WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jan. 3, 2005 - Now health-conscious
travelers can stretch, flex and burn calories in the privacy
of their hotel rooms with Marriott's new "Great Health
- Fit for You" program, which offers complimentary
use in-room fitness options that will provide guests with
cutting edge exercise choices. Workout offerings including
the BodyRev™, BodyWedge21™ and Michael Sena's
Traveling Trainer will be delivered to guestrooms upon request
at full-service Marriott and Renaissance hotels in North
America beginning in late January 2005.
Marriott is offering three different exercise
equipment options including the BodyRev, originally created
by former Navy SEAL and professional trainer Alden Mills,
a portable exercise device and video routine that uses the
body's natural free-flowing movements to deliver a full-body
aerobic and strength-training workout in just 15 minutes.
It turns a few simple moves into an efficient calorie-burning,
muscle-toning, energy-boosting routine. Additionally, Michael
Sena, one of America's most respected personal trainer and
fitness experts, has partnered with Marriott to offer his
versatile, personalized Traveling Trainer kit. The kit,
which improves strength, balance and energy, includes fitness-club
quality resistance tubes and an easy-to-follow instructional
guide.
The third option in Marriott's "Great
Health - Fit for You" program is the BodyWedge21™,
which provides a full-body workout using an incline to target
abs, buttocks, thighs, triceps, chest and lower back. Twenty-one
different exercises are printed on the large foam wedge.
"Marriott is dedicated to providing our
health-conscious travelers with options that meet their
own individual needs," says Bob McCarthy, executive
vice president, North American lodging. "The 'Great
Health - Fit for You' fitness component was created based
on feedback from our guests who said they wanted more fitness
options."
The "Fit for You" culinary program,
which was created in December 2003 with a breakfast offering,
recently added additional features including lunch and dinner
restaurant menus, concierge-level selections, room service
and catering menus and retail store offerings in three categories
- carb-conscious, low fat and low cholesterol. It also includes
low-fat options on the kids' menus. It is available at Marriott
Hotels & Resorts locations in North America.
The "Great Health - Fit For You"
Program is a component of The New Look and Feel of Marriott
Now, a fresh approach influenced by the world's foremost
innovations in design, technology, culinary expertise, service
and comfort. Guests will begin to experience this evolution
across Marriott brands this year, in new hotel designs,
exotic destinations, enhanced fitness centers, sumptuous
spas and expanded culinary offerings, as well as new luxury
bedding.
For more information about Marriott International
or the "Fit for You" program, please call 1-800-228-9290
or visit www.marriott.com.
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