Released on: April 8, 2008, 3:40 pm

Press Release Author: Sharica M. Smallwood/ Social Butterfly PR Group

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: State Farm and VH1's Celebrity Fit Club judge, Dr. Ian Smith
will host Nashville's Get Fit Day, free of charge, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at
Tennessee State University's Kean Hall from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharica Smallwood
Manager of Public Relations
Phone: 615-482-1384
Email: sharica@socialbutterfly.com
Web: www.socialbutterflypr.com



NASHVILLE JOINS VH1'S CELEBRITY FIT CLUB JUDGE IN FREE FITNESS EVENT: NASHVILLE'S
GET FIT DAY


NASHVILLE, Tenn., - State Farm and VH1's Celebrity Fit Club judge, Dr. Ian Smith
will host Nashville's Get Fit Day, free of charge, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at
Tennessee State University's Kean Hall from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Nashville's Get Fit Day is a program partnering with the 50 Million Pound
Challenge, a national healthcare initiative organized by Smith, targeting obesity,
hypertension and other health issues caused by massive weight gain. The goal of
the 50 Million Pound Challenge is to motivate 50 million Americans to lose
weight.and its next stop is Nashville at the city's Get Fit Day.

Nashville's Get Fit Day will feature musical concerts, health screenings, cooking
demonstrations and aerobic classes lead by some of Nashville's top fitness
instructors. All events are open to the entire family.

Along with Smith, invites attendees include Governor Phil Bredesen, former
Tennessee Titan Eddie George, NFL quarterback Steve McNair, former Tennessee Titans
Chris Sanders, Councilman Jerry Maynard, Miss Black Tennessee Kristen Herring,
former Vice Mayor Howard Gentry, Tennessee State University President, Melvin
Johnson, State Representative Brenda Gilmore, State Representative Thelma Harper,
LoveNoise Music Group and a host of other dignitaries, guests and vendors. Services
for this event were donated by Tennessee State University, OH YEAH Promotions and
the Social Butterfly PR Group.

For more information about Nashville's Get Fit Day, contact Sharica Smallwood at
sharica@socialbutterfly.com or at (615) 522-1014. To find out more about the 50
Million Pound Challenge, visit www.50millionpounds.com

About Dr. Ian Smith

Dr. Ian Smith is currently the medical/diet expert on VH1's highly-rated "Celebrity
Fit Club," host of "Meet the Faith" on BET, and the creator and founder of The 50
Million Pound Challenge.

Dr. Smith is also the host of his own nationally-syndicated radio show HealthWatch
on American Urban Radio Networks. He is the former medical correspondent for NBC
News network and for NewsChannel 4 where he filed reports for NBC\'s \"Nightly News\"
and the \"Today\" show as well as WNBC\'s various news broadcasts.

He has appeared extensively on various broadcasts including "The View," "The Tyra
Banks Show," "Larry King Live," and "Anderson Cooper 360." He has written for
various publications including Time, Newsweek, Men's Health, and the New York Daily
News, and has been featured in several other publications including, People,
Essence, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, and University of Chicago Medicine on the Midway.

Dr. Smith\'s work has been honored by several organizations, including the National
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his coverage on the momentous events
beginning on Sept. 11, 2001. Dr. Smith is very active in charitable causes, serving
on several boards including the New York City Mission Society, American Council on
Exercise, and the New York Council for the Humanities.

Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. and received a master's in
science education from Teachers College of Columbia University. He attended
Dartmouth Medical School and completed the last two years of his medical education
at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. To learn more about Dr.
Ian Smith, www.doctoriansmith.com.
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