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Health Fitness Corporation Emphasizes Science Behind Health and Fitness Management With New RDO Division.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 02-JUL-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
MINNEAPOLIS, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HealthFitness (BULLETIN BOARD: HFIT) is putting more than a few exceptional heads together to advance the science behind fitness and health management.

HealthFitness is a leading provider of employee health management programs with more than 400 fitness centers globally and a suite of health management services offered on-site, Web-based and telephonically. The company has recently recruited some of the top minds in the industry to staff its Research, Development and Outcomes (RDO) division under the leadership of Chief Science Officer Peter A. Egan, Ph.D.

"This move directly aligns product development with science, research and outcomes, allowing HealthFitness to provide clients with stronger evidenced- based program offerings," said Gregg Lehman, Ph.D., president and CEO of HealthFitness. "Pete is a great fit as the leader of HealthFitness's scientific knowledge base. He has specialized in the design and architecture of health and fitness database systems for more than 20 years, and is a co- founder of HealthCalc.Net Inc., which HealthFitness acquired in late 2005."

Egan holds a doctorate in exercise physiology from the University...

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