21 Minute Fitness & Weight Loss Helps Participants Reach Healthy Goals with Fast Fitness,...

Business Editors/Health Writers

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2004

Walnut Creek Convenience Fitness Facility Celebrates Grand Opening

March 25, 5-8 PM with Ribbon-Cutting and Party

21 Minute Fitness & Weight Loss, a unique muscle strengthening and

fitness center in Walnut Creek, offers participants "fast fitness" to help them reach and maintain lifetime fitness in one 21-minute workout a week. This slow pace muscle workout is one way to address the problem the US government recently identified -- that Americans are too fat and need to increase their exercise and decrease their calories.

The studio, located at 1919 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek, celebrates its grand opening on Thursday, March 25 from 5PM to 8PM with a party for the public, including a ribbon-cutting by the mayor, refreshments and a live radio broadcast from KKIQ FM.

The convenient 21 Minute Fitness & Weight Loss program is performed in street clothes, under the constant supervision of a coach, so participants work their muscles safely until they are "spent". After a workout, participants wait 3-5 days before working out again, allowing time for the muscles to recover. The program follows an initial 8-week period of two workouts per week, after which only one workout per week is required for maintenance. These strength training workouts help to burn fat, build lean muscle tissue, and speed up the resting metabolic rate.

"With the government telling us that we need to eat less and exercise more, this 21 minute workout can really help everyone to meet these healthy goals," explains Greg Thurman, founder and president of 21 Minute Fitness & Weight Loss. "This is 'fast fitness' and is a great substitute for fast food. You work out until your muscles are fatigued and then efficiently build lean muscle which leads to burning more calories 24/7."

Because the coaches monitor and manage the workout routines, 21 Minute Fitness & Weight Loss is suitable for people of all fitness levels and works especially well for anyone who has been unable to stick with a fitness regimen. "We have people here who haven't been to a gym in years and find they can get stronger, feel better and trim down using weights," said Thurman. "We also have members who swim, golf, or run regularly and want to build in a great strength training component to their fitness program."

For more information about 21 Minute Fitness & Weight Loss, or to schedule a complimentary workout, call toll free 866-348-4621 (866-Fit-In21) or go to 21minutefitness.com on the Web.