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Can-Fit-Pro
and STOTT PILATES® team up
to establish Pilates world record
August
5, 2008
TORONTO - Can-Fit-Pro
and STOTT PILATES® invite fitness enthusiasts to break the Guinness
World Record for the Largest Pilates Class. The class will take
place on Saturday, August 16 at 5:15 p.m. at the third annual Can-Fit-Pro
Consumer Fitness & Wellness Show. Held at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre, in South Building, Hall F, this record attempt
will be the grand finale of the show, in an attempt to create fitness
history.
Consumers are
invited to bring a Pilates mat - or buy one at the event - and join
the 25-minute workout hosted by STOTT PILATES co-founders Moira
Merrithew and Lindsay G. Merrithew. The class is free with registration
to the consumer show or $10 without show registration and will be
led by Moira, who is internationally recognized as a top Pilates
educator, with Lindsay leading the development of the company's
innovative equipment line. STOTT PILATES is the world's leading
full-service Pilates company and celebrates its 20th anniversary
this year.
Known internationally
as a leading health and fitness education provider and celebrating
its 15th anniversary this year, Can-Fit-Pro has grown even further
to attract a new market: fitness consumers. At the Can-Fit-Pro Consumer
Fitness & Wellness Show taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre, fitness consumers can enjoy a full day of amazing sessions,
lectures, and activities to learn more about worthwhile issues such
as nutrition, body image, wellness, exercise, and more.
"The creation
of a new world record is an exciting way to celebrate the milestone
of our 20th anniversary," said Lindsay G. Merrithew, president
and CEO of STOTT PILATES. "Pilates beginners and veterans alike
will love this once-in-a-lifetime experience to create fitness history."
To request a
media pass for the Can-Fit-Pro Consumer Fitness & Wellness Show,
please contact Erika Vanderheijden at Erika@canfitpro.com or call
at (416) 493-3515, ext 233. More information about the show is available
at http://www.canfitpro.com/eng/consumerwellness/.
About Can-Fit-Pro:
Can-Fit-Pro is the largest provider of education in the Canadian
fitness industry. Delivering quality education, certification, conferences,
trade shows, and membership services, Can-Fit-Pro now has over 17,000
members and continues to grow. Can-Fit-Pro members include some
of the world's most renowned fitness professionals, health club
operators, industry suppliers, and fitness consumers.
About STOTT
PILATES:
STOTT PILATES®, a subsidiary of the Merrithew Corporation,
is a full-service organization that provides high-caliber Pilates
education, videos and equipment worldwide. Founded in Toronto in
1988 by Lindsay G. Merrithew and Moira Merrithew, the company's
mission is to promote the benefits of mind-body fitness across the
globe.
Media Contacts:
Can-Fit-Pro
Erika Vanderheijden
erika@canfitpro.com,
www.canfitpro.com
(416) 493-3515 ext 233 or 1-800-5622 ext. 233
STOTT PILATES
Lisa Marchitto
lisa.marchitto@stottpilates.com
416-482-4050 x265
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