Sonki Fitness - Memory Walk Press Release (29 Sep 2003)

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Five-Time World Fitness Champion Sonki Hong Will Warm Up Participants at Alzheimer’s Association’s 11th Annual Memory Walk

SANTA MONICA, CA (July 26, 2003) – Sonki Hong, founder of Sonki Fitness, has been selected to lead thousands of people during the warm-up session for the Saturday, October 4th Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk at USC.

“Alzheimer’s disease affects over 4 million Americans and many things about the disease remain a mystery”, says Sonki, a Master Fitness Trainer certified through the U.S. Military Academy. “I’m honored to be part of this wonderful event that raises money to help those with this disease, their families and caregivers.”

Sonki has over 23 years of fitness and sports experience. He has spent over 10 years in training, teaching, and inspiring hundreds of people to get in better shape, strengthen mental toughness, increase self-confidence, and learn a better way of life.

“We are thrilled that Sonki will be with us to help prepare and motivate the walkers for our signature event,” said Pam Kile, Memory Walk Team Coordinator.

Memory Walk takes place in over 500 communities nationwide and since 1989 has raised more than $120 million. It is the largest fund raising event for Alzheimer’s disease.

Some of the celebrity hosts of Memory Walk include: David Hyde Pierce (Frasier); Shelley Fabares (Coach); Steve Edwards (KTTV’s Good Day LA and Memory Walk emcee); Victor Garber (Alias); Hector Elizondo (Chicago Hope) and Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue).

The Sonki Fitness Team, who recently raised the most amount of money by any team at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life race in Santa Monica, will try to match that feat again at Memory Walk.

In addition to his five World Fitness Championships, Sonki is a top graduate In Physical Fitness from West Point, a Presidential Fitness Award recipient and an Academic All American. He has trained at the U.S. Air Assault School, where he graduated at the top of his class with distinguished honors, the U.S. Airborne School and the U.S. Army Intelligence School.

SONKI FITNESS, LLC is a Santa Monica based premier fitness company with one basic goal in mind: to get people in the best shape of their life, for life. It offers a variety of fitness programs including individual and group training, boot camp classes in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, corporate training, and unique fitness vacation packages.

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