{"id":13422,"date":"2012-04-09T09:53:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T14:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=13422"},"modified":"2014-10-29T10:19:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T15:19:38","slug":"wellnessfx-offers-contest-to-win-30-minute-consults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wellnessfx-offers-contest-to-win-30-minute-consults\/","title":{"rendered":"WellnessFX Offers Contest to Win 30 Minute Consults"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Francisco, Calif.\u2014Apr. 9, 2012. WellnessFX advisor Tim Ferriss has offered thirty minutes of his time to council contest winners on growing their business or their personal wellness.\u00a0 The contest, housed entirely on WellnessFX\u2019s Facebook page, starts today and will run until May 20th<\/sup>, at which point six grand prize winners will be chosen. Mr. Ferriss\u2019 involvement in the contest illustrates his support of the WellnessFX platform and vision, while also helping to build national momentum as the company continues its rapid growth across the US.<\/p>\n

WellnessFX\u2019s mission is to empower its members with a better way to manage their health by radically redefining the way that medicine is delivered. WellnessFX combines cutting-edge diagnostics, expert consultations with medical professionals, and easy-to-read data visualizations in order to provide individuals with the best way to proactively measure, understand and improve their health.<\/p>\n

WellnessFX provides consumers with a comprehensive picture of their health and the strategies to improve it in the years to come \u2013 bringing personalized healthcare into the 21st<\/sup> century and avoiding the doctor\u2019s office altogether.WellnessFX takes one of the most unpleasant aspects of traditional healthcare, the waiting room, out of the equation and structures the experience to meet the needs and time of busy individuals.<\/p>\n

Launched in San Francisco in fall 2011, the service is currently available in California, Oregon and Washington, with imminent expansion planned into Massachusetts, Texas and Arizona and nationwide availability soon thereafter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to not only advise individuals on achieving their optimal selves but also to bring awareness to WellnessFX as cutting edge digital medicine through this fun contest,\u201d says Tim Ferriss. \u201cAs an advisor, I have seen WellnessFX grow into new markets and help people understand and control aspects of their personal well being that I have not seen in any other company dedicated to health and wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n

WellnessFX boasts a notable lineup of board members and advisors to help with its ambitious expansion plans, including Tim Ferriss, celebrated author and start-up advisor extraordinaire.\u00a0 Perhaps best known as author of bestsellers \u201cThe 4-Hour Work Week\u201d and more recently \u201cThe 4-Hour Body,\u201d Ferriss is also a full-time angel investor with an impressive history of investing in and advising some of Silicon Valley\u2019s most successful start-ups, including Twitter, Posterous, and Task Rabbit.\u00a0 His partnership with WellnessFX also speaks to his personal commitment to health and deep involvement with Quantified Selfand other health tracking movements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to have Mr. Ferriss as such an active part of our team of exceptional advisors,\u201d says Brent Vaughan, chief operating officer of WellnessFX. \u201cAs we expand throughout the United States, Mr. Ferriss\u2019 influence will in no doubt helps us attain our aggressive outreach goals, which include helping us transform the quality of healthcare in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201c30 Minutes with Tim Ferriss\u201d contest will begin on April 9th<\/sup> and run until May 20th<\/sup> on: http:\/\/apps.facebook.com\/sweepstakeshq\/contests\/196196<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Additional prizes will be awarded each week of the contest, including an annual membership to WellnessFX, signed copies of Tim Ferriss\u2019 latest book and gym memberships.<\/p>\n

For more information, please go to: http:\/\/www.wellnessfx.com\/timferriss<\/a><\/p>\n

About WellnessFX<\/strong><\/p>\n

WellnessFX\u00a0is at the forefront of the consumer health revolution.\u00a0\u00a0Meeting the demand for a straightforward way to measure, track and manage one\u2019s own health,\u00a0WellnessFX creates personalized wellness roadmaps based on qualitative test results, along with customized support from leading health and wellness practitioners.\u00a0 With rich, personalized visualizations,\u00a0WellnessFX aggregates the primary detractors of wellness,\u00a0including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity, while layering in data feeds from self-tracking health and fitness devices.\u00a0\u00a0The result is an illuminated perspective on one\u2019s strengths and weaknesses, which empowers individuals to make truly informed decisions about their health.
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