Hilton Hotels help travlers stay fit

Hilton Hotels & Resorts signed an agreement with Bally Total Fitness to provide hotel guests with access to more than 5,000 certified personal trainers at Hilton or Bally locations in cities throughout North America. In addition, Hilton’s Personal Performance Program includes enhancements to its in-room exercise options by offering in-room “mini gyms” The hotel plans to debut these services to hotel guests starting Feb. '05.

The decision by Hilton to join with Bally Total Fitness in this first-of-its-kind hospitality-fitness alliance stemmed from a scientific study conducted on behalf of Hilton Hotels & Resorts by the former director of NASA’s Fatigue Countermeasures Program. The Personal Performance Study measured the impact of travel on performance and productivity and found that those who exercise while traveling performed 61 percent better than non-exercisers on alertness and reaction tests.

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Source: Hilton Hotels Corporation