Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:20 AM
by
johnporcaro
Monday, May 12 is National Family Fitness Day in the U.S.
For those of you that have trouble getting up off your couch to put in an Xbox 360 game disc, it's time to put that Xbox 360 to good use! Grab your brothers, sisters, moms, dads, kids, or just your lazy self, and get moving!
To celebrate, we're teaming up with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to have some fun with DanceDanceRevolution. Nelson and I will be in NYC on Monday (along with some of our family members), to join the celebration and talk to families who are participating.
You can read all about the event, or better yet, if you're a member, stop by the Boys & Girls Club in NYC, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, or Seattle.
Find out more at http://www.Xbox.com/familyfitness, or in the press release we issued this morning.
From the press release:
"...To help encourage families to get involved, supermodel, health guru and mother of three Christie Brinkley and health expert and physician Dr. Carlon Colker will commence the activities at the Children’s Aid Society’s Dunlevy Milbank Center Boys & Girls Club in New York.
On National Family Fitness Day, select Boys & Girls Clubs will participate in this after-school event by playing “DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE 2” on Xbox 360. This activity, coupled with healthy tips provided by Dr. Colker, will showcase how families can connect with each other and exercise in a way that is fun. Also on this day will be a fun, collaborative competition among participating Boys & Girls Clubs aiming to reach the goal of 500 participants and 18,000 calories burned while playing “DanceDanceRevolution” on Xbox 360. Boys & Girls Clubs in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Seattle will all join in to start a new revolution. ...
More about National Family Fitness Day, the great health benefits of playing “DanceDanceRevolution” on Xbox 360, additional healthy family tips from Dr. Colker, and information on the Xbox 360 Family Timer and parental controls can be found at http://www.Xbox.com/familyfitness.