Chek.com to Provide Free E-mail Service for Fitness Enthusiasts on GoldsGym.com

Customers Can Now Obtain the E-mail Address "YourName@GoldsGym.net"

October 5th 2000

BUFFALO, NY – Chek.com (www.chek.com), a leading E-Communication Infrastructure Provider with a current customer base of more than 4 million users, has signed a deal with Fitness Venture Group to provide free web-based e-mail on www.goldsgym.com, the website of Gold’s Gym International, Inc. Gold’s Gym is the largest and most recognized health club chain in the world, with over 560 locations in 46 states and 34 countries. The new e-mail service will allow customers to show their brand loyalty to the most famous health club chain every time they send or receive e-mail, free of charge.

“Chek.com is committed to providing e-communication solutions for major brands around the world,” said George Chamoun, CEO of Chek.com. “This is an important opportunity to offer another valuable service to Gold’s Gym’s loyal consumer base worldwide. Gold’s Gym customers can now show allegiance to their favorite gym through their e-mail address, "YourName@GoldsGym.net". By aligning with Fitness Venture Group, the application service provider that manages GoldsGym.com, Chek.com has solidified a strong relationship within the health and fitness industry.”

Subscribers of GoldsGym.com will receive a full range of Chek.com’s e-mail services including filters, online folders for organizing mail, 3MB of disk storage and attachment capabilities. They will be able to access their e-mail whenever and wherever they sign onto the Web.

Chek.com’s proprietary e-mail technology and standard mail protocols will provide Gold Gym’s customers with the world’s fastest and most dynamic e-mail solution available. Its secure, dependable service becomes one more valuable feature offered on Gold Gym’s website. The site features GoldsGym.com membership that offers free e-mail, free customized My Page, organized calendar of events for all of Gold’s Gym’s locations, and informative features and articles personalized to each user’s interests.

“After researching many players in the e-communications space, Fitness Venture Group chose Chek.com because of its excellent customer service and reputation for reliability,” said Peter Moore, FVG
Director of Business Development. “As we continue to roll-out our ASP offering, we are excited about working with Chek.com on other marquee sites in the health and fitness sector.”

In addition to providing a valuable free service to their customers, Gold’s Gym’s goal is to build an online community of health and fitness-conscious individuals and continuously add value to the user’s experience. Account holders will receive regular updates on fitness-related news, products and promotions.

About Gold’s Gym
Regarded as the most famous and respected name in the health club industry, Gold’s Gym opened its first location in Venice, Calif., in 1965. With the notoriety of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and the movie, Pumping Iron, Gold’s Gym quickly became known as “The Mecca of Bodybuilding.” Today, Gold’s is the gym of preference of amateur and pro athletes and the entertainment industry.

Gold’s Gym is recognized in the Millennium Edition of “Guinness World Records 2000” as being the largest gym chain in the world. Gold’s Gym is comprised of more than 560 gyms in 46 states and 34 countries and includes more than two million members. Gold’s Gym celebrates its 35th year as a leader in the fitness industry.

About Fitness Venture Group
Fitness Venture Group is the leading vertical application service provider to the health club, university, team sports and corporate wellness markets. The company’s mission is to inspire greater health and fitness at all levels by providing personalized, customizable, reliable, and innovative solutions that empower our partners to guide, educate, and motivate more people than ever before. Active in this industry since 1991, FVG actively manages a number of top fitness & nutrition websites and licenses its technology to companies with well-established communities such as Gold’s Gym International, Inc. FVG’s web presence reaches the highly sought after 18-44 year old demographic.