Exergame Education Workshop - Fishers, Indiana

June 26, 2008 - PRLog -- Chicagoland based company Exergame Fitness is bringing their “FREE Exergaming Education Workshop” to Fishers, Indiana on Thursday August 14th  2008 at Xtreme Fun & Fitness.

This FREE Exergaming Education Workshop is specifically targeted towards YMCA’s, JCC’s, Schools, Hospitals, Park Districts and Health Clubs around the Central and Eastern United States designed to provide “Fun, Realistic & Proven Solutions that battle Childhood Obesity”

This August the workshop will be held at Xtreme Fun and Fitness in Fishers, Indiana (XFF). XFF is owned and operated by CEO Judi Cooper and is currently Indiana’s premier Exergame facility which captures a true Exergaming experience complete with programming, design and a great marketing program designed to increase business and memberships.

Judi approached Motion Fitness with a lifelong goal of opening up a kids health, wellness & Exergaming center and brought in products that she believed would help her reach her vision and budget. With much success she has been successfully up and running, been on local news outlets and is turning Indiana’s kids into “Exer-gamers”!

We asked Judi about the success of her club & she adds “I can’t tell you enough how rewarding it feels to see inactive/overweight kids come into the facility, and watch them have a blast working out with continuous sweat pouring off their bodies.  When it comes time to leaving, the parents have such a difficult time getting the kids to leave.  Then to see them return the next day with a grin from ear to ear saying “we’re back” is very rewarding personally & professionally.  Finally there is a concept that works and gets results concerning kid’s health.

When I first decided to open up this type of a facility I researched the different products and pricing for several weeks.  I chose to partner with Motion Fitness for several reasons. They were very accessible and I was able to drive up for a day and try everything out first hand at their Exergaming facility in Palatine, Illinois. Since they are inside of a YMCA I really got too see the kids using the products which was fun. We also went over my business plan in detail. That really gave me a focused plan on how to make a successful decision based on my ideas and programming.

As hard as I tried to find an overall lower price on the pieces I wasn’t able to.  They truly offer the best prices in the market and great post-sale services and programming. In the end, they gave me more than just a price; it was a personalized service that really focused on the success of my Exergaming club. That was a big reason why I decided to go with Motion Fitness.

After a meeting with them they provided me with a quote and layout for my facility. Then I was all set to open my new location. Our working relationship quickly became more of a partnership. I was new to the Exergaming industry and they shared a lot of marketing ideas with me, knowledge, training…really offered their support and help in any way I needed it in order to see me succeed.  They have been absolutely wonderful to work with.
Exergaming is a fairly new concept that I know will really take off as we spread the word and get more people involved with Exergaming.  My club has been picking up in business each month as the word gets out.  Some have a fairly good idea of what it’s all about, but it really hits home with them once they come in and try out the gaming pieces.  I hear “WOW, this place is awesome…what a great concept. You will do very well here and you should consider turning this into a franchise.”

I believe we have an opportunity to make a positive difference in those that will be our future leaders, so we need to step up to the plate and make a commitment to work with kids/youth in lowering the obesity rate, which will in turn lower our healthcare cost.”
Motion Fitness is the world’s largest distributor & supplier of Exergaming fitness products including having over 6 International Distributors who are gaining momentum. Motion Fitness regularly holds Exergaming Education Workshops at their Palatine, Illinois headquarters located inside the Buehler YMCA which houses over 18,000+ members. Motion Fitness displays the industries top Exergaming products inside of the YMCA that can be used by any workshop attendees. Using the YMCA as their testing and research facility Motion can test new products, hold Exergaming workshops and give live demonstrations of the industry’s up and coming Exergaming products.

Ed Kasanders, CEO of Motion Fitness added, “Our Exergaming Education Workshops offer an ideal showcase for participants because they offer hands on experience by using the industry leading products that battle obesity.

Computer based games have proven to be successful in many applications. Simply put, kids want to be entertained; they love playing games and in general do not like traditional exercise.

Our workshops have been well attended in the past and we look forward to bringing more people from the central and eastern region to this workshop to learn about this great tool to battle obesity.”



Exergaming Education Workshop Includes:
  Grant & Funding Assistance
  Hands-On Product Training & Testing
  Health and Benefits Training
  Program Curriculums for Kids, Teens, Adults. Special Needs and Seniors
  Exergame Marketing Ideas and Support
  Finance & Leasing Information

  Return on Investment   Guest Speakers Attending:
  Ed Kasanders – Motion Fitness
  Gus Condezo – New Vision Leasing
  Marian Shaw – Makoto USA
  Gary Florindo – Lightspace
  Carlos Aviles – Skywall
  Phil Lawler – PE4Life

Products You Can Test!:
  Lightspace Play
  Exerbike
  Hoggan Sprint Circuit
  Dance Dance Revolution
  Dancetown DDR
  Cybex Trazer
  Makoto Sports Arena
  Xavix
  Sportwall  

Guest Hotel Information:
Residence Inn
9765 Crosspoint Blvd
Fishers, IN. 46038
Phone: 317-842-1111
Discounted Rate of $119 plus tax

To register for this FREE workshop, please visit:
www.exergamefitness.com or call 847.963.8969 x1103

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Exergame Fitness is the world’s largest distributor & supplier of Exergame fitness products to YMCA’s, Schools, JCC’s, Park Districts, Health Clubs, Hospitals, Kid Zones, Family Entertainment Centers, Casinos, Government/VA and more. Exergame Fitness provides Facility Planning & Installation, Grant & Funding Assistance, Program Design & Product Training, Turnkey Marketing Support, Free Layout Designs & Concepts, Detailed Programming Curriculums, Finance & Lease Options and more. Exergame Fitness offers the lowest prices on any of the products they carry backed by a 110% Lowest Price Guarantee.