any other indoor stairclimb event.  Participants can climb as an individual or team and have the option of participating in Chicago’s only stairclimb relay.

“I get bored running on a treadmill in the winter,” says Kris Lowes, 2010 Fight For Air Climb participant and triathlete.  “Training for the climb last year was a great way to stay active when I couldn’t run outside and a fun competition to do with my friends.”

To learn more about the Fight For Air Climb or to register, visit www.fightforairclimb.org.

About the Fight For Air Climb:  The American Lung Association in Greater Chicago’s Fight For Air Climbs are now accepting registrations for their 2011 events.  Athletes and those with a competitive spirit can sign up for two stairclimb challenges, held at Chicago’s Presidential Towers on March 27, 2011 and Oakbrook’s Oakbrook Terrace Tower on February 13, 2011 at www.fightforairclimb.org.  

About the American Lung Association in Greater Chicago:   Our mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. With your generous support, the American Lung Association is "Fighting for Air" through research, education and advocacy. For more information about the American Lung Association or to support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) or visit www.lungil.org.

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The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health & preventing lung disease. Through research, education & advocacy, the American Lung Association is “Fighting for Air”.