Lyle Johnson to be keynote speaker at The 2011 NAACP Lincoln-Douglass Banquet

Jan. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Lyle Johnson certified personal trainer and author of Get Fit 4 Christ will be the keynote speaker at the Springfield Branch NAACP 90th Annual Lincoln-Douglass Banquet on Sunday, February 13th in Springfield, IL at the Crown Plaza at 2:30 p.m.  Johnson will deliver the keynote speech titled, “One Nation, One Dream – Working Together” addressing our nation’s childhood obesity problem.    

“I am honored to be the keynote speaker at this year NAACP banquet in Springfield,” said Johnson.  “The Springfield Branch NAACP is a great organization for all people.  This organization is the grassroots, they always keep plugging away, they don’t give up, they kept doing what they do, and they do it well.  They encouraged every one of us to become One Nation, One Dream – Working Together and I am looking forward to offering my advice and expertise on how to defeat our country obesity problem.”

Johnson motivates people to strengthen their spiritual and physical bodies in his new book, Get Fit 4 Christ.  The book empowers people to take charge of their lives and focus themselves through scripturally based meditations, prayer and action. The book, available on the day of the Lincoln-Douglas Banquet, makes getting fit a practical and obtainable goal.

About Lyle Johnson

Lyle Johnson is a certified personal trainer and owner of St. Louis-based MVP Fitness. Johnson conducts fitness workshops and runs the popular MVP Boot Camp. He holds a Personal Training Certification from Cooper Institute and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grambling State University. For more information, log onto www.getfit4christ.com or www.mvpfitness.net. To schedule interviews contact Johnson at lyle@mvpfitness.net or call 866.487.4MVP (4687)

About the Springfield Branch NAACP

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.   For Lincoln-Douglass Banquet ticket information call (217) 789-2721 or visit the web site at http://www.springfieldnaacp.org/

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