PRESS RELEASE: Vickey named to Board of American Council on Exercise

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Oct. 9, 2006 – The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s nonprofit fitness advocate, is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its board of directors: wellness executive Ted Vickey. Vickey has been a Vice President of Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. in Vienna VA since 2001. He is responsible for the operations, sales, consulting and client account management for the fitness management and wellness screenings division of the company. In 1995 he founded FitWell Associates Inc., a fitness and wellness management company. From 1995 – 2005 he was the Executive Director of the White House Athletic Center, serving the health, fitness and wellness needs of the staff of the Executive Office of the President for the Clinton and Bush Administrations. Since 1999 he has been a member of the Penn State College of Health and Human Development Alumni Board of Directors as President of the Kinesiology Alumni Association (1999 – 2004) and Past President (2004 to present). Vickey also presents regularly at industry conferences on many topics including the integration of technology and wellness. In 2004 he was the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Partner Training. He has been a member of the Association of Worksite Health Promotion and is an ACE-certified Personal Trainer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Penn State University. About ACE The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s Authority on Fitness, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of physical activity and protecting consumers against unsafe and ineffective fitness products and instruction. As the nation’s “workout watchdog,” ACE sponsors university-based exercise science research and testing that targets fitness products and trends. ACE sets standards for fitness professionals and is the world’s largest nonprofit fitness certifying organization. For more information on ACE and its programs, call (800) 825-3636 or log onto the ACE Web site www.acefitness.org.