PRESS RELEASE: Vickey joins fitness and sport manufacture leaders for visits on Capital Hill supporting wellness bills.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 7, 2007 – In conjunction with the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) Leadership Summit, attendees and other fitness advocates met with Senate and House members requesting support on two important bills before Congress. National Health-through-Fitness Day is the industry’s annual legislative event asking Congress to expand opportunities for physical activity in America. This year, SGMA will be promoting federal funding of the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP), benefiting P.E. programs across the country, and our industry’s signature issue, the Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT), a tax incentive option which promotes physical activity and fitness for all Americans.

“The PEP bill for school children and the PHIT Act for all Americans are the first steps towards making our nation more healthy. We need to act now and ask Congress to take the appropriate steps to help” said FitWell President Ted Vickey.

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Penn State article

Penn State article about working out with the President.

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.

PRESS RELEASE – FitWell President published by Penguin’s "Complete Idiot’s Guide To" Series

FitWell President Ted Vickey Co-Authors

“Complete Idiot’s Guide To Working Out With A Partner”

Comprehensive Health Services Fitness Center Director Motivates People To Become Active

VIENNA, VA. – Nov. 9, 2004 – Ted Vickey, co-author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Working Out With a Partner” (Alpha Books, Sept. 2004), has spent 13 years motivating people to better health and fitness in his job as executive director of workplace athletic centers operated by Comprehensive Health Services (CHS), a national occupational health services company based in Vienna, Va.

Vickey is vice president of CHS and president of FitWell, a wholly owned subsidiary of CHS, which offers onsite fitness centers to clients, including many prominent government and business organizations, across the United States. In addition to fitness centers, CHS offers a combined lifecycle approach to employee health, including worksite health, medical exams, disability and case management, wellness, and environmental health and safety.

In his first book, co-authored with Aimee Labrecque Vickey shares the secrets of creating a strongly motivating partner fitness program to build camaraderie, teamwork and companionship into the daily gym routine.

“ Ted’s work truly is typical of the caliber of CHS employees,” said Mel Hall, chairman and CEO of CHS. “Ted’s clients know that his approach to making wellness a lifelong passion works. Now, his method of partnered workouts can help people everywhere, and we’re pleased to support his book.”

CHS executives are regular speakers and subject-matter experts on a variety of employee health-related topics. The organization’s staff includes highly respected corporate medical director William S. Wanago, M.D., a full-time OSHA expert, full-time medical review officers and numerous senior-level occupational health nurses. CHS operates a network of 12,000 board-certified physicians and 10,000 facilities across the United States, working with many government agencies and Fortune 500 companies.