New York City, NY -- October 11, 2007 -- Sunday, October 14 at The Waldorf Astoria in New York City, notable women athletes will sweat, stretch and challenge their bodies and minds as Kimberly Fowler, founder of YAS Fitness Centers, leads them through her trademark YOGA for ATHLETES® class. An “Athletes Only” brunch will be held after the class to discuss the benefits of yoga for cross training & injury prevention. Each athlete will get her own yoga mat, donated by Nike plus a copy of Fowler’s YOGA for ATHLETES® DVD. This event kicks off the Women’s Sports Foundation’s festivities to embrace and celebrate the female athlete, which concludes with the 28th Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner on Monday night. 

“I’m excited that I will be able to teach my YOGA for ATHLETES® class to such great women athletes, it’s my dream class just to be in a room full of women who all believe that you can do anything if you set your mind to it.” says Fowler. Proclaimed in the press as “The New Face of Modern Yoga”, Fowler is a perfect example of how powerful the mind and spirit can be she has not only overcome physical injuries but also battle with cancer. After many years in high-powered business and legal arenas, Fowler, a tri-athlete and health and fitness expert, founded YAS Fitness Centers in 2001, looking for a way to make yoga more accessible to athletes and “type A” personalities. She developed YOGA for ATHLETES® to demonstrate how yoga improves balance, flexibility, power and stamina which can result in improved performance, injury reduction and faster recovery for athletes of all levels.

Fowler’s passion for yoga, its benefits and her students, sets her apart. Her revolutionary program, YOGA for ATHLETES®, which she introduced in 2001, aims to demystify yoga and makes it readily available to the general public. YAS Fitness Center is now in its sixth year of operation, its success, a testimony to Kimberly Fowler’s original vision. With a mix of vibrant customers, featuring numerous celebrities & professional athletes, Ms. Fowler has her sights set on 2008, which promises to be an exciting year with the projected franchising of YAS Fitness Center through out California.

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