August 21, 2004 -- Did you know September plays host to three national observances dedicated to health and fitness? That's right. Family Health and Fitness Day USA is Saturday, September 25; National Women's Health and Fitness Day is Wednesday, September 29; and the entire month of September is Healthy Aging Month. All three are annual events created with the purpose of focusing attention on health and fitness in the United States. Part of staying healthy and fit is dealing with exercise-related pain and injuries. With its commitment "to help others live a healthy, pain-free, active life through the use of cold therapy", SnowPack fits right in.

Best used within the first 72 hours after an injury occurs, cold therapy is recommended by physicians and therapists as the first response to muscle and joint pain, strains and sprains, inflammation and swelling, sports-related and over-use injuries, and even inflammatory arthritis. The sooner ice therapy is used, the better. In one study, 7000 patients were treated using ice. Most improved dramatically, with less than 10% requiring the addition of drugs to help with pain.

In response to this need for quick ice therapy at the time an injury happens, SnowPack has recently introduced a line of unique products created specifically for active families and individuals on the go: Body-n-Ice Kits. Two kits are currently being offered to the public, with others in the works. Based on SnowPack's patented technology for cold therapy that lasts longer, the kits are designed to carry ice therapy with you to soccer games, races, hikes or all-day outings. Anywhere injuries may occur, the kits keep SnowPack ready to use when and where you need it - icy cold for hours. Usually when you strain a muscle while out hiking, it can be hours until you arrive home to ice it. By that time inflammation and pain have set in. With a Body-n-Ice Kit at hand, relief is immediate.

SnowPack's Active Basic Kit contains two SnowPacks and one SportCover (a specially-designed universal cover) in it's own insulated carrier. Perfect for aging Baby Boomers after a marathon. SnowPack's Active Team Kit was made with families and children's team sports in mind. This kit includes six SnowPacks with a SportCover in a large, roomy insulated carrier - enough cold therapy for the entire team! Both kits keep SnowPacks cold for hours.

Whether you are participating in Family Health and Fitness Day USA, National Women's Health and Fitness Day, or Healthy Aging Month, SnowPack has a cold therapy kit to fit your lifestyle.

For more information on these national observances see:

http://www.fitnessday.com/family/details.htm

http://www.fitnessday.com/women/index.htm
http://www.healthyaging.net/agingevents.htm

For further information about SnowPack products, visit http://www.snowpackusa.com.