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Herbalife Kicks Off Triathlon Season With Sponsorships

 
Global nutrition company Herbalife(HLF) kicked off a busy triathlon season this past weekend as part of a larger year-long sponsorship of major endurance events across the United States.

“We are excited to once again be involved in the sponsorship of triathlons across the country,” said Michael Johnson, chairman and CEO, Herbalife. “The endurance community is one we have a longstanding relationship with, both through the events we are involved with around the world, and the successful athletes who benefit from our sports nutrition products.”

For the eighth straight year, Herbalife was a sponsor of the LA Triathlon at Torrance Beach. As this year’s “Official Fluid Replacement” provider for the LA Triathlon, Herbalife provided its recovery and hydration products to athletes to ensure participants received the nutrition needed to complete the triathlon. More than a thousand triathletes and approximately

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Former Pro Football Player Puts Skin In The Visalus Weight-Loss Game

 
At 46, John Robinson weighed in at 531 lbs. ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss gave him the opportunity to set and achieve major weight-loss goals. Read on to learn how he became a member of the 200-lb. Club.
A Dream Deferred
John was in the best shape of his life while he was part of the military and later during college. His weight gain started after he was injured playing professional football.

“I lost my dream at that point,” says John. “My main focus in life was to become a professional athlete and I got that chance, briefly, but after my injury I stopped going to the gym. Depression set in.”

John went on to become a surgical ICU nurse and now works with post op open heart patients at the VA hospital in Washington D.C. Despite

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Isagenix Wins 19 Awards From Three Different Organizations

 
The health and wellness company, Isagenix International, has won several communication awards from the Direct Selling Association (DSA), The Communicator Awards, and the American Business Awards (Stevies) in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Stevies.

“At Isagenix, it is our pleasure to provide our independent Associates with the best possible tools for their businesses. As always, if it’s not right for the Associates, it’s not right for the company,” says Isagenix Vice President of Corporate Communications and Marketing Services Kevin Andrus.
“When we develop our tools and resources specifically for Isagenix Associates, we strive to make sure they’re the bestfrom the content to the presentation. These awards tell us that we are on the right track!”

Isagenix won two DSA Ethos Awards. The Direct Selling Association (DSA) is the national trade association of the leading firms that

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