'Obama' and 'McCain' to Help Launch Bipartisan Exercise Platform.New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Sports Clubs to Introduce "VOTEROBICS 2008" - An Election Themed Workout Designed by the Clubs' Trainers NEW YORK -- As the presidential candidates ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale their campaigns at the party conventions, New York Sports Clubs (NYSC NYSC New York Sports Club NYSC National Youth Service Corps (Nigeria) NYSC National Youth Science Camp NYSC New York State Climatologist ) will launch a "campaign" of its own - Voterobics 2008 - an election themed exercise program that draws attention in a fun way to the connections between the presidency, exercise and the overall health and well-being of the U.S. population. The workout will be launched today, Tuesday, August 26th with a special demonstration featuring look-a-likes of Barack Obama and John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. participating in a class led by New York Sports Clubs trainers Josh Zitomer and Amie Hoff at the NYSC on 52nd Street and Broadway (1657 Broadway). Voterobics 2008 consists of a varied array of exercises geared toward cardio, strength and conditioning. Each of the 12 stations has a politically flavored title attached to it. For example, Balance the Budget (balancing yourself on a wobble wobble /wob·ble/ (wob´'l) to move unsteadily or unsurely back and forth or from side to side. See under hypothesis. wob·ble n. 1. board); GOP Grand Old Push-Ups (Push-ups off a step) Voter TKO (practicing boxing techniques on punching mitts with Obama and McCain masks affixed af·fix tr.v. af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es 1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package. 2. to them) and Right Wing - Left Wing (perform ab plank on ball or mat while tapping feet out left and right). Classes are conducted to tunes that have been used by current and former presidential candidates. The Voterobics 2008 class will be offered to members at various New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs and Philadelphia Sports Clubs during the month of September through Election Day. Detailed location schedules can be found by visiting www.mysportsclubs.com/voterobics. "Voterobics is a fun exercise routine designed to give our members a well-rounded workout, while bringing the importance of health and voting in the upcoming election top of mind," says Sean O'Hearen, Senior Director of New York Sports Clubs. "We always try to incorporate fun, productive, workout routines for our members that have some relevance to a timely event." New York Sports Clubs partnered with "Rock The Vote" to help promote voter awareness and will have a Rock The Vote Link on its website (mysportsclubs.com) so that people can get registration information and register to vote. About New York Sports Clubs: New York Sports Clubs is owned by Town Sports International Holdings Town Sports International Holdings (or TSI Holdings; NASDAQ: CLUB) is an operator of fitness centers in the Eastern United States and in Switzerland. Its brands include New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Philadelphia Sports Clubs and Washington Sports Clubs. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CLUB), a leading owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States operating under the brand names New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs and Philadelphia Sports Clubs. As of August 25, 2008, Town Sports International, through its subsidiaries, operated 160 clubs in the United States and three clubs in Switzerland. For more information, visit www.mysportsclubs.com. |
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