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CAPTAIN RUNNING MAN RISKS LIFE, LIMBS FOR HEART ASSOCIATION
Anytime Fitness mascot soars to new heights to raise awareness, lower blood pressure

Las Vegas, NV – October 6, 2007

In his never-ending effort to promote good health – while simultaneously raising awareness about a pair of serious medical conditions – Captain Running Man recently embarked upon perhaps his most amazing adventure yet.

The purple-costumed Anytime Fitness mascot boarded G-Force One – a “Zero Gravity” plane similar to those which astronauts use during training missions – and bravely hurled himself into the unknown. While specially-trained pilots forced the aircraft into a nauseating series hair-raising nose-dives, Captain Running Man soared in a weightless freefall, approximately four miles above the Earth.

Why? Well, primarily to prove -- once and for all -- that anything is possible when you pry your rear-end off the sofa and dedicate yourself to a healthy lifestyle. But also to help raise money for the American Heart Association, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dixon.

Throughout the entire month of October, Anytime Fitness clubs all over the country – including the Anytime Fitness club in Dixon – have been “Celebrating Everyday Super Heroes” while raising money for the American Heart Association (AHA) and a wide variety of smaller, local charities. In conjunction with the nationwide campaign, Anytime Fitness clubs have been asking local businesses and organizations to “nominate” Everyday Super Heroes (a valued employee, a loyal customer or a dedicated volunteer, for example). The nominees are then honored with certificates that are displayed at the clubs. The sponsoring businesses each make a donation which is equally divided between the American Heart Association and a local charity. The goal of the campaign is to raise $125,000 for the AHA and another $125,000 for local charities.

Nationwide Open House
So that members of the general public can see which of their neighbors have been honored as “Everyday Super Heroes,” Anytime Fitness will be hosting a nationwide open house Monday, October 15th , 10a.m to 7p.m. Anyone who tours the club, which is located at 2600 Plaza Court, Suite D, Dixon, will be given a free gift and a free pass to use Anytime Fitness. You’ll also have the opportunity to sign up for a discounted membership – if you can convince club representatives that you are an everyday super hero in your own special way.

A FOOTNOTE
Captain Running Man originally earned the right to fly aboard G-Force One by making a generous donation to “Augie’s Quest” – a fundraising campaign named in honor of Augie Nieto, a fitness industry pioneer who was diagnosed in March of 2005 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Others who’ve recently flown on the Zero-Gravity flight include renowned physicist, Stephen Hawking, who is also battling ALS. To learn more about Anytime Fitness and Captain Running Man, visit www.anytimefitness.com

For further information, please contact: Jim or Brandy Hall, 707-693-9500.