Thanks to the help of our loyal HealthStyles customers, we are on our way to outfitting the Fitness Room at the Cope Boys and Girls Club in Denver! November has ended and we have until Christmas to raise money to put toward the remodel of their Fitness Room.

The wish list for Director Julio Flores and the kids includes a new multi-stack gym, new benches and weights, a treadmill and possibly an elliptical trainer, and assorted other accessories. HealthStyles has pledged a percentage of our profits during November and December, along with some time and energy, to make this happen.

So far we have removed the old weight machines and benches from the exiting room, and taken what cannot be used, to salvage. The room has been painted and brightened with pictures and mirrors by the Boys and Girls Club Staff and Volunteers.

We have added several multi-angle benches and have identified a multi-stack gym that will hopefully be installed this week!

Our Give the Gift Campaign is what is allowing this to happen. We are encouraging all of our customers to purchase gifts that will enhance the health and fitness of their friends and loved ones, and when they purchase equipment or accessories from HealthStyles Exercise Equipment during this Christmas Season, we are donating a portion of the profits to the equipment that is on the wish list for the Cope Buys and Girls Club.

We would like to encourage all of our customers to continue your generosity by supporting our Give the Gift of Fitness Campaign between now and Christmas.

Join HealthStyles Exercise Equipment in giving the gift of fitness this Holiday Season!

The Give the Gift of Fitness Campaign is Healthstyles’ holiday program aimed at increasing awareness and funding for the promotion of youth and adult fitness!

While Colorado is the leanest state in our nation, our obesity rates continue to increase. In fact, 10 years ago, our current rate would have placed us among the nations’ fattest. Even more alarming is the rapid increase in obesity rates among our children, which increased faster than the national average and recorded the 2nd fastest increase in the country.

We are facing an epidemic, moving less and less. We simply aren’t getting what we need at our schools and some can’t afford to pay for what we need privately.

You can help by promoting fitness among your friends and family. You believe in the value of staying healthy and fit. Share your passion with your loved ones – and help the Boys and Girls Clubs of Colorado at the same time!

HealthStyles has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Denver, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County to donate fitness equipment and accessories to be used to help improve the physical fitness levels of the kids in Colorado. HealthStyles will be donating a portion of our profits between now and Christmas toward this goal, so any purchase you make during this time will help!

Join our cause by pledging to make all of your gifting purchases focused on health and fitness products and services. There are tons of options to meet virtually any budget. Gift cards in any dollar amount can be purchased for items such as weights and accessories, treadmills, ellipticals, bikes and more!

Giving the Gift of Fitness is easy and meaningful. By giving a gift that must be used to further health and fitness, not only are you helping friends and loved ones focus on fitness, but at the same time you are giving back to the community through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Denver and Larimer County.

On August 7^th HealthStyles Exercise Equipment lost a key member of our team. Gregg Theander had worked for HealthStyles Exercise Equipment for over 16 years and had been a friend to us for over 25 years. He was taken from this world at the age of 48 years old and left two beautiful children, Hope, age 10 and Lane, age 9, four siblings, and many, many friends and associates who loved and admired him very much.

As a small closely knit company, this has hit all of us at HealthStyles very hard, along with many of Gregg’s customers in the Fort Collins and Loveland areas, and dozens of fitness manufacturers, friends and business associates.

Gregg Theander was born in Denver, Colorado on July 16^th, 1963. He had 3 sisters and one brother and grew up in the Denver area, graduating from Bear Creek High School where he grew to love volleyball and played for the varsity team. He then went to East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania on a volleyball scholarship, where his team was one of the top 10 men’s volleyball teams in the country.

Gregg had a love for all sports, fitness and outdoor activities and pursued a recreation degree in college, going on to work at health clubs and recreation centers in the South Denver Metro area before he reconnected with Dave and Jeanne Sheriff and HealthStyles Exercise Equipment. He relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado and opened the HealthStyles Exercise Equipment store in Old Town Ft Collins in 1996. He continued to grow with the company and became a regional manager, opening many stores for HealthStyles through the years.

Gregg was a key component in the training and education of our fitness associates, teaching them about the exercise equipment we sell, how to help meet the customer’s health and fitness needs, and how to provide the best customer service possible. We called it "The Theander University" and would send new employees up to Fort Collins, or have Gregg visit them in their stores, to teach them the HealthStyles Story, how HealthStyles wanted to treat our customers, and to show new employees the kind of attention to detail that he applied to everything he did.

Gregg was a true leader and an asset to our industry. Gregg had the personality to make everyone that he was around feel comfortable, and he had the ability to be your friend and support arm, regardless of the request or need. We all sincerely miss Gregg and his passion for our industry, his depth of knowledge within specialty fitness, his love for his family and children, his teamwork and customer service attitude, and his always inquisitive thirst for knowledge.

Some of the dozens of comments that have been received by us since the news of Gregg’s passing are below, and give a wonderful snapshot of what a special friend and employee he was.

Gregg was a tremendous individual to learn from as I had the pleasure of working with him directly for a 3 month period when I first started with HealthStyles over 6 years ago. I called it the Theander Institute of Higher Learning and never have I been so impressed with someone’s dedication to the retail fitness business and to its customers. Gregg always made it a priority that we are in the business of helping people. He was the best at doing that and it was effortless for him to convey that to anyone regardless of what that customer was like. Probably the most important lesson he taught me was even on the slowest of days, there was always a smile on his face and he always kept his head up.

Scott Laurent
HealthStyles Employee

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Gregg will be missed! He was someone I had tremendous respect for, not only in our industry but as a person. Gregg’s influence will always be around. The way I talk with people. How I try to connect. Absolute professionalism. Always knowing the answer. Confidence. Interest. Not just going, but living the extra mile. Enthusiasm. I’ll be a better person. I am a better person. I am different since I met Gregg.

Josiah Burke
HealthStyles Employee

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Gregg was a rare person …doing anything to help even a stranger on the street. He was such a good friend to me …I will miss him so much.

Matt Tuma
Former HealthStyles Employee

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Gregg was a great mentor to me, Gairett and Josiah, teaching while also throwing us into the fire. He was patient in the learning process and celebrated when I completed my first sales transaction, first financing deal and ran up my first credit card sale. He was a great coach and the kind you wanted to play for. For me that pretty much sums it up. Lastly, he was a guru of fitness equipment and the history thereof… "the encyclopedia of fitness", ask him about a certain home gym or elliptical and he would tell you the history and evolution of that piece.

Tonja Hadley
HealthStyles Employee

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I first met Gregg in 1985 when we were both fresh out of college. While reading entries about Gregg on Facebook, and listening to people speak at his service. It occurred to me that you could measure Gregg’s impact on peoples’ lives by the number of them that considered him their best friend. I certainly considered him mine.

My father passed away exactly 1 week before Gregg. Gregg wrote a nice entry in the Denver Post obituary column about my father and I called him to thank him. We talked for a while and Gregg’s last words to me were "I’ll be thinking about you". That was Gregg, always putting other people before himself. He was always there for you.

Steve Koehler
HealthStyles Employee

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I still remember driving over from Grand Junction to help Gregg set up the original Ft. Collins store. We were building floor models late one night when he asked me if we were "going to get rich" doing this. It must have been the look on my face because before I could even answer he said, "Yeah, I didn’t think so."
Cracked me up…

Andy Brossard
HealthStyles Employee

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What can you say about Gregg that everyone doesn’t already know? Well, other than the fact he was one of the smartest guys in the fitness industry and a kind and loving father, he was my friend. He was someone that always made me laugh and someone who would talk to me about anything. Regardless where he was or what he was doing, he always had that big laugh and smile. Even though I know he’s in a much better place, I will miss him dearly. Cheers to my bud, Gregg!

Joey Osborne
Vision Fitness

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I am sure that I am not alone in saying that working with Gregg over the years was always great. He truly was a professional with a great attitude and passion for what he did.

Pat Warner
Foundation Fitness

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I am in a bit of shock about Greg’s passing (as I suspect most are). He was a great guy and it is a tremendous loss for the industry. Please accept and express my and SportsArt Fitness’s deepest sympathy to his family, HealthStyles and yourself.

Ken Carpenter
SportsArt Fitness

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My thoughts and prayers go out to Gregg’s family and friends. He was truly one of the great people in this industry and I will miss him.

Andy Cutright
Hoist Fitness

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Gregg was a good man …I always enjoyed his company – both professionally and as a friend. He will be missed.

Ryan Simat
Octane Fitness

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I have known Gregg for 20 years and he made Fort Collins and this world a better place.

Ken Forzley,
Sport & Fitness, Inc.

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Gregg – you were a friend and a committed partner in our business for so many years. You will be dearly missed.

Dave and Jeanne Sheriff
HealthStyles Exercise Equipment

We are very excited to announce the relocation of our Colorado Boulevard Store. Formerly located below Lamps Plus in the Boulevard Shopping Center just North of 1-25 and Colorado Boulevard, we have moved to the South end of the Shopping Center on the other side of Safeway, and just next to Runner’s Roost.

We feel that the proximity of being close to Runner’s Roost, one of the premier fitness footware and clothing locations in Denver, and the greater visability, accessibility and ease of parking at this new location, will make it ultimately more attractive and enjoyable for our customers. Add to that the increased showroom space and the enhanced personal training area, and we fell that we have definitely hit a home run!

We invite you to stop by the location at 1685 South Colorado Blvd. during regular store hours (10-7 Monday thru Friday, 10-6 Saturday, and 11-5 on Sunday) and see the bigger and brighter showroom for yourselves. Mention that you saw this article and receive an additional 5% off of any one item in addition to any sale pricing! You can also call the store at 303-300-1171.

We are very excited to announce the opening of our  3rd and 4th  HealthStyles Personal  Training Studios within our Park Meadows  and Loveland retail store locations. This unique semi private personal training studio combines the highest quality exercise equipment with certified personal trainers that have your safety, comfort and fitness goals in mind. “Our new Healthstyles Personal Training Studio will really help us to extend our fitness service beyond merely selling exercise equipment”, states Micky Schlagel, Park Meadows store manager. “We now have a means to further educate customers before and after the sale to help anyone get the most out of their cardiovascular training, strength training, rehabilitation, or weight loss program”. This growing trend of personal training studios within our HealthStyles Exercise retail store locations (already a success at the HealthStyles Boulder and Colorado Blvd store locations) seems to be the right direction for a company who proudly admits to having Health and Wellness as our focus for customers who purchase exercise equipment from us. “What we have here within our training studio concept is the perfect opportunity to go well above the customers expectations when purchasing quality exercise equipment from us”, says HealthStyles owner Dave Sheriff. “Our goal is to help get each individual off to the right start by providing quality fitness consultation including a complimentary in home training session on their new equipment along with ongoing training opportunities to help maximize the potential for success with their fitness needs.” For more information about the HealthStyles Training Studio facilities, personal training opportunities, free consultations, upcoming clinics and classes, please contact the HealthStyles Showroom location near you.

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment adds a little something extra to two of their store locations in Boulder and Denver – a fully functional personal training studio. "There are lots of health professionals and personal trainers in the area," explained Brad Libbrecht, manager of the Boulder store. "We had the space, and decided that adding the training studio component would create more synergy, increase traffic and sales inside the store, and create more of a fitness-centered, community environment." Libbrecht had previously managed a health club for more than seven years, and had a good understanding of operating a personal training department. After an initial meeting with prospective trainers in the area, HealthStyles was able to create an environment that appealed to both trainers and clients. Many clients especially enjoy the semi-private space, as it eliminates membership fees and crowded health clubs.

The training studios have been a part of the two stores for about four years now, and have been quite successful from referrals and word-of-mouth marketing alone. Both stores noted a definite increase in sales, particularly at the Boulder location where there’s an especially thriving fitness market. Accessories have seen the biggest sales spike since the studios opened, as trainers recommend certain strength or fitness accessories for their clients, available for purchase in the next room! Often, as a client completes their training session, they will exit through the store and begin looking through the extensive selection of accessories and fitness equipment; many even going on to purchase a Vision machine. Others may come into the store looking for fitness equipment and be pleasantly surprised to see a personal training studio as part of their visit. "Many times customers will come and say, ‘Oh you have personal trainers available here too?’," said Libbrecht. "It o ffers that whole package of a true commitment to getting and staying healthy and fit. We’re selling professional results."

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment will donate a percentage of the proceeds of all sales through January 24th, 2010 to help support the relief effort in Haiti. The Red Cross has estimated that the devastating earthquake that struck the capital of Haiti on Tuesday, January 12th may have affected more than 3 million people. An unrestricted donation can help families in need gain access to much needed supplies. To make a donation directly, please click on this link www.redcross.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767). Funds will directly go to support American Red Cross Relief efforts in Haiti.

Grand Junction, CO [6/03/09] – “Your Health is your True Wealth” states Dave Sheriff, owner of HealthStyles Exercise Equipment. The Grand Junction Specialty Exercise Equipment store is a community resource for all populations. Weight loss, improved heart and lung function, increased metabolism, rehabilitation and improved muscular function, improved appearance and a sense of well being are just a few of the benefits of regular exercise and activity. The Grand Valley communities will enjoy the newly updated HealthStyles Exercise Equipment retail store, with its central Grand Junction location and its new array of fitness products and services. (more…)

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment’s Commercial Product Division provides state-of-the-art Nautilus, FreeMotion, and Expresso commercial exercise equipment for The Residences at the Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado. (more…)

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment’s Commercial Product Division provides state-of-the-art Nautilus, FreeMotion, Octane, and Expresso commercial exercise equipment for the new SuperFit fitness facility in Casper, Wyoming.

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HealthStyles Exercise Equipment expands their superior pre and post sale customer service with free personal training evaluations and in home personal training and program design for Colorado customers.

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Anne Parker will manage the new HealthStyles Fitness Professionals Network, a win-win referral program to bring top health and fitness professionals together with HealthStyles’ Colorado retail customers.

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HealthStyles Exercise Equipment will feature the full line of Life Fitness home treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, and home gyms in their 11 retail stores throughout Colorado. (more…)

For five weeks, the 23rd annual Parade of Homes in Denver will attract curious builders and buyers and anyone else interested in the latest in home design and decorating. The event is known as the largest walking tour of luxury homes in the nation, and organizers expect at least 90,000 visitors this year to its west Denver location.

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is a sponsor of the event and is features in 2 of the homes, La Belle Maison by 9 One 5 Custom Homes, and Bella Vista by Cline Design Group. As a sponsor, HealthStyles will also host a display in the “Great Room” which is at the entrance to the 2008 Parade of Homes.

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Greeley, CO – [3/17/08] – HealthStyles Exercise Equipment Adds the University of Northern Colorado Recreation Center to their premier Commercial Sales Portfolio. HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce the addition of the University of Northern Colorado Student Recreation center, in Greeley, to their commercial client list. (more…)

Denver, CO – [03/21/08] HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to Announce the addition of the new and innovative Expresso Fitness bikes into the Qi Kinesis Athletic Club of Denver. HealthStyles Exercise Equipment Commercial Product Division has added another exclusive facility to their line-up of state-of-the-art Colorado fitness facilities. Qi (pronounced “Chee”) is a neighborhood-oriented club that is committed to health – not hype. (more…)

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to be celebrating 15 years of service to fitness enthusiasts throughout Colorado. From the original store that opened in 1993 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, to the most recent, 11th location, in Aurora’s new Southlands Shopping Center, HealthStyles’ commitment has always been to provide the best selection of exercise equipment at the best possible prices. (more…)

Erie, CO – [3/12/08] – HealthStyles Exercise Equipment Adds the Erie Community Center to their premier Commercial Sales Portfolio. HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce the addition of the Erie Community Center to their commercial client list. The Erie Community Center boasts over 60,000 sq. ft. of amenities to provide you and your family with the ultimate wellness experience. (more…)

Boulder, CO [1/28/08] – HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce the addition of the Peloton Residences to their commercial client list. The Peloton is the largest and most exclusive new residential project at 33rd and Arapahoe in Boulder, Colorado. (more…)

The new Healthstyles Exercise Equipment retail store, with its exceptional location in the Southlands Mall is slated to be one of Healthstyles’ top performing retail store locations offering the best selection of home fitness equipment, expert advice, and follow up customer support.

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The new Healthstyles Exercise Equipment retail store, with its exceptional location in the Park Meadows Marketplace is slated to be one of Healthstyles’ top performing retail store locations offering the best selection of home fitness equipment, expert advice, and follow up customer support. Lone Tree, CO – [4/30/07] – HealthStyles Exercise Equipment, with 10 specialty exercise equipment retail store locations in Colorado, is proud to announce the opening of their 11th Store location on South Yosemite Street in Lone Tree at the Park Meadows Marketplace. The new store opened this April 13th, 2007. With its exceptional location, it is slated to be one of the absolute best in the HealthStyles retail store line-up offering the best selection of home fitness equipment, expert advice, and follow up customer support. The new fitness equipment showroom features top quality exercise equipment from well-known brands such as Octane, LeMond, Vectra, Nautilus, Schwinn Fitness, Bowflex, StairMaster, Landice, Body Solid, and Horizon. Product selections range from FitBalls and Pilates kits, to home gym systems, treadmills, elliptical cross trainers, stationary cycles, rowing ergometers and much more. HealthStyles Exercise Equipment provides customers with home fitness solutions for all age ranges, abilities, and budgets. HealthStyles provides a specialty exercise equipment shopping experience that customers, from the novice exerciser, to the fitness enthusiast, have not seen before in the Park Meadows area. “We want our HealthStyles Exercise Equipment showrooms to provide a testing ground for our quality products and to serve as an educational center for the Highlands Ranch and surrounding community customers,” says Dave Sheriff. HealthStyles has been serving Colorado communities successfully for years with their staff of trained fitness consultants who can provide ongoing information, support, reinforcement and product recommendations. Their success is derived from providing quality products, superior customer service, and competitive and fair prices. “We understand the reasons people exercise and we want to help them meet these goals to attain the best and most desired results. Your goal is our goal and we will do whatever possible to help you have success,” says Sheriff. The HealthStyles Park Meadows store will be managed by HealthStyles fitness consultants, Chris Banks and Justin Jamison. Both have education and past experience in fitness consultation and personal training. To contact the HealthStyles Exercise Equipment Store location in Park Meadows directly, call 303-790-9870 or visit us at 8449 Yosemite St., Lone Tree, CO 80124. To connect to the HealthStyles Retail Store location nearest you call 1-800-829-9705 or find us on line at http://www.healthstylesexercise.com/index.php. ### About HealthStyles Exercise Equipment HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is a privately owned Specialty Exercise Equipment Retailer with ten Colorado stores and a Commercial Sales Team. Owners Dave and Jeanne Sheriff, and HealthStyles Exercise Equipment employees have been assisting fitness enthusiasts throughout Colorado since opening their first store in Glenwood Springs in 1993. In addition to providing consumers with the best selection of quality exercise equipment for the home, HealthStyles sells quality exercise equipment to clubs, hotels, corporate fitness centers, hospitals, schools and colleges, and other commercial settings. Healthstyles Exercise Equipment is headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and can be reached at 800-688-2557 or online at http://www.healthstylesexercise.com.

This unique personal training studio located within the Healthstyles Exercise Equipment retail store combines quality exercise equipment with certified personal training that has your safety, comfort and results in mind.

Boulder, CO – [3/19/07] – HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce the opening of Healthstyles Training Studio Boulder, a unique personal training studio concept that merges the world of specialty exercise equipment with a true “Try Before You Buy” environment. Plus a semi-private personal training facility that features the most “State of the Art” equipment in the industry.

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New Octane Elliptical Cross Trainers, offering the most natural walking, jogging, and running motion, are now available from Healthstyles Exercise Equipment Colorado retail stores.

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The Torque Fitness F5 Fold Away Strength Trainer^TM (F.A.S.T) offers unprecedented space efficiency combined with superior time efficiency for a total-body workout.

Denver, CO – (09/28/06) HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is pleased to present the new Torque Fitness F5 Fold Away Strength Trainer^TM (F.A.S.T) exclusively in their 10 Colorado retail stores beginning this week. (more…)

Build-to-Suit Nautilus^® Treadmills Now Available at 10 Healthstyles Exercise Equipment Colorado Retail Stores

Denver, CO – [2/28/06] – HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce the addition of the Nautilus® Sport Series Treadmills to their selection of top rated fitness equipment. (more…)

Boulder, CO – [1/24/06] – HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce the opening of a tenth Colorado retail store located in the heart of Boulder at 2490 Arapahoe within the Arapahoe Village Shopping Center. (more…)