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HealthStyles Exercise Equipment Hires Anne Parker as Director of Education and Programs

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment Hires Anne Parker as Director of Education and Programs

Anne Parker will manage the new HealthStyles Fitness Professionals Network, a win-win referral program to bring top health and fitness professionals together with HealthStyles' Colorado retail customers.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) November 7, 2008

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce that Anne Parker has joined the Company as Director of Education and Programs. Anne Parker will lead the growth and development of the HealthStyles Fitness Professionals Network, a unique win-win referral program developed to bring together top health and fitness professionals with Coloradans who seek improved and optimal health.

Anne Parker has been active in the Denver fitness scene as a fitness studio owner and fitness business consultant. Parker started her career in Newport Beach, CA as a personal trainer at the Sports Club/LA and as an Olympic hopeful for the 2000 Olympic Games in Athens. As a pioneer in the event of women's pole vault, she spent time working with the top coaches in the world at the US Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.

"Working as a personal trainer and training for the Olympic Games taught me invaluable lessons about goal setting, running a business, and helping people get in the best shape of their lives. I am excited to bring together the best personal trainers in Colorado to help them improve their businesses and at the same time improve the lives of anyone who enters a HealthStyles Exercise Equipment store." said Anne Parker.

The goal of the HealthStyles Fitness Professional Network is to create a win-win referral partnership between top fitness professionals in Colorado and HealthStyles Exercise Equipment's 11 Colorado retail stores. Anne Parker will manage the growth and development of the fitness professional network to select the best qualified candidates and to provide ongoing sales and business coaching to help participants get the most out of the program. Fitness professionals will benefit by receiving qualified customer leads from HealthStyles Exercise Equipment, expanding their service offerings with exercise equipment sales, and utilizing HealthStyles' store locations to conduct clinics and seminars to help grow their training businesses. HealthStyles Exercise Equipment will also benefit by expanding their product offerings to include training services, providing customer education programs and professional pre-sale support, and by receiving highly qualified customer referrals from fitness professionals.

Personal trainers, fitness instructors, coaches, and other health and fitness professionals interested in joining the HealthStyles Professional Trainer Network can contact Anne Parker for more information at 1-888-487-0151. To contact HealthStyles Exercise Equipment, call 1-800-829-9705 to connect to the HealthStyles Retail Store location nearest you. Or find us on line at http://www. HealthStylesExercise. com (http://www. HealthStylesExercise. com).

About HealthStyles Exercise Equipment
HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is a privately owned Specialty Exercise Equipment Retailer with eleven Colorado Stores and a Commercial Sales Team. Owners Dave and Jeanne Sheriff, and HealthStyles Exercise Equipment employees have been assisting fitness enthusiasts throughout Colorado since opening their first store in Glenwood Springs in 1993. In addition to providing consumers with the best selection of quality exercise equipment for the home, HealthStyles sells quality exercise equipment to clubs, hotels, corporate fitness centers, hospitals, schools and colleges, and other commercial settings. HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and can be reached at 800-688-2557 or online at http://www. HealthStylesExercise. com (http://www. HealthStylesExercise. com).

About Anne Parker
Anne Parker holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a Coaching Certification from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. While at St. Thomas, she was a member of the 1997 NCAA Division III Track and Field runner-up National Championship Team. She is an NCAA All-American athlete and a USA Track and Field level II coach. Additionally, she holds personal training certifications with the National Strength Coaches Association and the National Association of Sports Medicine. For more information, visit http://www. denver-personal-trainer. com (http://www. denver-personal-trainer. com).

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