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PORTLAND, OREGON (June 2008) - As health issues related to obesity and inactivity continue to rise in the U.S., a healthy workforce is becoming increasingly important to employers.  Increasing health insurance costs coupled with absenteeism are prompting companies to invest in proactive wellness options. The Portland-based LifeBalance Program has partnered with Jazzercise locations nationwide to provide yet another option for the employees of thousands of businesses to choose an alternative to a sedentary lifestyle.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with Jazzercise.  This relationship allows our members convenient access to state-of-the-art fitness facilities that will provide our members with proper instruction in their search for work/life balance,” said Dave Miller, LifeBalance Program Director.

The newly forged relationship will allow 400,000 LifeBalance members access to over 600 Jazzercise facilities in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, providing members with trial classes and reduced monthly rates.

“The partnership is designed to promote long term participation in Jazzercise ensuring that our individual members as well as corporate clients reap the benefits of regular exercise involving cardiovascular, flexibility and strength components,” said Miller. 

Judi Sheppard Missett, who turned her love of jazz dance into a worldwide dance exercise phenomenon, founded the Jazzercise dance fitness program in 1969. She has advanced the business opportunities of women and men in the fitness industry by growing her program into an international franchise business that today, hosts a network of 7,200 instructors in more than 32 countries. The past fiscal year was the best in the company’s history, with system wide sales topping $85 million.  The increase marked the sixth consecutive year Jazzercise has posted system wide sales growth. The workout program, which offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing movements, has positively affected millions of people worldwide. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility, as well as an overall "feel good" factor. For more information, go to jazzercise.com or call (800) FIT-IS-IT.

The LifeBalance Program is an active wellness program headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The program has been helping clients and members achieve an active, healthy and balanced life through recreational, cultural and wellness activities, events and resources since 1996. The LifeBalance Program is sold to businesses as an employer sponsored employee benefit or bundled into health/association plan offerings as a value added wellness component and healthy lifestyle promotion. The LifeBalance Program currently supports over 3,000 clients and 400,000 LifeBalance Program members in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Existing strategic relationships include Providence Health Plan, Associated General Contractors, The CHP Group, Pacific Health Trust, Providence Health & Services, Municipality of Anchorage, PeaceHealth, West Coast Bank and Xenium. Visit www.LifeBalanceProgram.com for more information.

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