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Kansas City YMCA Names Precor Exclusive Fitness Equipment Provider

Posted on: Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 21:00 CDT

Precor has signed an agreement with the YMCA of Greater Kansas City to be the association's exclusive fitness equipment supplier. The Kansas City organization is one of the fastest-growing YMCA associations in the nation.

Through the three-year agreement, Precor will provide the YMCA's health and fitness centers with Precor cardiovascular and strength equipment, along with integrated Cardio Theater personal viewing screens.

The Kansas City association is the nation's 18th-largest YMCA, with 18 family centers, nearly 100 childcare and education sites, and hundreds of youth sports locations in a two-state, eight-county metropolitan area. The organization serves more than 200,000 children and adults. With a national mission to "Activate America," the YMCA believes the first step in overall wellness begins in its fitness centers. By providing Precor's state-of-the-art equipment, the YMCA can ensure that each member has a quality experience when they walk into any of its 18 health and fitness centers.

"Community health and fitness is a core element of our mission of service. Providing our communities with quality equipment and facilities is important to fulfilling our mission, and through the years, we've learned that there's a direct relationship between how compelling our fitness offering is, and level of activity and focus in our wellness centers," said Gene Dooley, YMCA of Greater Kansas City's president/CEO. "With Precor, we are on the leading edge, delivering an overall health and fitness experience that's second to none."

In addition to offering the latest in personal entertainment, the Kansas City wellness centers also feature the new Precor Adaptive Motion Trainer(R), Precor's most innovative piece of cardio equipment since introducing the elliptical crosstrainer in 1995.

About YMCAs of Greater Kansas City

The YMCA of Greater Kansas City strives to offer programs and services that meet community needs. In an effort to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities, the YMCA offers services focusing on children and families, health and wellness, community development, sports development and swim lessons. Driven by their charitable mission and four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility, the YMCA is committed to turning no one away due to inability to pay. Visit the Y online at www.KansasCityYMCA.org.

About Precor

Founded in the Seattle, WA. area in 1980, Precor (www.precor.com) operates production, distribution and headquarters facilities near Seattle, with offices in the UK, Germany, Benelux, Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Japan and China. Engineered to move the way you move, Precor equipment sets the global standard for a fluid, natural, low-impact workout experience.

Precor is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corp. (www.amersports.com), the world's largest sports equipment company, with internationally recognized brands Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Precor, Salomon and Mavic.

Source: Business Wire

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