Extreme Fitness launches a new group fitness class designed to give high performing Athletes the benefits of Yoga

JOGA is launching at Extreme Richmond with celebrity athletes Wednesday March 7,2012 5pm-6pm

TORONTO, March 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Extreme Fitness Inc., a leading fitness club operator in the Greater Toronto Area, has teamed up with Jana Webb, fitness guru and founder of JOGA. Jana has found her niche market in the realm of high performance and elite athletes. This past year she started with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in their off-season and then into their regular season. She also worked with players from the NHL during their off-season out of the National Sports Development center in Calgary. Currently, she is working with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL Team Canada Volleyball, and Team Canada Squash. "JOGA is an athletic based style of yoga that incorporates a unique blend of postures to find balance in strength and flexibility, a variety of breathing techniques to improve breath control/recovery and relaxation tools to maintain a calm mind in sport and in life"Jana Webb, founder and creator of JOGA.

The class is open to all members and fitness levels however the focus it to get the "big boys" from the weight room onto yoga mats. Extreme Fitness is pulling out all the stops to do this by featuring JOGA in the main level mezzanine of one of their flagship locations at Richmond and John.

On March 7,2012 Jana Webb will be launching JOGA with Extreme by teaching the class literally in the middle of the gym floor. There will be a live DJ present and a movie screen showcasing her DVD featuring the movements of JOGA. Jana and her team of ambassadors will be on site answer questions and lead the group.

In attendance Extreme Fitness has invited high profile athletes to join the launch of the program on March 7th at the Richmond Location. The following athletes and organizations have been confirmed:

Damon Allen- www.damonallen.ca  most recently inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Hovig Tchaderin - 2012 New Face of the UFC
Brian Muir - Former NHL'er
The Toronto Argonauts - including Jason Pottinger
Team Canada Squash -Olympic Team including Jason Powers
Team Canada Basketball
Team Canada Beach Volleyball Summer Olympic future Gold medal contenders- Josh Binstock and Martin Reader

And more to be confirmed....

"This is the beginning of a shift in times where the harder we lift, or the heavier we train, the more JOGA we need...and want! I am excited that JOGA is geared to male jocks and that finally the weight room crowed and non-believers to yoga will see the benefits of this practice." Stephanie Joanne, Personal Trainer and Fitness Ambassador

JOGA at Extreme

Extreme Fitness Richmond
267 Richmond Street West, Toronto
1-800-694-7136

Call club reception to sign up www.extremefitness.ca

Find out more about Jana Webb and JOGA by going to www.jogawithjana.com

Extreme Fitness

Founded in 1995, Extreme Fitness currently has 13 fitness clubs in the Greater Toronto Area and approximately 100,000 members.  Extreme Fitness is a portfolio company of Falconhead Capital, LLC (www.falconheadcapital.com), a private equity firm established in 1998 to provide investors with significant long-term capital appreciation by investing globally in consumer-focused businesses in the leisure, lifestyle, recreation and related categories. In addition to Extreme Fitness, Falconhead Capital's current and prior portfolio include, among others, Growing Family, Inc., Escort, Inc., National Powersport Auctions, Premier Salons International, Maritime Telecommunications Network, and ESPN Classic Europe. For more information, please visit  www.extremefitness.ca

Extreme Fitness Media Contact
Stephanie Joanne
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