Jacksonville Jewish Community Alliance Welcomes Olympic Gymnastic Medalist Shannon Miller

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) February 11, 2011 -- The Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) of Jacksonville, Florida welcomes seven-time Olympic gymnastic medalist Shannon Miller to speak at at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15. An author and motivational speaker, Shanon Miller will talk about her Olympic memories and her latest health and fitness initiatives, including her Walk-Fit Program. This event will be free and open to the public. To attend this event, please call (904) 730-2100 extension 228 for reservations, or register at jcajax.org.

ABOUT SHANNON MILLER

The only American to rank among the top ten all-time gymnasts, Shannon Miller is also the only female athlete to be inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame twice (individual 2006 and team 2008). Among her career highlights, Miller has won an astounding 59 international and 49 national competition medals, over half of which are gold. She is the only US gymnast to win two world all-around titles. The five medals (two silver, three bronze) that she won at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, represent the most medals won by a US athlete. At the 1996 Games in Atlanta, she led the “Magnificent Seven” to the US women’s first ever team gold and for the first time for any American gymnast, she captured gold on the balance beam.

Shannon Miller is now the President of Shannon Miller Lifestyle: Health and Fitness for Women, as well as an author, television personality, and the host of Shannon Miller Lifestyle Radio presented by St. Vincent’s HealthCare. She holds a BBA in marketing and entrepreneurship from the University of Houston and her law degree from Boston College. She founded the Shannon Miller Foundation dedicated to fighting childhood obesity and is Co- Chair of the Florida Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness.

Miller continues to travel the country as a highly sought after motivational speaker and advocate for the health and wellness of women and children. Shannon and her husband welcomed their first child John “Rocco” on October 28th, 2009.

ABOUT SHANNON MILLER LIFESTYLE
The mission of Shannon Miller Lifestyle is to inform, educate and inspire women to lead a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Through books, DVDs, motivational speaking, a weekly call-in radio show, and website shannonmillerlifestyle.com, Shannon focuses on opening the lines of communication and reminding women that it is okay to ask questions, demand answers, support each other and have fun along the way. Shannon Miller Lifestyle is targeted to women with a focus on pregnancy and motherhood.

Shannon Miller Lifestyle and Tom Bush Family of Dealerships have launched a free walking fitness program with online tracking and rewards http://shannonmillerlifestyle.com/walk-fit/, to help people achieve a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

ABOUT JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
The JCA has a beautiful, 99,000-square-foot facility, which includes a brand-new, state-of-the-art fitness center, full-court basketball gymnasium, indoor track, aerobics studio, heated indoor swimming pool, outdoor pool, clay tennis courts, racquetball courts, saunas, steam rooms, and whirlpool.

The JCA provides an integrated range of programs for people of all ages, levels of ability and interests. These programs include fitness and recreational activities; a nationally accredited preschool; family and cultural arts programs.

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