Jazzercise Ranks #4 On San Diego Business Journal's 2006 List Of The County's Top 50 Women-owned Businesses

(Monday, August 07, 2006) - Jazzercise was recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as #4 on its list of "Top 50 Women-Owned Businesses in San Diego" at the 2006 Women's Entrepreneurial Awards held August 2 at Town & Country Hotel in San Diego. Ranked according to 2005 gross revenue, Jazzercise's 2005 gross revenue totaled $71 million, the highest in the company's 37-year history. The combined 2005 gross revenue of all 50 companies exceeded $637.86 million. The firms represent San Diego's diverse economy of high-tech firms, healthcare organizations, developers, staffing agencies, and marketing firms and collectively employ more than 9,000 people in San Diego and nationwide.

"It's a great honor to be recognized for achievements and contributions to the San Diego business community," says Judi Sheppard Missett, founder and President/CEO of Jazzercise. "I am very proud that Jazzercise ranks so highly among the city's women-owned businesses."

Missett, who turned her love of jazz dance into a worldwide dance exercise phenomenon, founded the Jazzercise dance fitness program in 1969. She has advanced the business opportunities of women and men in the fitness industry by growing her program into an international franchise business that today, hosts a network of 6,300 instructors in more than 30 countries.

The workout program, which offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing movements, has positively affected millions of people worldwide. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility, as well as an overall "feel good" factor. For more information about Jazzercise, go to jazzercise.com or call (800) FIT-IS-IT

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Jazzercise, created by Judi Sheppard Missett, is the world's leading dance-fitness program with more than 6,800 instructors teaching 30,000 classes weekly in the U.S. and around the globe. Since 1969, millions of people of all ages and fitness levels have reaped the benefits of this comprehensive program, designed to enhance cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility. For more information, go to jazzercise.com or call (800)FIT-IS-IT.

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