Chelsea Piers Announces CP FIT Initiative

Public Fitness Events, Nutrition and Fitness Tips and More
Part of 10th Anniversary Celebration

(New York, NY - April 22, 2005) - As Chelsea Piers enters its tenth year, it is proud to announce the creation of the CP FIT Initiative. Recognizing that Americans and New Yorkers are experiencing the harmful effects of high rates of obesity and inactivity in record numbers, the CP FIT Initiative strives to support and encourage healthy, active lifestyles.

"The CP FIT initiative is a way for Chelsea Piers to help address the challenge of childhood obesity and to promote the value of being physically fit and active," noted Dana B. Thayer, Senior Vice President of Chelsea Piers. "While Chelsea Piers is known for its wide range of recreational sports activities, ultimately Chelsea Piers is about living a healthy, active lifestyle."

To this end, Chelsea Piers will present a monthly series of fitness and nutrition tips available to the public on Sunset Strip and in each venue starting in April. Chelsea Piers expert coaches, instructors and personal trainers have collaborated to generate the CP Fitness Tips, which will provide user-friendly exercises perfect for busy Chelsea Piers customers to do at home or on the go. In addition to the Fitness Tip, Chelsea Piers nutritionists have produced a monthly Nutrition Tip for Chelsea Piers customers. Nutrition Tips will include advice on how to stay healthy, and recipes that are easy to make and full of nutritious and delicious ingredients.

Chelsea Piers will also host the following CP FIT events, which are open for free to the public:

CP FIT: Fitness on Ice
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers, Pier 61, 21st Street & the Hudson River

Sky Rink invites New Yorkers for a cool day of free ice skating. Sky Rink instructors will host mini-clinics and demonstrate simple workouts that can be done on ice skates. They will also be on hand to give skating tips and instruction.

CP FIT: Summer Skate
Noon - 4:00pm
Saturday, August 6, 2005
The Roller Rinks at Chelsea Piers, Main Plaza, 23rd Street & the Hudson River

This free CP FIT event reminds everyone that fitness can be fun! With free demo skates from Rollerblade and classes taught by Roller Rinks instructors, every family can enjoy a day of inline skating down by the Hudson River and get a great workout in the process. Chelsea Piers sponsor Horizon Healthcare Insurance Company of New York will be providing complimentary skating helmets to the first 100 children who attend.

CP FIT: Let’s Just Play
Noon – 4:00pm
Saturday, September 10, 2005
The Roller Rinks at Chelsea Piers, Main Plaza, 23rd Street & the Hudson River

Capping off a summer of fitness, Chelsea Piers will host a free day of fitness and fun on the Roller Rinks. Master classes and games will be led by top Chelsea Piers instructors, teaching everything from yoga and Pilates to dodgeball and hip hop. Let’s Just Play will have something for everyone.

About Chelsea Piers
The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 30-acre waterfront sports village located between 18th and 23rd Streets along Manhattan’s Hudson River. Opened in 1995, Chelsea Piers has transformed four historic, long-neglected piers into a major center for public recreation and waterfront access. Situated on Piers 59, 60, 61 and 62 and in the headhouse that connects them, the Complex features over 28 sports and several entertainment venues.

CONTACT:
Erica Schietinger
Phone: 212.336.6870