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XRtainment Zone Introduces it's MPowerZone Seminar Series

What: MPowerZone Seminar
Speaker: Roy E. Vartabedian, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. President, V&A Designs for Wellness
Where: 409 East Palm Ave. in Redlands 909-798-5340
When: Saturday, September 16, 2006 from 6:00PM - 7:30PM
Why: Educate your family on "Healthy Eating Made Simple!"
Cost: Free

(Redlands, CA) XRtainment Zone will be offering a variety of Saturday events, titled MPower Zone beginning on September 16th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. The first speaker during the grand opening weekend celebration is Dr. Roy E. Vartabedian, a preventive health care specialist. Dr. Vartabedian is a Director at the internationally recognized Cooper Clinic of Dallas. He has personally assisted and directed the assistance of people from all over the world in learning how to achieve a healthy lifestyle. He is an internationally published author by HarperCollins and guest on national television programs, such as the Today show; Live with Regis and Kathie Lee; Everyday with Joan Lunden; and a variety of other national and regional television and radio programs. The Saturday seminar series and activities are complimentary as XRtainment Zone's commitment to give back to the community.

On September 17th from 10AM - 7PM the long awaited XRtainment Zone will celebrate its Grand Opening featuring new "Exertainment games". For the Grand Opening time you may try out the facility complimentary and enter to win prizes! Come and experience the atmosphere as parents and children enjoy exertainment, smoothies, wi-fi lounge and more! As seen in Parenting Magazine, the games are a hybrid of interactive video games that entertain and exercise the player. In addition to the popular Dance Dance Revolution, a whole new generation of interactive video games are featured by Sony, Cybex, Powergrid Fitness and Cateye Fitness among others. The 8,000+ sq. ft. family wellness center is located at 409 East Palm Ave. in Redlands. The Zone's slogan, "Where working out is all play!" describes the unique experience well.

Dr. Ernie Medina Jr. of Redlands, California has been actively educating school leaders and physicians on this new alternative and beneficial exercise. According to statistics, a larger number of American children than ever before are obese and Dr. Medina Jr. has seen enough positive results from exertainment games that he is now working with local universities to conduct verifiable research on how kids and individuals of all ages may benefit from these games. XRtainment Zone is more than just play; they are dedicated to making a significant impact in reversing trends in childhood obesity, cardiovascular disease, Type II diabetes, and other lifestyle-related illnesses. Medina's expertise in exertainment has been featured in leading publications such as Wired Magazine, Newsweek, The London Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Medina Jr. sees the trend growing, "I'm excited about the potential exertainment has for overcoming many of the physical, developmental, and motivational barriers that prevent people from maximizing their health through exercise. I believe that 2006 will be the year where those who currently are not exercising will find out that, "Working out is all play!"

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