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Black Girls RUN! Tours “Stroke Belt” to Promote Health and Fitness Among African-American Women
~Registration is open for first tour stop in Nashville, Tenn.~

There are two things that will never go out of style: being healthy and being sexy! Join Black Girls RUN! in its first national “Black Girls Run! Preserve the Sexy Tour.” Starting January 2013, Black Girls RUN! will travel to cities in the “Stroke Belt” that have some of the highest obesity rates in the United States to host one-day health and fitness clinics.

The Stroke Belt is a name given to the Southeastern region of the United States by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for having an unusually high incidence of stroke and other forms of cardiovascular disease. These health and fitness clinics will share Black Girls RUN!’s unique “Walk Before You RUN!” training program, guiding women in their
journey from walking to running. Participants will also receive information and tools on choosing the best running gear, hair maintenance tips, nutrition and healthy eating, and more.

Black Girls RUN! is a national running group created in 2009 by Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks to encourage African-American women to live a healthy and active lifestyle. The organization has grown to include more than 60 running groups across the nation with more than 52,000 members.

“With the ‘Preserve the Sexy Tour’ we want to encourage African-American women in areas with high obesity rates to embark on a healthy lifestyle,” said Ashley Hicks, cofounder of Black Girls RUN!. “Our ‘Walk Before You RUN’ training plan will help guide women who may be sedentary or not consider themselves ‘runners’ into pursuing their
first 5K road race.” Participants attending the “Walk Before You RUN!” clinics will receive a comprehensive
toolkit to get them out of the door and onto the pavement. The “Preserve the Sexy” tour stops include:

January 5 – Nashville, Tennessee
February 2 – Birmingham, Alabama
February 9 – Miami, Florida
March 16 – Richmond, Virginia
April 20 – Atlanta, Georgia
May 11 – Jackson, Mississippi
June 8 – Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina

The tour is open to beginner runners, walkers, non-Black Girls RUN! members and current Black Girls RUN! members. Click here to register for the January 5, Nashville, Tennessee tour stop. “Too many women have been intimidated by the idea of running because they started out too fast or went too hard. We want to provide women who are interested in running the solid foundation they need to get started in a fun, relaxing atmosphere,” said Toni Carey, co-founder of Black Girls RUN!. “Most importantly, they’ll have a network of 52,000 women across the nation to lean on for support and encouragement.”

For all “Preserve the Sexy Tour” updates and to register for the event, visit www.blackgirlsrun.com. You can also follow Black Girls RUN! on Twitter at @BlackGirlsRUN or use the hashtag #PTST13.