Local olympian, Biggest Loser contestant headline Medtronic Health & Fitness Expo
Local Olympian, Biggest Loser Contestant Headline Health & Fitness Expo
Carrie Tollefson, ONeal Hampton Jr. Featured at Free Event
St. Paul, Minn. September 27, 2013 Minnesota Olympian Carrie Tollefson and ONeal Hampton Jr., a contestant on the popular television program The Biggest Loser, will be the headline presenters at next weeks Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Health & Fitness Expo at Saint Paul RiverCentre on October 4 & 5.
The free event features more than 120 exhibitors offering the latest running and fitness information, advice, and products; the Athlete News Conference highlighting professional athletes and inspirational Faces in the Crowd participants; plus additional presenters, including three health and fitness experts from the Mayo Clinic. The expo will also offer bystander CPR instruction from the Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium as part of TCMs effort to educate the community about the importance and ease of bystander CPR.
Tollefson, a professional middle distance runner from St. Paul who hosts a popular weekly video show called C Tolle Run, will be making her marathon debut on Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. More than a dozen members of her family from her young children to her parents will compete in Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend events in an effort called Tollefsons Tackle Twin Cities. Tollefson will be joined by members of her family to talk about healthy, active living for the whole family.
Hampton experienced a life-changing opportunity to appear on NBC's Biggest Loser in 2010 with his daughter, SunShine. They capitalized on the opportunity to battle obesity and low self-esteem and embraced nutrition and healthy living while America followed their emotional journey. Together they lost a combined 274 pounds while on the show. Hampton, who represents Stealth Orthotics and the Hampton Wellness Foundation, will give a talk titled Its Never Too Late to Make a Positive Change.
The Health & Fitness Expo at Saint Paul RiverCentre is an exciting part of a full weekend of running and fitness activity in Minneapolis and St. Paul centered on the 32nd running of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. Even non-runners can enjoy the event, which includes free coffee from Caribou Coffee, chips from Old Dutch, the sale of official Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon apparel, and the introduction of the new official jeweler of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Scott James Jewelry.
The Health & Fitness Expo opens Friday, October 4 at noon and runs until 8:00 p.m. that evening. On Saturday, October 5, the Expo is open from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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About Twin Cities In Motion (TCM): Twin Cities In Motion provides nationally recognized, high quality running events throughout the year, including the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. With a mission of promoting healthy lifestyles through running events and community outreach, TCM and its charity partners contribute over $750,000 to related causes annually. For more information, visit tcmevents.org, facebook.com/TwinCitiesInMotion, and follow us on Twitter @tcmarathon.
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