Media Alert: iVillage's Your Total Health Kicks Off the Step up to Slim Down Community Challenge
Women of all ages and ability levels are invited to sign up to take the challenge this Fall
Englewood Cliffs, NJ (PRWEB) October 9, 2008 -- iVillage Inc., the first and largest community of women online, recently kicked off its Step Up to Slim Down Community Challenge. The six-week walking program is the easiest of exercise plans for the gal on the go.
The challenge is designed to give participants the choice of doing their activity assignments all at once or broken up into segments. Fans of Leslie Sansone, walking expert and founder of the In Home Walking Fitness Program, that currently do her workouts are even given bonus assignments each day. The end goal for the challenge is for participants to walk the recommended 10,000 steps a day or more.
Other helpful tips and advice for a successful challenge include:
Step Up to Slim Down is for people of all ability levels and ages. The program will not only help participants with their 10,000 steps, but can even be customized to walkers with health problems and injuries to help them get stronger.
About iVillage Inc.
iVillage Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NBC Universal, Inc., is the first and most established media company dedicated exclusively to connecting with women at every stage of their lives. As a leading community for women online with 20 million unique visitors (comScore MediaMetrix, August 2008), iVillage.com offers an authentic community infused with compelling content from experts on health, parenting, pregnancy, beauty, style, fitness, relationships, food and entertainment. The site's interactive features include thousands of message boards and a wide variety of social networking tools, allowing women around the world to connect, share ideas, and seek advice and support about everything from fertility to fashion. Established in 1995, iVillage's brand extensions include iVillage UK, iVillage Total Health and owned sites Astrology.com, GardenWeb and gURL.com. The company, acquired by NBC Universal, Inc. in May 2006, is based in New York.
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