March 01, 2007

WALK4LIFE SPONSORS ASSOCIATION FOR SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION HALL Of FAME BANQUET

Reston, , March 01, 2007 — For the second consecutive year Walk4Life, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of quality pedometers for educational institutions, will sponsor the National Association for Sport and Physical Education’s (NASPE) Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, March 16, at the Renaissance Hotel in Baltimore, MD. Described as one of the most memorable of the events of the annual convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), the banquet recognizes excellence in the physical activity, physical education and sport professions.

Among this year’s honorees are: Anita DeFrantz, president of the Amateur Athletic Foundation based in Los Angeles, and a member of the International Olympic Committee as well as 1976 and 1980 Olympic teams; Dr. Robert Christina, dean emeritus of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and Dr. George Graham, professor, Pennsylvania State University.

According to Walk4Life President Ruth Carver MacKenzie, “The NASPE Hall of Fame honors outstanding individuals who have achieved new levels of excellence in sport and physical activity and inspired others by their example of what quality, physical activity and sport programs can do to make a better world. Walk4Life is very proud to sponsor this special event. It is truly one of the highlights of the convention.”

The awards are given to honor outstanding individuals who 1) make significant contributions to maintaining sport or/and physical activity as an integral part of the total education program; 2) further the image of sport and healthy physical activity for all; 3) accentuate the integral relationships of sport and physical activity to the total educational process 4) encourage involvement in meaningful competitive sport or physical activity programs by influential educators and citizens in all walks of life, and 5) symbolize the educational and developmental potentials of sport and physical activity.

Past inductees include University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Coach Pat Summitt, tennis greats Billie Jean King and the late Arthur Ashe, NFL Hall of Famers Nick Buoniconti and Anthony Munoz, Olympians such as the late Wilma Rudolph, Dan Jansen, Rafer Johnson, Peter Vidmar, Nancy Hogshead, and Tony DiCicco, head coach of the 1999 Women’s World Cup Champion Soccer Team, among others.

Other honorees that evening include the National Physical Education Teachers of the Year for Elementary, Middle School and High School, the National Physical Education Administrator of the Year as well as the Athletic Director of the Year Award. Artie Kamiya, president and founder of the Great Activities Publishing Company, will receive the Joy of Effort award.

Walk4Life, Inc., headquartered in Plainfield, Illinois, is a woman-owned business founded in 1999 to develop high-quality pedometers, activity-based educational materials and accessories to empower students and adult populations to increase their daily activity. Walk4Life pedometers, validated in numerous research studies for their accuracy and durability, are used in walking and wellness programs in educational institutions, corporations, hospitals, senior centers and health clubs. Visit the website at www.walk4life.com to learn more Walk4Life and its products, programs and initiatives.

The preeminent national authority on physical education and a recognized leader in sport and youth physical activity, the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) is a non-profit professional membership association that sets the standard for practice in physical education and sport. NASPE’s 17,000 members include: K-12 physical education teachers, coaches, athletic directors, athletic trainers, sport management professionals, researchers, and college/university faculty who prepare physical activity professionals. NASPE seeks to enhance knowledge, improve professional practice, and increase support for high quality physical education, sport and youth physical activity programs through research, development of standards, and dissemination of information. It is the largest of the five national associations that make the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD). To assess whether your child is receiving a quality physical education program, visit www.naspeinfo.org/observePE for an observation assessment tool.

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