| For Immediate Release |
Media Contact: |
| August 14, 2009 |
Ron Precht |
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847-905-1649 |
Evanston, IL — For the second year in a
row, the American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA®)
will take part in the American Heart Association’s 5.3K
Metro Chicago Start! Heart Walk in the Chicago area,
September 25-October 3, 2009. AMTA massage therapists
from Illinois will be onsite, providing 10 minute
massages to Walk participants.
More than 18,000 walkers will participate in the 4
events that help fund lifesaving heart and stroke
research and community education programs. Walkers also
will have the opportunity to visit areas that honor
survivors, inspire heart-healthy changes and celebrate
significant lifestyle changes during the event.
“We are excited for AMTA to be a part of this event
supporting healthy hearts,” says AMTA President Judy
Stahl. “It allows our members to give back to the
community, while demonstrating the value of massage to a
person’s health and wellness. There are so many
heart-healthy benefits of massage, including temporarily
lowering blood pressure and helping to relieve anxiety
and stress.”
The American Massage Therapy Association is the largest
non-profit, professional association for massage
therapists with 58,000 massage therapist members. The
association is directed by volunteer leadership and
fosters ongoing, direct member-involvement through its
51 chapters. AMTA works to advance the profession
through ethics and standards, the promotion of fair and
consistent licensing of massage therapists in all
states, and public education on the benefits of massage.
AMTA’s Find A Massage Therapist® free national locator
service helps consumers find AMTA massage therapists
throughout the U.S. The service is available via AMTA’s
Web site at www.findamassagetherapist.org and toll-free
at 888-843-2682 (888-THE-AMTA). October 25-31, 2009 AMTA
members will celebrate National Massage Therapy
Awareness Week® to attract attention to the benefits of
massage, including those that benefit heart health.
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